Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 2m 7.36s

(6)

Engrave^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 67| D

14/1

Four-time winner on polytrack. 25/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 17 days ago. Drops into class six for the first time since winning at Chelmsford in April, leading player.

Form: 411075

(4)

Mahanakhon Power^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Farragher| T: M Appleby| OR: 64| C| D

9/4

Course winner. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 4/5) 8 days ago, keeping on well. Will be hard to keep out of the frame once again.

Form: 152431

(3)

Sophosc²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke Catton| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60

7/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, first run since leaving Joseph Tuite when eighth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 25 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 6069-78

(5)

Catch My Breath^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 60

11/2

9/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 6 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 968049

(1)

Mystic Dragon^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Mollie Phillips| T: Mrs I G-Leveque| OR: 52| BF| CD

13/8

C&D winner. Winner here in August. Below form third of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 5/2) 5 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 466213

Non-Runners

(2)

Mostaqqer¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: M Wigham J: Callum Hutchinson

Forecasts

Mystic Dragon (13/8), Mahanakhon Power (9/4), Mostaqqer (9/4), Sophosc (7/2), Catch My Breath (11/2), Engrave (14/1)

ENGRAVE has yet to win on turf but she has a good strike-rate on the all-weather and has performed with credit here in the past. Back to her last winning mark and dropping into a class six for the first time since her last win, she makes plenty of appeal having had a mid-summer break. Mahanakhon Power has been consistent this summer and he'll be a big danger. Mostaqqer isn't out of it either.