17:15 Pontefract

Thursday 23 September 2021

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Malcolm Willstrop Memorial Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 1m 3.07s

(5)

Young Tiger^h¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: T P Tate| OR: 63| CD

16/5

40/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, firm) 15 days ago. Struggling for form this season but takes a big drop in grade and won off this mark here last summer.

Form: 9-45998

(7)

Equate¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell| T: B Smart| OR: 63| D

11/1

Won Beverley maiden last year. Last of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Catterick (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 334648

(2)

Gorgeous General⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 57| D

5/1

Dual winner on the old fibresand track at Southwell early in 2020. 40/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive at present.

Form: 6224-66

(6)

Fossos^b,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ella McCain⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54| D

10/3

Dual winner ths year. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 14/1) 7 days ago, forcing pace and no extra final 1f under this rider. Interesting.

Form: 141763

(3)

Muatadel^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 47| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Hamilton in June. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/3) at Hamilton (6f) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Blinkers back on. Merits consideration. Engaged 3.45 Redcar Wednesday.

Form: 137324

(1)

Jorvik Prince^h⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 47| D

9/2

Unreliable sort. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 5/1, bit below form fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago. Hood back on. Tricky to fancy on rare turf start.

Form: 98-3834

(8)

Newgate Angel¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Kieran Schofield⁽³⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 45| D

16/1

Below form fifth of 9 in handicap (11/1) at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Return to 5f will suit but 1-31 record tells a story.

Form: 047635

Non-Runners

(4)

Twelve Diamonds¹⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: M Herrington J: Amie Waugh

Forecasts

Young Tiger (16/5), Fossos (10/3), Muatadel (9/2), Jorvik Prince (9/2), Gorgeous General (5/1), Equate (11/1), Twelve Diamonds (12/1), Newgate Angel (16/1)

YOUNG TIGER lurks on a dangerous mark on his first go in a 0-65 for a long while and is a C&D winner to boot, so he ticks plenty of boxes and is worth backing to stage a revival. Fossos showed up well from the front for a long way under Ella McCain here last week and she can now claim 3 lb on the 3-y-o who drops back in trip. He's interesting, as is Muatadel if he lines up.