13:15 Lingfield

Friday 15 April 2022

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Betway All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 2m 30.29s

(12)

Bugle Major^p1³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 82

14/1

12/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12f) 39 days ago. First-time cheekpieces replace a hood. Mark on the slide but would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 226-777

(1)

Napper Tandy³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 82| D

7/1

4/1, respectable fourth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (12f) 31 days ago. Has dropped to 2 lb below the mark he won off at Newcastle last spring. No surprise if he goes well.

Form: 3153-54

(6)

Pallas Dancer^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 82| BF| D

8/1

Five wins from 18 Flat runs. Four wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in November. Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 5/4) 30 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2411-22

(14)

Just In Time^p³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: A King| OR: 82| D

66/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Kempton (16f) 30 days ago, not ideally placed. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 684-326

(9)

Athmad¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81

22/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. 20/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (10f, AW) 13 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 611447

(10)

Affwonn³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cameron Noble| T: Alexandra Dunn| OR: 81

11/1

Creditable third of 6 in handicap (15/2) at Southwell (12f) 31 days ago. Less exposed than a lot of these and could yet have a bigger performance in him, particularly if settling better.

Form: 1/40-243

(5)

No Trouble^t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Oliver Stammers| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80| D

16/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. 14/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 21 days ago, missing break.

Form: 221-138

(11)

Koeman⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M R Channon| OR: 76| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Back to winning ways in 8-runner handicap at Chelmsford (13f, 11/2) 8 days ago, forging clear. This is deeper race but he ought to be competitive under his penaltry.

Form: 8-32421

(15)

Red Flyer¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Saffie Osborne| T: K Jewell| OR: 78| CD

8/1

Progressive, winning first 2 starts this year (C&D latterly). Good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton 17 days ago, conceding first run. Can make presence felt if wide stall isn't too big an inconvenience.

Form: 122-112

(4)

Three Platoon^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 78

16/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. 9/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 13 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 31-3224

(8)

Bakersboy⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 78| C

16/1

Course winner in March but well behind the reopposing Koeman at Chelmsford (13f) 8 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 73-2215

(3)

Obsidian Knight⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mr Lewis Kent⁽⁷⁾| T: T Kent| OR: 77| BF| CD

7/2

Lightly-raced C&D winner. Not seen to best effect when length fifth of 6 to Red Flyer on C&D handicap 41 days ago, not ideally placed. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 25-15

(7)

Crimson King^v⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 76| CD

20/1

Three wins from 15 runs last year and added to his tally over C&D in January. 5/1, third of 5 in handicap at Chelmsford (14f) 57 days ago. Good claimer up.

Form: 54-2143

(16)

Razdan^h,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Georgia Dobie| T: C D Timmons| OR: 75| D

9/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 7/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 64-3135

(2)

Starry Eyes⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽³⁾| T: A Carson| OR: 69| C

100/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, last of 7 in handicap at this course (1m) 9 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 655077

Non-Runners

(13)

White Willow³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R A Fahey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Obsidian Knight (7/2), Koeman (13/2), Napper Tandy (7/1), Pallas Dancer (8/1), Red Flyer (8/1), Razdan (9/1), White Willow (10/1), Affwonn (11/1), Bugle Major (14/1), Bakersboy (16/1), Three Platoon (16/1), No Trouble (16/1), Crimson King (20/1), Athmad (22/1), Just In Time (66/1), Starry Eyes (100/1)

OBSIDIAN KNIGHT found himself poorly positioned in a muddling race on his C&D handicap debut last month and this lightly-raced 4-y-o is well worth another chance to show that an opening mark of 77 is workable. Red Flyer won the race the selection contested last time and may pose the biggest threat if a wide stall isn't too troublesome. Pallas Dancer and Napper Tandy also make the shortlist in a very competitive opener.