Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 2.57s

(6)

Dapper Man¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: O McSweeney| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Might have needed run when 3¼ lengths sixth of 14 to King of Tonga in C&D handicap on reappearance 16 days ago. Bold show likely.

Form: 66813-6

(4)

Lost My Sock^p,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽¹⁰⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| D

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, always behind after slowish start on 5f Musselburgh return 11 days ago. Is fairly handicapped if bouncing back to form, though.

Form: 09230-0

(2)

King Of Tonga³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁶⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 66| BF| CD

1/1

First run since leaving David O'Meara when 25/1 winner over C&D 16 days ago. Not in quite the same form when only fifth at Wetherby on Sunday but dangerous to discount back here.

Form: 5322-15

(5)

Birkenhead¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| D

12/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October (final start for Les Eyre). Ran well behind an improver at Southwell last month but not in anything like the same form when down the field in the handicap won by King of Tonga here 16 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 0100-20

(1)

Red Walls¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽³⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 62| D

6/1

Third AW win since November when shading a tight finish at Wolverhampton (5f) 15 days ago. Only nudged up 2 lb so another bold show likely if as effective back on turf.

Form: 995431

(3)

High Security¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Alex Jary⁽⁸⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 61| D

9/2

All the better for reappearance when creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Remains 3 lb higher than for Redcar win last backend.

Form: 3301-04

Forecasts

King Of Tonga (1/1), High Security (9/2), Red Walls (6/1), Dapper Man (8/1), Birkenhead (12/1), Lost My Sock (16/1)

DAPPER MAN is often a force to be reckoned with in small-field events and he's seleceted to build on his recent course reappearance run and land a fifteenth career win. Recent Wolverhampton scorer Red Walls may give him most to do ahead of King of Tonga, who beat the selection here earlier in the month but was only fifth at Wetherby on Sunday.