20:12 Goodwood

Friday 3 June 2022

All17:2117:5518:2719:0219:3720:12

heycar.co.uk Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 40.96s

(5)

Kingsofthemidlands²¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| BF

5/2

Fairly useful performer but didn't really improve from debut in minor events last year. Well bred and seems well thought of by connections (favourite every last year), so rates as an interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 5443-

(7)

Cogital^h⁷^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Williams⁽³⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 73| D

10/3

Improved over hurdles last season (won at Newton Abbot in April) and has continued his good form onto the Flat, winning a 4-runner event at Chepstow last week. Carries penalty but clearly thriving.

Form: 152-631

(6)

Lexington Knight^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 74

9/1

Largely consistent last term but arrives here from the back of 2 very poor efforts and will need to bounce back to have any impact.

Form: 352-777

(9)

Zikany²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 74

10/1

Won at Windsor last year for Sir Michael Stoute but has offered little so far this year for new yard and has work to do on that evidence.

Form: 1326-60

(1)

Blazeon Five²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 74

20/1

Pick of form when runner-up in a fillies' maiden here last August and though likely to come into her own around this trip, the evidence of her handicap debut at Kempton on final start last year suggest she's too high in the weights.

Form: 4257-

(3)

Rozalia¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 74| D

5/1

Missed all of 2021 but has returned an improved package this year, winning a 5-runner event at Lingfield 15 days ago. Technically 7 lb higher with jockey now claiming less but another bold bid assured.

Form: 3328/31

(8)

Angels Landing^p,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Sanderson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 71

11/1

Won on AW at Kempton in October before a consistent spell hurdling over the winter. Inadequate trip on return to Flat action last time and better is expected here.

Form: 23421-8

(2)

Sea Of Charm²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: George Rooke| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 70

13/2

Consistent since winning at Lingfield in November, another creditable effort to go down only a head at Doncaster 20 days. Has good chance on form again.

Form: 6-24352

Non-Runners

(10)

Golden Valour¹⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: R Brisland J: Mr Taylor Fisher

(4)

Park Paddocks¹⁷¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: S Lycett J: Christian Howarth

Forecasts

Kingsofthemidlands (5/2), Cogital (10/3), Rozalia (5/1), Sea Of Charm (13/2), Lexington Knight (9/1), Zikany (10/1), Angels Landing (11/1), Blazeon Five (20/1), Golden Valour (20/1), Park Paddocks (25/1)

An interesting race of its type.This is a deeper contest, but COGITAL has been in the form of his life recently and can follow up last week's Chepstow success. Sea of Charm is a very reliable performer at this level and looks set to go well, whilst Rozalia and Kingsofthemidlands also have room to progress beyonf their current marks.