14:05 Salisbury

Sunday 12 June 2022

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Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai - Racing Excellence Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 1m 30.15s

(3)

Golden Whisper^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sydney Cale⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 56

9/2

Fair form when placed in AW maiden/minor event in December but has underachieved since. 10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in maiden at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago, again folding tamely. Still has something to prove.

Form: 2-67496

(4)

True Force^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rose Dawes| T: R A Teal| OR: 55

10/1

No better than mid-field in various events, though did show a bit when second at Kempton on second start. Cheekpieces back on. Opposable on balance.

Form: 0-8889

(5)

Twilight Tone^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Planas⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 53| D

9/4

Winner at Wolverhampton in February. In-and-out since, only eighth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm, 25/1) 13 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 713468

(1)

Gun Dog⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Emma Taff⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

10/3

Ran near to his best when fourth of 10 in handicap at Brighton (8f, soft) 5 days ago, though was left behind from 1f out and still only reached a poor level. Needs bit more even in weak race but place claims.

Form: 796004

(7)

My Rosa's Gold^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes| T: N J Hawke| OR: 45

9/2

Best effort when fourth at Bath on penultimate outing but failed to back that up when sixth of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 21 days ago. Free-going sort who might have bit more to offer sprinting.

Form: 789-746

(8)

Storm Dancer⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 45

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, last of 7 on handicap debut at Brighton (7f, soft) 5 days ago. Looks poor at this stage.

Form: 0-087

(2)

On The Border²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 45

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Achieved nothing in minor events and was possibly amiss when last of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 24 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 7-070

(6)

Secret Bear^v1⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Mr Bradley Furniss⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 45

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 10 in maiden at Southwell (8.1f). Off 94 days. Visored for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-90

Forecasts

Twilight Tone (9/4), Gun Dog (10/3), Golden Whisper (9/2), My Rosa's Gold (9/2), True Force (10/1), Storm Dancer (18/1), On The Border (18/1), Secret Bear (22/1)

A poor event which can go the way of TWILIGHT TONE, the only previous winner in the race. He's matched that form in defeat on a couple of occasions since, and though not the most reliable, shouldn't need to improve to win here. My Rosa's Gold's free-going style could see her take to sprinting, whilst Gun Dog is just about the pick of the rest.