QuinnBet Acca Bonus 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 2m 28.57s

(5)

True Courage^v⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁵⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 77| C

5/4

Course winner. 5/1, ran well when second of 7 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 4 days ago. Can go one better back down in grade.

Form: 20-0542

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(3)

Bakersboy¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Molly Presland⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 75

11/1

Third of 4 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 7/4) 13 days ago, needing stiffer test. Should benefit from the return to further (only second try at around this distance).

Form: 155753

(6)

The Thunderer³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: C F Wall| OR: 72| C

11/2

Course winner. Run best excused when sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good, 10/1) 31 days ago, slipping slightly home turn. Remains unexposed at this trip and can return to form.

Form: 1554-56

(4)

Alpha King⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Planas⁽⁵⁾| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 70

11/2

9/1, typically looked less than straightforward when third of 5 in minor event at Bath (11.6f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 9-24333

(1)

Franco Grasso^p1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Owen Lewis| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 68| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner, successful here in May. 8/13, only second of 4 in handicap at this course (14.1f, soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Can be thereabouts again back down in trip.

Form: 6369-12

(2)

Engrave^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 63

12/1

17/2, again ran creditably when sixth of 12 in handicap at Newbury (10f, good) 21 days ago. More needed to gain her first win on turf.

Form: 346236

Forecasts

True Courage (5/4), Franco Grasso (9/2), Alpha King (11/2), The Thunderer (11/2), Bakersboy (11/1), Engrave (12/1)

TRUE COURAGE has returned to form on his last 2 starts and can get back to winning ways having been competing at a higher grade since his last success. The last time he ran at this level he was completing a hat-trick at this course (14f) almost a year ago, so he can go one better than on his latest run. C&D winner Franco Grasso is feared most, ahead of The Thunderer who could have more to offer at this trip.