17:00 Nottingham

Tuesday 9 August 2022

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 2m 10.18s

(6)

Zoom Zoom Babe¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke Catton| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 65

7/2

First run since leaving Michael Appleby when good second of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 11 days ago, just failing. May again find one or two too good.

Form: 374222

(7)

Divine Comedy⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: C F Wall| OR: 63| D

16/5

11/2, won 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) on return in May, suited by way race developed. More on her plate up 4 lb returned to turf, but she's hardly exposed and has to enter calculations.

Form: 56646-1

(4)

Gert Lush⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 61

3/1

Good third of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Newbury (10f, good) 40 days ago. Serious chance here off the same mark if able to back that effort up.

Form: 52-0693

(1)

Starjik^h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Oliver Timms⁽⁵⁾| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 60

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 20/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifth of 7 in maiden at Ffos Las (8f, soft) 15 days ago, very slowly away. Up in trip for this handicap debut and needs to raise his game.

Form: 055

(2)

Calcutta Dream⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 56| D

11/1

Winner at Newcastle in May. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Ripon (12f, good to firm, 5/2) 54 days ago. One or two of these make more appeal.

Form: 6350-17

(5)

Nine Elms^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes| T: S R Bowring| OR: 56| CD

11/4

C&D winner in June. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, firm, 10/1) 19 days ago, running on. Back up in trip and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 452133

Non-Runners

(3)

Thunder Flash³⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Owen Lewis

(8)

Dewey Road⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Thunder Flash (15/8), Nine Elms (11/4), Gert Lush (3/1), Divine Comedy (16/5), Zoom Zoom Babe (7/2), Dewey Road (7/1), Calcutta Dream (11/1), Starjik (18/1)

The vote goes to GERT LUSH, who posted much her best effort of the season so far when third off this reduced mark at Newbury and a reproduction of that effort would give her every chance. The hat-trick seeking Thunder Flash has to be feared in current form, but a bigger threat may be posed by Nine Elms, who has remained in good form since scoring over C&D in June. Divine Comedy completes the shortlist.