20:05 Newcastle

Tuesday 11 October 2022

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 1m 12.91s

(10)

Golden Duke⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| D

12/1

Latest win at Leicester in June. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm, 15/2) 45 days ago, slowly away. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 212237

(1)

Al Ameen^b,t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: G Boughey| OR: 72

17/2

Bit below form fifth of 14 in C&D handicap 18 days ago, never nearer. Down to a mark he should be making an impact from.

Form: 725485

(5)

Atomise²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Davies| T: C Fellowes| OR: 69| D

14/1

13/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good) 27 days ago, faring best of those held up. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 653274

(12)

Captain Vallo^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Burns| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 68| CD

4/1

Won this race last year. Drawn a blank since but has come down to a mark 5 lb lower than 12 months ago. No surprise were he to make a bold bid to defend his crown.

Form: 703830

(8)

Pockley¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 64| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft, 14/1) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 065747

(9)

Idoapologise⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 59| C| D

6/1

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6f, 9/4) 8 days ago, driven out. Not obviously well treated under a 5 lb penalty.

Form: 220851

(3)

Saxon Village²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 63

11/1

Improved when second of 8 in C&D novice last month. Didn't look at home around the turns of Lingfield on handicap debut and given another chance back on a straight course.

Form: 4629

(6)

Rhythm^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| D

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 14/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 8 days ago. Bit more needed to figure here.

Form: 045733

(11)

Yazaman²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 62

13/2

Temperamental sort. One win from 26 Flat runs. Twenty five runs since last win in 2020. 8/1, respectable tenth of 21 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good) 26 days ago, not ideally placed. Others preferred again.

Form: 753940

(2)

Sunday Justice¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Murtagh| T: T D Barron| OR: 62| D

66/1

Struggled in a trio of turf handicaps at the start of the season so his hopes are pinned on the combination of a switch to AW and 4-month break helping him to spark a revival.

Form: 515-080

(7)

Nickleby^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 55| D

22/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7f, 12/1) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Others are more obvious.

Form: 657650

Non-Runners

(4)

Lezardrieux¹¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Grant Tuer J: Sean Kirrane

Forecasts

Pockley (3/1), Captain Vallo (4/1), Idoapologise (6/1), Yazaman (13/2), Lezardrieux (8/1), Al Ameen (17/2), Saxon Village (11/1), Rhythm (12/1), Golden Duke (12/1), Atomise (14/1), Nickleby (22/1), Sunday Justice (66/1)

The turning track of Lingfield may not have suited SAXON VILLAGE on handicap debut and he's given another chance as his mark looks very workable based on his penultimate C&D novice second. Fellow 3-y-o Al Ameen is well treated on his peak form and is feared most ahead of last year's winner Captain Vallo.