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Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:58 | Winning time: 1m 25.68s

(10)

Brunel Charm^b¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Deon Le Roux⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 77| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in June. 17/2, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 13 days ago, finding little. Back over 7f and eased slightly in class.

Form: 021240

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(8)

Dashing Dick^p⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jonathan Fisher| T: W Stone| OR: 77| D

28/1

Latest win at Leicester in April. 8/1, last of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 75 days ago, weakening when hampered. Bounce back called for.

Form: 162387

(5)

Mistrix¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: A J Farragher| T: George Scott| OR: 77| BF| D

17/2

3/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 19 days ago, first home in group. Makes polytrack debut and is one to consider.

Form: 532252

(12)

Blue Flame¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁵⁾| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 75| D

15/2

5/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 15 days ago, doing too much too soon. Likely remains in form.

Form: 824376

(6)

Dancinginthewoods^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Frederick Larson| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 73

7/1

Blinkered for first time, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good, 11/2) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and well weighted if he can revive.

Form: 444956

(2)

Melodramatica⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Christian Howarth| T: Rae Guest| OR: 74| D

11/1

Latest win at Lingfield in July. 12/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 67 days ago.

Form: 538414

(3)

Cashew¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 74

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 7 in handicap (15/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 15 days ago. Does need things to drop right.

Form: 449752

(1)

Op It¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 73

5/1

Good third of 10 in handicap (8/1) at Newbury (7f, good to firm), finishing well. Off 113 days and not yet fully exposed.

Form: 682543

(7)

Kodias Sangarius¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 72

40/1

Creditable fourth of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 14 days ago. Eased further 3 lb.

Form: 340504

(13)

Havana Goldrush^b³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: J S Moore| OR: 72| C

10/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 20/1) 34 days ago.

Form: 449833

(4)

Above It All¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Aidan Keeley| T: E Walker| OR: 68| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 7/1, very good second of 8 in handicap at Ffos Las (7.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago, clear of rest. Expected to be bang there from just 1 lb higher.

Form: 542462

Non-Runners

(11)

Touchwood⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: C Hills J: Non Runner

(9)

Under The Twilight²²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: T Ward J: Callum Hutchinson

Forecasts

Brunel Charm (4/1), Above It All (9/2), Op It (5/1), Touchwood (6/1), Under The Twilight (13/2), Dancinginthewoods (7/1), Blue Flame (15/2), Mistrix (17/2), Havana Goldrush (10/1), Melodramatica (11/1), Cashew (12/1), Dashing Dick (28/1), Kodias Sangarius (40/1)

This looks a pretty strong race for the grade with ABOVE IT ALL the most appealing option having put 6 lengths between himself and the rest when chasing home an improver at Ffos Las 17 days ago. The return to 7f will suit Under The Twilight so he's a threat, as is Touchwood.