17:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 16 February 2023

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Fairwood Brasserie Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 0.01s

(4)

Bert Kibbler²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gianluca Sanna| T: T D Barron| OR: 72| D

4/1

Two wins from 2 starts last year. Off 12 months off, too free when last of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Newcastle (5f) 27 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. This run should reveal more.

Form: 373/11-9

(5)

Porfin⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Molly Presland⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 70| D

6/1

Four wins from 30 runs last year. 7/1, not ideally placed from widest draw when eighth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 6 days ago. Capable of getting involved.

Form: 412-308

(2)

Frisky²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rose Dawes| T: S Pearce| OR: 68| D

13/2

16/1, left with lot to do when fourth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 20 days ago. Needs to find more to open her account in handicaps.

Form: 348-394

(3)

Astro Jakk^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Liam Wright⁽³⁾| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 66| D

4/1

12/1 and eyeshields on for 1st time, well below form when eighth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 21 days ago. Blinkers back on. Continues to fall in weights, though others more persuasive.

Form: 8663-58

(7)

Beneficiary^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sam Feilden⁽³⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 64| D

11/2

11/2 and blinkered for 1st time, ran well when second of 6 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 25 days ago, travelling fluently. Makes polytrack debut on first run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. Major player.

Form: 2145-22

(8)

I'm Mable³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: M J Attwater| OR: 63| CD

33/1

Dual C&D winner. However, well held both starts this year, last of 8 in handicap at Kempton (5f, 33/1) 30 days ago. Has dropped below last winning mark but has enough to prove at present.

Form: 1556-68

(6)

Expert Opinion^p,h1⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Ran poorly in blinkers last 2 starts, sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 5/1) 44 days ago. Could bounce back in change of headgear (hood on 1st time, cheekpieces reapplied).

Form: 68339-6

(1)

Dalby Forest²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Olivia Haines⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 62

12/1

5/1, again below form when fourth of 5 in minor event at Southwell (5f) 24 days ago. Others look stronger back in handicap company.

Form: 536-354

Forecasts

Expert Opinion (7/2), Bert Kibbler (4/1), Astro Jakk (4/1), Beneficiary (11/2), Porfin (6/1), Frisky (13/2), Dalby Forest (12/1), I'm Mable (33/1)

In first-time blinkers, BENEFICIARY produced a good effort when runner-up at Newcastle last month and he can go one better back down in trip on his yard debut. The main danger could be Expert Opinion, who has dropped to a workable mark and now has a change of headgear, with Porfin another to consider.