13:40 Pontefract

Wednesday 3 May 2023

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Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:43 | Winning time: 1m 3.43s

(3)

Ernest Rutherford^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁸⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

18/1

Lightly-raced winner in Ireland for Michael O'Callaghan. Off 11 months, no short-term promise when mid-field in a big-field spring at Beverley on yard debut 14 days ago. Best watched.

Form: 510/78-8

(7)

Motawaazy^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jonny Peate| T: M Dods| OR: 74| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Seven wins from 27 Flat runs. 9/2, respectable second of 7 in handicap at Catterick (6f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 403962

(2)

Reigning Profit^v⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Christian Howarth| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| CD

7/4

Career best when a dominant all-the-way winner over C&D last Monday. A 5 lb penalty doesn't look enough to stop him if showing up in similar form.

Form: 3177-51

(1)

Muker¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Alex Jary⁽⁸⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70| D

9/2

Useful earlier in career but has struggled lately, including finishing well behind the reopposing Huddle Up on his recent Thirsk reappearance for a new yard.

Form: 36090-0

(8)

Indian Sounds³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Alexander Fielding⁽⁸⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| D

16/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, heavy) 31 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 564-749

(4)

Ben Macdui³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65| D

11/1

16/1, first run since leaving Kevin Ryan when seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 33 days ago. May strip fitter for the run and he's starting to look well handicapped.

Form: 79708-7

(5)

Mews House⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 61| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Creditable in-frame efforts in AW handicaps in recent months. Ought to be in the shake-up back on turf.

Form: 066-243

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Huddle Up¹¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: T D Barron J: Aiden Brookes

Forecasts

Reigning Profit (7/4), Huddle Up (7/2), Muker (9/2), Motawaazy (7/1), Mews House (11/1), Ben Macdui (11/1), Indian Sounds (16/1), Ernest Rutherford (18/1)

REIGNING PROFIT was comfortably on top over C&D last week so a 5 lb penalty may not prevent him following up. Huddle Up got his career back on track with a promising reappearance second at Thirsk and is feared most ahead of Mews House, who arrives in form from AW.