True Yorkshireman Training Series Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 3.32s

(6)

Soul Seeker^t,v⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Calum Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 4/1, creditable second of 6 in handicap at Ripon (5f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 0-57532

(1)

Jarvis^p³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: William Pyle| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 71| D

7/2

Dual 5f winner for Ger Lyons. Didn't hit the ground running for this yard last autumn but better signs after a break when fifth of 10 at Newcastle (5f) last month, showing good speed. Entitled to be sharper for run and he's well treated on peak form.

Form: 29000-5

(5)

Bert Kibbler^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Liam Wright⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 70| D

8/1

Latest win at Southwell in March. Best not judged on latest last of 5 at Nottingham as he reared badly leaving the stalls. Cheekpieces on first time.

Form: 150285

(3)

Cottam Lane⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 69| C| D

16/5

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good, 25/1) on reappearance 7 days ago. Needs to have come on a fair bit in a short time.

Form: 85337-9

(2)

Blazing Hot^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Mia Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 68| D

16/1

Latest win at Southwell in December. Off 4 months, first run since leaving David Brown when fifth of 7 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Should be sharper for the outing.

Form: 3151-75

(4)

Indian Sounds⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Elle-May Croot⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64| BF| D

11/4

Not an obvious one having had 26 runs since his last win in 2020 but his stable has an excellent record in this race (has won last 4 runnings).

Form: 4-74944

Forecasts

Indian Sounds (11/4), Cottam Lane (16/5), Soul Seeker (7/2), Jarvis (7/2), Bert Kibbler (8/1), Blazing Hot (16/1)

There were quite encouraging signs from the well-handicapped JARVIS on his AW reappearance 5 weeks ago and he's given a chance to build on that. Indian Sounds is on a long losing run but the Paul Midgley stable does very well in this race so he's feared most ahead of last week's Ripon second Soul Seeker.