13:45 Yarmouth

Friday 30 June 2023

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QuinnBet Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 39.56s

(1)

Stepmother¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Aidan Keeley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 60

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 150/1) 18 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 03-478

(3)

Girl Inthe Picture^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Planas| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 60| BF| D

9/1

1/4, beaten in a match at Brighton (8f, firm) 21 days ago. However, that race may have come too soon and better can be expected here with blinkers refitted.

Form: 85-4242

(6)

Free Step¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 58| CD

3/1

C&D winner in May. Fourth of 6 in handicap back here (good to firm, 3/1) 16 days ago. Needs to raise her game a touch if she's to resume winning ways.

Form: 7100-14

(7)

Red Evelyn^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 57| BF| D

5/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 10/3, first run since leaving Simon Pearce when creditable third of 9 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 141023

(5)

Embarked^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mr Taylor Fisher| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 55| BF

5/4

First run since leaving Jamie Richards when fourth of 15 in handicap (10/3) at Doncaster (7f, firm) 12 days ago. Likely to benefit from the return to this trip and he makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 094-574

(2)

El Royale^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Christian Howarth| T: M Appleby| OR: 51

18/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, soft, 11/2) 10 days ago. Readily passed over in current form.

Form: 3-46057

(4)

Good Humor^t,v1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Jonathan Fisher| T: J Butler| OR: 46

50/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. 12/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 36 days ago. Visor on 1st time and, in all probability, he'll again find a few too good.

Form: 729730

(8)

Arlo's Sunshine²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: P & J Clutterbuck| OR: 46| BF| CD

17/2

C&D winner in April. Seventh of 10 in handicap (3/1) back here (good to firm) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Others more persuasive from a win point of view.

Form: 814537

Forecasts

Embarked (5/4), Free Step (3/1), Red Evelyn (5/1), Arlo's Sunshine (17/2), Girl Inthe Picture (9/1), El Royale (18/1), Good Humor (50/1), Stepmother (50/1)

Though EMBARKED ultimately failed to land a gamble on his first start since rejoining this yard at Doncaster, it was a highly encouraging effort nonetheless and, with the return to this trip likely to be in his favour, he rates a confident selection. Red Evelyn gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of Free Step and Girl Inthe Picture.