14:07 Chester

Saturday 15 July 2023

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Printworks Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 2m 53.38s

(8)

Red Royalist^p,t²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 68

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2017. Third of 5 in handicap at Ffos Las (14f, good to firm, 6/1) 20 days ago and having been eased 2 lb, he should be on the premises.

Form: 23/37-33

(10)

Heart Of Soul^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 67| CD

14/1

Three-time C&D winner. 25/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (15.9f, good) 28 days ago. Back down in trip and needs to get back on the right path.

Form: 00-7765

(1)

Snag It^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke Catton⁽³⁾| T: A Ralph| OR: 64

11/2

First run since leaving Kevin Frost when fourth of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Windsor (10f, firm) 13 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces back on and he's fancied to step up on that run.

Form: 00-0774

(2)

Sophar Sogood^p³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Sexton| T: J Butler| OR: 60| C

4/1

Course winner. 9/2, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 31 days ago, closing all way to line. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on and this test may not be the required test of stamina.

Form: 5U40-84

(5)

She's A Novelty^t³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Sanderson| T: F O'Brien| OR: 60

7/4

Has just the one hurdles win to her name but backed at long odds returning from 21 months off when second of 7 in handicap (16/1) at Nottingham (10.2f, firm) 38 days ago, finishing well. Up in trip. Good shout if building on that.

Form: 60433/2

(6)

Alchemystique^t⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 58| D

17/2

Placed twice on the AW in March but little to shout about in a brace of hurdles outings since.

Form: 1805/23

(7)

Bamboo Bay¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Kieran Schofield⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 54| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 9/1, last of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 10 days ago. Must improve on that.

Form: 008-059

(3)

Princess Nieve^p⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Elisha Whittington⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 53

50/1

First run since leaving George Boughey when last of 10 in handicap (28/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 77 days ago. Makes turf debut and isn't an easy one to assess at present.

Form: 6-14220

Non-Runners

(4)

Swift Tuttle³¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Laura Pearson

(9)

Bookmark²⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Aidan Keeley

(11)

Peripeteia²⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: P A Kirby J: Jonathan Fisher

Forecasts

She's A Novelty (7/4), Red Royalist (4/1), Sophar Sogood (4/1), Snag It (11/2), Bookmark (6/1), Swift Tuttle (7/1), Peripeteia (8/1), Alchemystique (17/2), Heart Of Soul (14/1), Bamboo Bay (16/1), Princess Nieve (50/1)

SHE'S A NOVELTY made a cracking return to the track when pushing a subsequent winner close at Nottingham last month and wisely given a bit to of time to recover from that, she makes plenty of appeal. Red Royalist and Snag It head the opposition.