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Saturday 26 August 2023

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Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 2m 5.12s

(2)

Tarbaan^p,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Harry Burns| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 74| D

5/1

Returned to form when good third of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Figures off a handy mark and is one for shortlist.

Form: 467493

(6)

Award Dancer¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 74

9/2

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good to firm, 10/1) 14 days ago. Up in trip. Claims on best form.

Form: 318-004

(10)

Freak Out^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Mr Taylor Fisher| T: G Tutty| OR: 73| CD

4/1

Won back-to-back handicaps at Beverley (both 9.9f) earlier this summer and was only narrowly foiled in hat-trick bid at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 15 days ago. Big player off same mark here.

Form: 653112

(3)

Val Bassett^v1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Sanderson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72

16/1

Shaped better than distance beaten when fourth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Thirsk (12f, heavy) 21 days ago, finding test too much. Visor on 1st time. Warrants respect.

Form: 770764

(5)

Blueflagflyinghigh¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁷⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76| D

5/1

Winner at Ripon in June. Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 9/1) 18 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 251474

(11)

Busby^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin| T: P A Kirby| OR: 68

50/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 28 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 12-6539

(7)

Iron Sheriff^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 11/1) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 141317

(4)

Havana Party^b¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 63| D

16/1

Latest win at Ayr in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 10 days ago, having to pick way through. Not out of things.

Form: 454139

(9)

Langton Wold¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton| T: B Ellison| OR: 63

15/2

Run creditably in defeat this term, latest when third of 10 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Likely to be in mix again.

Form: 159-633

(1)

Willard Creek¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 62

10/1

Last of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Yet to trouble the judge this season.

Form: 8-96600

(8)

Jewel Maker¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| D

8/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f, 15/2) 11 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 460644

Forecasts

Freak Out (4/1), Award Dancer (9/2), Blueflagflyinghigh (5/1), Tarbaan (5/1), Langton Wold (15/2), Jewel Maker (8/1), Willard Creek (10/1), Havana Party (16/1), Val Bassett (16/1), Iron Sheriff (20/1), Busby (50/1)

TARBAAN has been given a chance by the handicapper and signalled a return to form at Newmarket earlier this month. He can land the spoils. Freak Out arrives in top form and is feared most, whilst Val Bassett can also make his presence felt.