St Leger Festival Tips On attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 37.69s

(3)

Uncle Dick⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mia Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 59| BF| CD

6/5

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 10/3, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Salisbury (8f, good to firm) 4 days ago, running on. Claims.

Form: 064-913

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(5)

Free Step²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 56| D

6/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in May. Creditable 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Uncle Dick in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 21 days ago, running on. In the mix.

Form: 0-14305

(4)

Coloane^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Davies| T: W Jarvis| OR: 60

4/1

Still a maiden but not disgraced when fourth of 12 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 24 days ago. Player off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 432244

(2)

Buy The Dip⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke Catton| T: J R Boyle| OR: 56| BF| D

5/2

Winner at Lingfield in June. Creditable third of 7 in handicap (3/1) at this C&D (good) 8 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 015333

Non-Runners

(1)

Goose Rock³⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: J Ryan J: Adam Tracey

Forecasts

Uncle Dick (6/5), Buy The Dip (5/2), Coloane (4/1), Free Step (6/1), Goose Rock (7/1)

None of these can be ruled out but COLOANE can capitalise on a handy mark now and gain a deserved first success. In-form pair Free Step and Uncle Dick both bring solid credentials to the table and can chase home William Jarvis' filly in that order.