13:40 Leicester

Tuesday 12 September 2023

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It's National Racehorse Week Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 2m 12.94s

(9)

Kemerton³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C J Todd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65

33/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 33 days ago. Probably needed first run in 11 months and this is slightly easier.

Form: 09470-9

(10)

Nonsuch Lad^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Christian Howarth| T: J R Boyle| OR: 64| D

6/1

Bit below form third of 6 in handicap (11/4) at Goodwood (9f, soft) 16 days ago, slowly away. Re-fitting of cheekpieces may help his cause.

Form: 434383

(7)

Mr Zee³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke Catton| T: M Blake| OR: 62| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 20/1) 30 days ago, having run of race. Up 4 lb but he's in better form than most.

Form: 011751

(5)

Iconique¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Elle-May Croot⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 59

17/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Needs everything to fall right but she figures on a good mark.

Form: 636353

(3)

Fillyfudge⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Frederick Larson| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 58| BF| D

7/1

Winner at Yarmouth in July. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good, 11/4) 42 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 0-36218

(8)

Inverinate²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: I Mohammed| OR: 63| BF

7/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (3/1) at Epsom (7f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 122644

(2)

Twilight Guest^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson| OR: 62

14/1

Very good second of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Chelmsford City (10f) 12 days ago, just failing. Merits consideration despite 5 lb rise (well clear of the rest).

Form: 352982

(1)

Bay Of Naples^p,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Planas| T: M Herrington| OR: 55

4/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good, 14/1) 15 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race.

Form: 920252

(4)

Hot Team^v¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P Morris| OR: 54| D

10/1

15/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Bath (11.6f, good) 12 days ago. Return to this trip in his favour.

Form: 435226

(6)

Haaf A Diamond³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: K Frost| OR: 55| BF| C

6/1

Winner here in June. 11/5, respectable third of 11 in handicap at Bath (8f, good) 34 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip and she could have more to offer.

Form: 895123

Forecasts

Bay Of Naples (4/1), Nonsuch Lad (6/1), Mr Zee (6/1), Haaf A Diamond (6/1), Fillyfudge (7/1), Inverinate (7/1), Iconique (17/2), Hot Team (10/1), Twilight Guest (14/1), Kemerton (33/1)

There could be more to come over this trip for HAAF A DIAMOND and she makes plenty of appeal at the foot of the weights. Twilight Guest came clear with an unexposed rival at Chelmsford last time and is second choice, ahead of Iconique.