13:42 Ayr

Tuesday 3 October 2023

All13:4214:1214:4715:2215:5716:3217:0717:37

Virgin Bet Apprentice Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m  |   Soft  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:42  |   Winning time: 1m 42.44s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Hortzadar12
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-1| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR:  76| CD
7/2
12/1, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago by length from Ventura Rascal. Has good chance on form.
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2
(7)
Horse silk
Tele Red12
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-1| J: Brandon Wilkie(5)| T: K R Burke| OR:  76| D
11/8
Latest win at York in July. 13/2, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Tad to find on these terms.
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3
(2)
Horse silk
Ventura Rascalt12
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-12| J: Jonny Peate| T: K A Ryan| OR:  73| CD
6/1
C&D winner. 28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, good length second of 12 to Hortzadar in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 12 days ago.
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4
(1)
Horse silk
Hale Endp12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: M Dods| OR:  74| BF| D
4/1
Winner at Hamilton in June. Creditable 1¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Hortzadar in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 4/1) 12 days ago, finishing with running left. Looks a danger.
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5
(3)
Horse silk
Starshot14
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: Paula Muir| T: J Bedi| OR:  62
28/1
40/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good) 14 days ago, slowly away. Hard to make a case for.
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7
(5)
Horse silk
Cosa Sarab8
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: William Pyle(3)| T: J S Goldie| OR:  53| CD
8/1
3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to soft, 5/1) 8 days ago.
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Non-Runners

6
(6)
Horse silk
Chinese Spirit11
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 9
T: Miss L A Perratt  J: Aiden Brookes
NR

Forecasts

Tele Red (11/8), Hortzadar (7/2), Hale End (4/1), Ventura Rascal (6/1), Cosa Sara (8/1), Chinese Spirit (12/1), Starshot (28/1)

Verdict

HORTZADAR looks the pick on form judged on his recent C&D win, and gets the nod over Hale End and Cosa Sara.

  1. Hortzadar7/2
  2. Hale End4/1
  3. Cosa Sara8/1

Previous Winners

2022
Shaladar
Weight: 9-11  |Age: 3
J: O McSweeney  |  T: K A Ryan
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,187.002nd: £1,965.003rd: £982.004th: £491.005th: £245.00

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