13:55 Catterick

Wednesday 3 April 2024

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Flat Season Starts Now Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 7.87s

(10)

King Of The Jungle⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 55| BF| D

3/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. 9/4, only seventh of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 59 days ago, finding little. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 8401-17

(2)

Golden Gal²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Christian Howarth| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 53| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Off 5 months before coming in eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 20 days ago. Handily weighted if shrugging that off.

Form: 91688-8

(4)

Zoom Star¹⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin| T: B Smart| OR: 53| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Fair fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 9/4). Off 155 days but not taken lightly.

Form: 3217U4-

(8)

Bingley Crocker¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Burns| T: P Morris| OR: 52

80/1

125/1, last of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 12 days ago, slowly away. Others appeal more.

Form: 0/40-740

(5)

One For The Ladies^v⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Planas| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 48

5/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in minor event (6/1) at Newcastle (6f) 59 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 9333-25

(9)

Rockley Point^b⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-0| J: Ryan Sexton| T: K Scott| OR: 46| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Newcastle (5f) 9 days ago, just failing. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 427432

(1)

Tommytwohoots¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Heard| T: S A Harris| OR: 45

11/2

17/2, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 11 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 056945

(7)

Captain Corcoran^b¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Off 6 months before fading seventh of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (5f) 16 days ago. Blinkers back on now and can give a good account.

Form: 58328-7

(3)

Quanah¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 45| D

11/1

Only sixth of 9 in minor event (20/1) at Newcastle (5f) 16 days ago. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 86-8556

Non-Runners

(6)

Stroxx²⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 7

T: L Bailey J: Mark Winn

Forecasts

King Of The Jungle (3/1), Zoom Star (9/2), One For The Ladies (5/1), Tommytwohoots (11/2), Stroxx (15/2), Golden Gal (8/1), Rockley Point (10/1), Quanah (11/1), Captain Corcoran (12/1), Bingley Crocker (80/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which veteran ROCKLEY POINT edges the vote on the back of his good recent Newcastle second. Fellow C&D scorer Captain Corcoran could emerge as the main danger if, as expected, building on his reappearance seventh in the same race. Golden Gal is another who could have a say if back on her A-game.