14:10 Nottingham

Thursday 27 June 2024

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WeAreRacing 'Hands N Heels' Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 3m 6.89s

(8)

Story Horse⁵^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Fred Daly⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Knight| OR: 72

5/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (11.6f, good to firm, 15/8) 5 days ago, readily. Obvious claims under a penalty but yet to prove himself fully over this trip.

Form: 622-051

(6)

Le Rouge Chinois^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Shariq Mohd| T: M Appleby| OR: 70

20/1

Winner at Lingfield in January. 12/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Kempton (16f) 15 days ago. Stable is right back amongst the winners lately and cheekpieces go on.

Form: 434-317

(3)

Alpine Stroll¹⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Joe Bradnam⁽³⁾| T: M Wigham| OR: 69| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. 40/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f). Off 172 days. First run for yard after leaving Alexandra Dunn. Others more appealing.

Form: 86394-0

(1)

Star Legend^h⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Anna Gibson| T: James Owen| OR: 69

15/2

15/2, last of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (14f, good to firm) 5 days ago. Hood on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps). Not one to write off.

Form: 5/39367

(2)

Mandega²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dominique Van Der Kraats⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 68

28/1

Creditable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Cartmel (17.2f, soft, 7/1) 29 days ago. Fair on the Flat, ran well at Doncaster on latest outing in this sphere. Should be on the premises.

Form: 25766-3

(5)

Cherry Cola²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Isobelle Chalmers⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S West| OR: 66| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 8/1, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Bath (14f, good) 20 days ago, never nearer. Becoming well treated.

Form: 4213-45

(4)

Daaris^v1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Oscar Palmer⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 65| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 10/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 28 days ago, running on. Visor on 1st time. Considered.

Form: 34-2222

(7)

Tailorman²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 62

17/2

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Ninth of 13 in maiden (125/1) at Leicester (8.2f, good to soft) 23 days ago, hampered. Could get back on track now handicapping up in trip.

Form: 409

Forecasts

Story Horse (5/2), Daaris (7/2), Alpine Stroll (7/2), Star Legend (15/2), Tailorman (17/2), Cherry Cola (9/1), Le Rouge Chinois (20/1), Mandega (28/1)

A tricky contest in which it might be worth chancing that STAR LEGEND can bounce back from a poor effort with a hood on for the first time in this sphere. Story Horse is an obvious player under a penalty but there are reservations about his stamina, so Mandega may be the one to fear most.