18:10 Newbury

Thursday 4 July 2024

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Rapid Personnel Supporting Billington Foundation Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:11 | Winning time: 1m 2.36s

(7)

Safari Dream^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Oliver Searle⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 71| D

6/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Failed to build on promise of previous run when fourth of 6 in handicap (5/2) at Lingfield (5f, good to firm) a fortnight ago. However, he's not discounted from his current mark.

Form: 033924

(1)

Hurt You Never⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Mia Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 70| C| D

10/3

Course winner who proved as good as ever when successful at Ripon in May. Again ran well when third of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 9 days ago, so she's a major player in her current form.

Form: 244513

(10)

Lihou²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Liam Wright⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 70| D

7/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023, but ran better than for a while when second of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to firm, 13/2) 23 days ago. Enters calculations from 12 lb below his last winning mark.

Form: 385472

(2)

Heartrate^b⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Tommie Jakes| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 65| D

12/1

Has gone the wrong way from his first start this year, last of 9 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, heavy, 25/1) 51 days ago. Now tried again in blinkers.

Form: 93-3809

(4)

Split The Profit^b1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Sorcha Woods⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 69| BF

7/2

Again ran creditably when second of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm, evens) 13 days ago. Remains a maiden but he can make his presence felt with blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 232022

(3)

Macanudo^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: Ian Williams| OR: 67| D

9/2

Mixed form for current yard, though badly hampered over 1f out when seventh of 12 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, good, 4/1) 20 days ago. Blinkers back on and he's capable of getting involved at this level.

Form: 763657

(6)

Bint Havana Gold¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Taryn Langley⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 67

11/1

Doubled her tally at Wolverhampton in March. Shaped as if still in good form when third of 7 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 10/1) 17 days ago, best work finish. Can give her running once again.

Form: 215323

(5)

Q Twenty Boy³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Alicia Perkins⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 52| D

16/1

Successful at Wolverhampton (6.1f) in April and has continued in good heart since, beaten only a length when fifth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at the same C&D a month ago. May just be vulnerable back up in grade, though.

Form: 246135

Non-Runners

(8)

Eeh Bah Gum⁴²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 9

T: M Appleby J: Non Runner

(9)

Concierge²⁰

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: M J Attwater J: Owen Lewis

Forecasts

Hurt You Never (10/3), Split The Profit (7/2), Macanudo (9/2), Safari Dream (6/1), Lihou (7/1), Bint Havana Gold (11/1), Heartrate (12/1), Eeh Bah Gum (14/1), Q Twenty Boy (16/1), Concierge (25/1)

HURT YOU NEVER has bounced back to her best on her last 2 starts, producing a good effort when third at this course 9 days ago, so she is taken to resume winning ways back down in trip. Split The Profit has been placed on 6 occasions this year and could be thereabouts once more, with Lihou also one to note from his current mark.