LSH Apprentice Handicap (Str)

Dual winner in 2022 and, having missed the whole of last season (gelded in the interim), this lightly-raced 5-y-o has resumed with creditable efforts in 1m handicaps at Redcar and Salisbury. Raced only on good/good to firm to date, so guesswork will be in order if the ground is on the slow side.

Underwent a wind op following truncated 2023 campaign and has looked better than ever of late, recording back-to-back wins at Kempton and Chepstow (both over this trip). 7 lb rise for latest success fair enough given his superiority and likely to make a bold bid to complete the hat-trick.

Back in the winning groove at Kempton (1m) towards the end of May and bumped into a handicap blot when second back on turf at Goodwood. Better than bare result returned to Kempton recently and he was second to One Step Beyond in this race last year, but he nevertheless looks vulnerable.

Best effort since joining this yard when 1¼ lengths third to Botas at Kempton on penultimate start. However, good run of form came to a grinding halt back on turf at Yarmouth (record on grass stands at 0-9) and he's likely to come up short once more.

In fine fettle this year, successful at Wolverhampton in April and then won 3 on the bounce on turf the following month. Didn't do much wrong when fourth of 10 at Kempton last time but a clear personal best will be needed if she's to add to her tally off this career-high mark.

Successful over C&D off this mark last September and also hit the target on the AW during the winter. Has barely beaten a rival home in 5 appearances since the turn of the year, though, and she needs to bounce back.

Opened turf account at Epsom last summer and in good form on the AW in recent months, scoring at Lingfield in April and recently at Kempton (1m) where he came sweeping through from the rear in a race run at an ordinary gallop. 4 lb rise tolerable but slow ground would be a negative for this 4-y-o.

Plummeted down the weights and took a step back in right direction when finding just one too strong at Chelmsford (1m) last month. However, he failed to build on the promise of that run over the same C&D recently and he's another that wouldn't want the word 'soft' to appear in the going description.

Landed this race 12 months ago and returned to form following a string of low-key efforts when a close third back here in May. Reproduction of that would put him firmly in the picture but needs to bounce back from a lesser effort at Goodwood where he looked a hard ride.

Got his head back in front at Newbury in May but subsequent performances at Windsor and Kempton have not been overly inspiring. Others make more appeal.

Struggled first 2 starts in handicap company following Salisbury novice success last summer but she has taken steps back in the right direction with solid placed efforts at York (7f) and Goodwood (1m) the last twice (both on good - untried on slower). Major player.