18:00 Epsom Downs

Thursday 1 August 2024

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Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 2m 7.70s

(5)

Chips And Rice²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 75| D

13/8

Good second of 6 in handicap at this course (8.5f, good to soft, 10/3) 21 days ago, just failing having been hampered under 2f out. Merits serious consideration off an unchanged mark.

Form: 20-5232

(1)

Expert Witness^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Mia Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 75| D

16/5

Latest win at Salisbury in June. 11/2, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to soft) 17 days ago, running on. In the mix.

Form: 5-22212

(3)

Big Bear Hug^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 74| CD

9/2

9/2, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 7-23361

(2)

Morcar^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: R Hannon| OR: 74| D

15/2

Latest win at Lingfield in June. 17/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to soft) 17 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 356310

(8)

Ribal^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 73

8/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in February. 33/1, only fourth of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 231844

(7)

Silver Nightfall²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S D Bowen| T: J & S Best| OR: 68

20/1

First run since leaving Gay Kelleway when fading fourth of 7 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D (good) 29 days ago. Can build on that first run for 4 months now.

Form: 4668-04

(9)

River Alwen^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Gina Mangan| T: Craig Benton| OR: 58| D

25/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good to firm, 66/1) 10 days ago. Difficult ask at these weights.

Form: 130/067

(6)

Dotties Star⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Christian Howarth| T: P Phelan| OR: 56

33/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW, 25/1) 63 days ago. Significantly back down in trip with more required.

Form: 4524-58

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(4)

New Heights¹⁷

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: J G Portman J: Olivia Tubb

Forecasts

Chips And Rice (13/8), Expert Witness (16/5), Big Bear Hug (9/2), Morcar (15/2), Ribal (8/1), New Heights (10/1), Silver Nightfall (20/1), River Alwen (25/1), Dotties Star (33/1)

CHIPS AND RICE signalled she is ready to strike when just edged out here last time so looks the way to go in this tightly-knit handicap. Recent C&D scorer Big Bear Hug heads the list of dangers, with Expert Witness and New Heigths both in the picture too.