Star Property Group Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 23.39s

(3)

Little Boy Blue^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: W G M Turner| OR: 81| CD

3/1

Latest win at Epsom in July. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Epsom (7f, good, 16/1) 21 days ago, doing too much too soon. Big player if he gets his own way in front.

Form: 9508-14

(4)

Local Bay¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| C| D

7/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win at Epsom in July. Respectable third of 6 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm, 5/1) 13 days ago, slowly away. Respected.

Form: 311613

(1)

Macs Dilemma^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Gina Mangan| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 68| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm, 13/2) 13 days ago. Yet to fire this season but cheekpieces go back on.

Form: 75-5465

(2)

King Of War^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Planas| T: M Wigham| OR: 66| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Eighth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good, 4/1) 20 days ago. Not so good of late but has a reasonable record at this track.

Form: 1-22448

(5)

Batchelor Boy^b⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 61| CD

11/1

4-time course winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in April. Third of 4 in handicap (9/2) at this course (5.3f, good) 51 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 4-01643

Forecasts

King Of War (15/8), Little Boy Blue (3/1), Local Bay (7/2), Macs Dilemma (4/1), Batchelor Boy (11/1)

LITTLE BOY BLUE is in good order and goes well here, so he's fancied to make all at the likely expense of Local Bay, who should be arriving with a strong late run. Batchelor Boy isn't without hope.