14:03 Pontefract

Thursday 19 September 2024

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Art Of Racing Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 14.71s

(5)

Emperor Caradoc^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 69| BF| C| D

3/1

Course winner over 5f in July. Good in-frame efforts at Doncaster and Beverley (both 5f) since. Just as effective at 6f. Should go well again.

Form: 222124

(7)

Fiscal Policy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Aidan Keeley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| D

17/2

Just second start for this yard when scoring cosily at Catterick (6f) last month. Respectable third on much softer ground at Hamilton a week later. Can show he's still on a good mark back on a sounder surface.

Form: 464-713

(9)

Golden Duke²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 67| D

13/2

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 26 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 29-6553

(6)

Happy Place⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Fern O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keighley| OR: 62

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat for Harry Eustace. No show in 2 juvenile hurdles for Dan Skelton this summer and can only watch now sprint handicapping for new trainer Martin Keighley.

Form: 624-

(3)

Gis A Sub^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Ripon in July, beating Flavius Titus. Last of 8 in handicap (5/2) at Catterick (6f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 513738

(1)

La La Lucrative³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 61

5/2

Runner-up in a pair of 6f handicaps in May but has struggled since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 622538

(8)

Flash The Dash^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 58| BF| D

5/1

AW winner in February. 4/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 212445

(2)

Flavius Titus^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: D Brooke| OR: 54| CD

16/1

Won over C&D and at Newcastle this summer but his last couple of runs suggest he may have gone off the boil.

Form: 721196

(4)

Urban Dandy²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Andrew Breslin| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 53| D

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 4/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 642269

Forecasts

La La Lucrative (5/2), Emperor Caradoc (3/1), Flash The Dash (5/1), Golden Duke (13/2), Gis A Sub (7/1), Fiscal Policy (17/2), Flavius Titus (16/1), Urban Dandy (50/1), Happy Place (80/1)

FISCAL POLICY is given another chance to show he's still on a good mark back on quicker ground. Emperor Caradoc has been running well since the start of the summer and is second choice ahead of Nigel Tinkler's Golden Duke.