14:00 Pontefract

Thursday 26 September 2024

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Season Finale On 21st October Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:04 | Winning time: 1m 4.26s

(1)

Papa Don't Preach¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Andrea Pinna⁽⁷⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 61| D

6/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Posted one of better recent efforts when creditable third of 9 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good, 13/2) 10 days ago. Claims if building on that.

Form: 67-9463

(9)

Refuge^t¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 60| D

22/1

Latest win at Beverley in July. Below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Leicester (5f, soft, 22/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 451575

(2)

Alafdhal⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 59| CD

7/2

C&D winner who returned to form when second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 5 days ago. Figures off a handy mark and is one for shortlist.

Form: 079852

(3)

Holbache^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 58| CD

11/4

C&D winner in July but been well below that level in a couple of starts since. Percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 093146

(5)

Mrs Trump¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 58| D

8/1

Below form at Carlisle latest but had registered his third win of 2024 at Redcar previously and must enter calculations.

Form: 225410

(6)

Opal Storm^t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Aiden Brookes| T: B Rothwell| OR: 57| D

6/1

Got back on scoreboard at Beverley (5f) last month and run creditably in both starts since, latest when sixth in Carlisle handicap (6f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 262146

(4)

Latin Five²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin| T: P T Midgley| OR: 54| D

9/1

Not disgraced at Newcastle latest and had made the frame in a couple of handicaps over this trip previously. Warrants respect.

Form: 950337

(10)

The Princes Poet^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Burns| T: I W McInnes| OR: 51| D

125/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 100/1, last of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good) 10 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 300980

(7)

Variety Island^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 45

6/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 6/1) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Claims on best form. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 229476

(8)

Pink Stripes^b1,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: William Pyle| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

125/1

Remains a maiden after 29 Flat runs. 50/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not easy to make a strong case for. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 643006

Forecasts

Holbache (11/4), Alafdhal (7/2), Opal Storm (6/1), Variety Island (6/1), Papa Don't Preach (6/1), Mrs Trump (8/1), Latin Five (9/1), Refuge (22/1), Pink Stripes (125/1), The Princes Poet (125/1)

ALAFDHAL has been given a chance by the handicapper and posted his best effort for some time at Wolverhampton last week. He can return to winning ways. Mrs Trump and Opal Storm can also make their presence felt.