16:25 Wolverhampton

Monday 10 February 2025

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Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 2m 3.11s

(1)

Saturnalia^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Millie Wonnacott| T: J S Moore| OR: 71| C

8/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (8.6f, 5/1) 16 days ago. Shouldn't be too far away.

Form: 4685-32

(4)

Finn Russell³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 70| CD

3/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 3/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 30 days ago, reportedly bled. Claims if again on a going day.

Form: 12301-2

(5)

Young Fire^v²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-10| J: C Horgan⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67| CD

33/1

Course winner. Last of 9 in handicap (50/1) at Newcastle (10.2f) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal based on recent exploits.

Form: 97764-9

(7)

English Spirit¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Tommie Jakes| T: H Main| OR: 66| CD

10/3

Five-time course winner. Latest win here in October. 17/2, good second of 9 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Big player.

Form: 66167-2

(3)

Paradoxical^p1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Warren Fentiman⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 66| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 5/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (12.2f) 9 days ago, running on. Back down in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Solid claims.

Form: 121-423

(6)

Masqool^p²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 65| CD

6/1

Dual C&D winner this winter. 10/3, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 28 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 7731-15

(2)

Golspie^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Alex Jary| T: P Morris| OR: 64

14/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. 6/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (8.6f) 42 days ago. Place possibilities. Yard also represented by Wyvern.

Form: 045594-

(8)

Wyvern^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Elliott⁽³⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 60| C

11/1

Course winner. 5/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 10 days ago, never nearer. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 462-765

Forecasts

Finn Russell (3/1), Paradoxical (10/3), English Spirit (10/3), Masqool (6/1), Saturnalia (8/1), Wyvern (11/1), Golspie (14/1), Young Fire (33/1)

The vote goes to PARADOXICAL, who has been plying his trade over 1½m of late but was a winner and close second in back-to-back C&D handicaps in December. He remains on a workable mark, depsite being 10 lb higher than for his latest success, and shades preference ahead of English Spirit, who returned to form when hitting the crossbar here recently and a reproduction of that effort would put him firmly in the picture. Golspie makes some each-way appeal.