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Wednesday 9 April 2025

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Flat Season Starts Now Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 0.96s

(6)

Latin Five²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: O McSweeney| T: P T Midgley| OR: 54| D

9/2

Back on the scoresheet at Newcastle (5f) in February. Not in quite the same in pair of starts back there last month but he returns to turf on a handy mark judge on last season's form and he's one to consider.

Form: 379-155

(9)

Dunnington Lad¹⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jordan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P Winks| OR: 54| CD

18/1

C&D winner who tasted success twice at Ripon (5f) last season. However, he eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Southwell (5f) in November. Feasible to think this first start for 5 months will bring him on.

Form: 684160-

(4)

Ninety Nine^p¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽³⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 53| CD

14/1

Added to sole previous success in first-time cheekpieces in 6-runner C&D handicap in October. Good third at Newcastle next time prior to shaping as if amiss when eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) in December. Still, no forlorn hope on return to action.

Form: 007138-

(2)

Jamie's Choice²⁰⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: William Pyle| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 53| BF| D

2/1

Successful twice in classified events last summer and signed off with a good second of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f) on final outing in October. Possibilities if returning to action in same groove.

Form: 127152-

(5)

Stroxx^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: L Bailey| OR: 50| D

15/2

Boasts just the two wins from 62 Flat runs but he ran a cracker returned to turf when finishing a short-head second of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good) 7 days ago. Rider takes off handy 5 lb if he can back that up.

Form: 135392

(7)

Golden Prosperity³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 46| CD

5/1

C&D winner who was below form after 6 months off when sixth of 11 in minor event at Newcastle (5f, 25/1) 30 days ago. Needs to step up a good deal on that if he's to play a lead role.

Form: 19658-6

(3)

Posh Maisie^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Breslin| T: C J Teague| OR: 46

66/1

Seventh of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 100/1) 13 days ago, plugging on without posing a threat. More needed.

Form: 80-5877

(8)

Ustath^b¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: Roger Fell| OR: 45| D

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Not seen to best effect when fourth of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/2) 13 days ago, bumped over 1f out and no extra late on. No forlorn hope back on turf.

Form: 483444

(1)

Mews House^t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Burns| T: R Menzies| OR: 45| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023 but stepped up on recent run when good fourth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 16/1) 15 days ago, well positioned. Not dismissed operating from this basement mark.

Form: 8770-74

Forecasts

Jamie's Choice (2/1), Latin Five (9/2), Mews House (9/2), Golden Prosperity (5/1), Stroxx (15/2), Ninety Nine (14/1), Dunnington Lad (18/1), Ustath (22/1), Posh Maisie (66/1)

Successful at Newcastle in February, LATIN FIVE remains on a workable mark judged on the pick of last season's efforts and, fit from the all-weather, he could well be the answer. Jamie's Choice ended last season in good form and is next best with recent Musselburgh second Stroxx and Mews House others worth a second look.