Matt & Rach Povey 19th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 2m 9.43s

(2)

Liberty Bird¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Archie Young⁽³⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 64

11/4

Ran as well as ever when third of 8 in handicap at Southwell (9/1) over 11f on AW 19 days ago, led but couldn't see it out strongly. Return to 10f looks ideal.

Form: 79-0043

(3)

Pay Attention^p,t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: Faye Bramley| OR: 62

85/40

Won at Nottingham in June and ran good second over this trip at Yarmouth in July. Finished fourth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (11/2) 13 days ago when poorly positioned and effort flattened out. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 341284

(5)

Echo Of Glory²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Doughty| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 61

13/8

Won a handicap at Bath (6/1) in June and ran well when third at Ffos Las next time. Fourth of 9 in 8f handicap at Doncaster (7/2) 24 days ago, reverting to front-running tactics but weakened late on. Steps up to 10f for the first time and good chance.

Form: 78-1374

(4)

Sweet Kiss¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jake Dickson⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54

10/1

Shown modest form in five starts, finishing seventh of 11 in 10f handicap at Ayr (22/1) 19 days ago, well positioned but faded. May need further improvement at this level.

Form: 54837

(1)

Coverbridge^v1⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: P Winks| OR: 53

22/1

Won a weak maiden in June 2024 but showing little since, finishing fourth of 7 in AW handicap at Wolverhampton (50/1) 67 days ago. First-time visor replaces cheekpieces today.

Form: 564-084

Forecasts

Echo Of Glory (13/8), Pay Attention (85/40), Liberty Bird (11/4), Sweet Kiss (10/1), Coverbridge (22/1)

ECHO OF GLORY won at Bath in June and has been running with credit since. The step up to 10f could unlock further improvement from this well-handicapped front-runner. Liberty Bird has been showing better form lately and the drop back from 11f looks ideal, so she could be the danger.