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Thursday 25 September 2025

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Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 18.52s

(5)

Loving Apprentice⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: H Crouch| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 80| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in July. 4/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 9 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 603182

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(13)

Havana Rum^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Ripon in August. 11/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 28 days ago, running on. Can go well again.

Form: 222412

(9)

Scarboroughwarning^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 77| BF| D

14/1

9/4 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 22 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 435294

(1)

Fierce²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T Eaves| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 28 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 441810

(6)

Yes I'm Mali^v1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76| D

7/1

Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to soft, 33/1) 19 days ago, slowly away. Visor on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 249650

(10)

Miss Hathaway¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 76| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Nottingham in July. Only seventh of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Newcastle (6f) 14 days ago but she's the sort to bounce back.

Form: 701237

(11)

Ocean Treaty¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: James Owen| OR: 76

18/1

Fair ex-French 7f winner. Below-par sixth of 10 on his yard debut in handicap at Sandown (7f, heavy, 33/1) 13 days ago but can take a step forward now.

Form: 030706

(8)

Valentine Catcher^p1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| D

25/1

40/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 15-0000

(14)

The Good Biscuit¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 71| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Not seen to best effect when fourth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Weighted to go close eased 1 lb.

Form: 761454

(12)

Beale Street²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 71| D

20/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (9/2) at Carlisle (6.9f, good) 24 days ago. Can give a good account if back on his A-game.

Form: 130339

(4)

Cairdeas³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73

14/1

Got back on track when fourth of 12 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to firm, 18/1) 30 days ago. Not taken lightly off a 1 lb lower mark.

Form: 404804

(3)

Wreck It Ryley^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: A D Brown| OR: 70| D

16/1

16/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on with more needed.

Form: 625007

(7)

Keep Warm^v⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 68| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. 18/1, last of 9 in handicap at Chester (5.5f, heavy) 5 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 844359

(2)

City Captain¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: H Bethell| OR: 70| CD

85/40

C&D winner. 3 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Hamilton in June. 7/2, respectable ninth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good) 13 days ago. In the picture.

Form: 121149

Result Amended

Valentine Catcher - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Keep Warm - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Forecasts

City Captain (85/40), Yes I'm Mali (7/1), Loving Apprentice (7/1), The Good Biscuit (8/1), Havana Rum (10/1), Keep Warm (14/1), Cairdeas (14/1), Scarboroughwarning (14/1), Wreck It Ryley (16/1), Miss Hathaway (18/1), Ocean Treaty (18/1), Fierce (20/1), Beale Street (20/1), Valentine Catcher (25/1)

THE GOOD BISCUIT didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fourth at Thirsk last time and can capitalise on a 1 lb lower mark to bag a second C&D success. Cairdeas could emerge as the main danger after his resurgent Ripon fourth, although Havana Rum, Scarboroughwarning and Ocean Treaty all need factoring in too.