17:00 Nottingham

Wednesday 8 October 2025

All13:2813:5814:2814:5815:2815:5816:3017:00

PricedUp The Flat Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 16.51s

(15)

World Of Darcy^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth| T: J Ryan| OR: 55| CD

8/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (3/1) 16 days ago, racing off the pace with little fluency. Has plenty to prove.

Form: 694605

(10)

Hurstwood¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Aiden Brookes| T: P D Niven| OR: 54| D

9/1

Capable sprinter, nearly won at Thirsk (16/1) when second in 18-runner handicap in July. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Ripon (18/1) 11 days ago after an 8-week break, racing stand side. Has bounce-back potential given 10 career wins and the drop in class today.

Form: 192450

(7)

Vault Of Heaven⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: William Pyle| T: K Frost| OR: 55| BF

11/1

Yet to win in 9 starts, finished fifth of 12 in handicap at Windsor (10/3) 72 days ago, dwelt in rear and never landed a blow. Needs to settle better to show improvement.

Form: 2-56675

(2)

Up The Anti¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 55

13/2

Two consecutive runner-up finishes recently. Second of 7 in handicap at Ffos Las (17/2) 10 days ago, briefly led before being headed inside the final furlong. Could go well dropped back to this 6f trip.

Form: 166P22

(3)

Shark Two One^p⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 52| BF| D

4/1

Won at Leicester in June and has finished third in all three starts since, most recently when third of 9 in 7f handicap at Chepstow (2/1) 44 days ago. Could be competitive dropping back to 6f.

Form: 321333

(13)

Rock N It^t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 51

12/1

Has been third in last two handicap starts, including third of 9 at Ffos Las (22/1) on heavy ground 29 days ago when running respectably under testing conditions. Returns to the same 6f trip.

Form: 0-99433

(4)

Gypsy Nation^t,p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Mason Paetel⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 50| C

14/1

Won at Nottingham 104 days ago but recent form has dipped, finishing ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (AW) at 7/1 34 days ago when never involved. Return to this course may help but often starts awkwardly from stalls.

Form: 401359

(12)

Juno Star⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ashley Lewis⁽⁵⁾| T: P J McBride| OR: 50

7/1

Has hit the frame three times this year but was fourth of 5 in handicap at Yarmouth (5/1) 45 days ago, weakening late after chasing leader. Needs more to break maiden.

Form: 533384

(1)

Professor Tickle^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽³⁾| T: M J Attwater| OR: 47| D

40/1

Finished 6th of 9 in handicap at Leicester (28/1) 16 days ago, blinkers replacing visor today. Without a win in 18 races.

Form: 572776

(11)

Tommytwohoots⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Shay Farmer⁽⁵⁾| T: I W McInnes| OR: 46| CD

6/1

Has struggled recently, finishing seventh of 11 at Catterick (11/1) 7 days ago when poorly placed. Returns to C&D where won this race last year.

Form: 388457

(14)

Wrath Of Hector^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Taryn Langley⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 45| D

8/1

Experienced runner with mixed recent form, finishing third of 10 in AW handicap at Chelmsford City (11/2) 27 days ago when laboured early but made late gains under pressure. Has gone 12 runs without a win since scoring at Yarmouth 14 months ago.

Form: 834733

(9)

Upper Hand^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Lloyd Applegate⁽⁷⁾| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 45

20/1

Finished 4th of 10 in handicap at Brighton (4/1) 9 days ago, raced freely and found trouble approaching final furlong but plugged on late. Needs to settle better to be competitive. Without a win in 17 races.

Form: 39-9424

(5)

Queen's Palace³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Breslin| T: B Smart| OR: 45

20/1

Failed to build on 4th at Ripon in May, finishing eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (20/1) 30 days ago when leading until 3f out before weakening. Struggling to make an impact.

Form: 749858

Non-Runners

(6)

Autumn Festival¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: E De Giles J: C Horgan

(8)

Glendown⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: T D Easterby J: Jake Dickson

Forecasts

Shark Two One (4/1), Tommytwohoots (6/1), Up The Anti (13/2), Juno Star (7/1), Glendown (15/2), Wrath Of Hector (8/1), World Of Darcy (8/1), Hurstwood (9/1), Vault Of Heaven (11/1), Rock N It (12/1), Gypsy Nation (14/1), Autumn Festival (16/1), Upper Hand (20/1), Queen's Palace (20/1), Professor Tickle (40/1)

HURSTWOOD has run poorly since almost winning a competitive Thirsk handicap in July but boasts 10 career wins and should appreciate this drop in class. Up The Anti brings solid consistency with back-to-back runner-up finishes, briefly leading at Ffos Las last time. Shark Two One has been dependably placed in his recent starts and remains competitive back at 6f.