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Friday 23 October 2026

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Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor Apprentice Handicap

4YO plus | Class 5 | 2m | 8 Runners | Turf

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Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Toby Moore| T: Jamie & Josh Moore| OR: 68| D

Won twice on the turf course (1m5f/2m) at Lingfield last summer. Had a low-key start to this season but confirmed she retains ability after a 5-month break when third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (2m) 16 days ago and can go well again from an unchanged mark

Form: 739-9P3

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Circuit Breaker^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Jake Dickson| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 67| D

A long time without a win but he stuck to his task with first-time cheekpieces applied when 6¼ lengths third of 10 to Shaffron in handicap at Haydock (1¾m, soft, 5/1) 28 days ago. Will benefit from this step back up in trip.

Form: 636443

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Shaffron²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Molly Keegan-Price⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 66

Seemed to relish a combination of softer ground and step up in trip when winning 10-runner handicap at Haydock (1¾m, soft, 5/1) 28 days ago. That rated as a career best and she has to be respected again after a 7 lb rise.

Form: 59-9321

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Vilaine Verlaine^h1¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Alicia Perkins⁽⁵⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 64

Runner-up at Kempton in June but that's the only time she's given her running this season and she's pretty easy to oppose sporting a first-time hood.

Form: 0-60257

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Fair Dinkum^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Charlie Tucker| T: J Scott| OR: 62| D

Dual winner last autumn and worked his way back to form this season when narrowly denied at Salisbury (1½m) in May. A couple of below-par efforts followed but confirmed himself back in better heart when fourth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (2m, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 243454

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Noble Grace^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Bradnam| T: W Greatrex| OR: 62

Won at Ffos Las over 1½m in July and having edged back to that winning mark, produced an improved performance faced with a greater test of stamina to win a 6-runner handicap at Pontefract (2¼m, good, 9/4) 18 days ago. Has to be respected despite slightly shorter trip here.

Form: 741371

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Calshot Spit¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K S McHugh| T: Miss S West| OR: 59

Won twice on the level in 2024. Scored over hurdles at Fontwell last December and stepped up on his Flat comeback run when chasing home a 3-y-o improver in a 12-runner handicap at Bath (17f, good, 5/1) 15 days ago. Place claims again.

Form: 2118/92

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Corsican Caper²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Matthew Slater| T: K Frost| OR: 53| D

Handicap hurdle winner in May and halted a lengthy losing streak on the Flat when forging clear to win a 10-runner handicap (7/2) at Nottingham (2¼m, good) 22 days ago. 6 lb higher in a better race here, though.

Form: 69-4351

Forecasts

Noble Grace (7/4), Shaffron (10/3), Corsican Caper (7/2), Circuit Breaker (8/1), Autumn's Breeze (12/1), Fair Dinkum (12/1), Calshot Spit (14/1), Vilaine Verlaine (33/1)

SHAFFRON looked a stayer to keep on the right side of when scoring at Haydock 4 weeks ago and David Menuisier's filly is taken to follow up. Autumn's Breeze ran much better than the market anticipated on her return at Kempton earlier in the month and is also shortlisted alongside recent Pontefract winner Noble Grace.