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16:50 Goodwood

Vodafone Apprentice Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 55.16s
  • Off Time: 16:50:24
  • 7 Ran
1(9)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and stars on sleeves, YELLOW cap
5/1
  • Form 941121
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 86

raced freely, led after 1f, headed just under 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong

2(3)
Silk - Green,grant Tartan sash, Red cap
4/1
  • Form 007439
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 84

reared leaving stalls, behind, ridden and no impression from 3f out

3(8)
Silk - RED, PURPLE sleeves, RED armlets, BLACK cap, YELLOW star
9/4
  • Form 895415
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 84

held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong

4(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow disc and armlets, White cap
  • Form 671235
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 81

in touch, headway to chase leading pair on rails over 2f out, led well over 1f out, just held on

5(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow sash, diabolo on sleeves, White cap
6/1
  • Form 806607
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 80

held up, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, no impression until ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed

7(2)
Silk - Red, White cross belts, Light Blue sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 033163
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 72

chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace

9(6)
Silk - WHITE, RED chevron, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE stars, WHITE cap, ROYAL BLUE star

Deeper In Debt

23 BFDC
13/2
  • Form 954124
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 70

led until over 1f out, stayed prominent until weakened over 1f out

6(1)
NR
  • Form 753086
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 87

8(4)
NR
  • Form 632-320
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 70

In depth

Verdict

Lucayan Dancer is the selection to get the better of the prolific Waterside and Joseph Henry. Waterside has won three of his last four and carries top weight as a consequence. However that is only three pounds higher than his most recent win here over a mile, and he may turn out to be well treated. He will be hard to beat. Mark Johnston has his string in fine form and Joseph Henry comes here with a live chance. He won well at Ayr, but a rise in the handicap ensured there was no follow up here on Tuesday, although he ran well in defeat. A Chester winner last month, Lucayan Dancer has run with great credit since, finishing a close third when staying on at Ripon, before encountering traffic problems here on Tuesday, looking unlucky and going down by only a length, flying at the finish. Lucayan Dancer can make amends for that unlucky defeat here.

Formwatch

Waterside (IRE) 9-4jt-fav (9-5) Made all, kept on gamely, driven out, won at Goodwood 1m hcap (4) gd in Jun beating Dry Ice (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

Coup d'Etat 7-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 9th of 16, 4l behind Crosspeace (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcap (2) gd.

Joseph Henry 9-2jt-fav (9-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Illustrious Blue (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.

Lucayan Dancer 25-1 (7-12) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 16, 1l behind Crosspeace (9-10) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcap (2) gd.

Diktatorial 25-1 (9-1) Soon switched right, behind, stayed on past beaten horses inside final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 18, 4l behind Illustrious Blue (9-4) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.

The Gaikwar (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Keen tracking leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Habshan (10-0) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

Deeper In Debt 3-1fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Paraguay (8-10) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.

Wovoka (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Keen, held up, always in rear, last of 6, 10l behind Steppe Dancer (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jul.

Compton Court 10-3fav (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 15, well behind Night Storm (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.