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17:40 Chepstow

Winning Post Bookmakers Apprentice Handicap (Class G)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 36y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.10s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tirailleur (IRE)

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dame Margaret

    10/3

      3
      Silk -

      Desert Fortune (IRE)

      8/1

        1(4)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Desert Fortune (IRE)

        57
        8/1
        • Form 050-006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-7

        led, headed 5f out, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        2(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White check, diabolo on sleeves

        Tirailleur (IRE)

        15
        6/1
        • Form 053010
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-2

        tracked leader, led 5f out, pushed out

        3(8)
        Silk - Light Blue, Royal Blue chevrons, stars on sleeves and star on cap

        Lady Percy

        7 b
        11/4
        • Form 040226
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, headway after 3f, took closer order 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out

        4(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green sleeves

        Lady Llanover

        41
        25/1
        • Form 0-0000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly into stride but soon in touch, behind final furlong

        5(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green braces and sleeves, Emerald Green and Royal Blue quartered cap

        Dame Margaret

        12
        10/3
        • Form 000-40
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out but ran on to go 2nd inside final furlong

        6(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and armlets, quartered cap

        Distinctlysplendid

        26
        9/2
        • Form 000006
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-4

        keen in rear, headway over 4f out, never nearer

        7(5)
        Silk - Black, yellow epaulets, halved sleeves, yellow cap

        The Recruiter

        13 v
        9/1
        • Form 050000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-1

        in touch but behind from halfway

        8(1)
        Silk - Red and Black (quartered), White sleeves, Red armlets

        Ecuador (IRE)

        71
        40/1
        • Form 00-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 7-12

        keen in rear, some headway after 3f out, weakened and behind from halfway

        In depth

        Verdict

        A moderate contest opens the card and, with the top weight, Desert Fortune, looking overrated for what he has achieved so far on a mark of 58, this really will not take much winning. However, Lady Percy arrives here on the back of a string of fair efforts and can gain some compensation for some near misses from what has already been a hectic campaign for the daughter of Double Trigger. The Ian Woods-trained Distinctlysplendid is also capable of a bold show at this level and could provide the selection with the most to do. Whereas John O'Shea's pair of The Recruiter and Ecuador are not difficult to oppose from their lowly ratings. Tirailleur would also have to come into the reckoning on the pick of her form but she is unproven at the trip and is not noted for her consistency. She did have Lady Percy a half length behind when she finally got off the mark at Leicester two outings ago but has subsequently reverted to type with a poor display next time. Sentiments that cannot be applied to Lady Percy, who is taken to uphold her run of god form over a trip that will bring out the best in her.