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12:45 Lingfield Park

Multiple Sclerosis Trust Apprentice Handicap (Class F)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.19s
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Zafarshah (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Hard To Catch (IRE)

    12/1

      3
      Silk -

      Whippasnapper

      15/2

        1(14)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue and White hooped sleeves

        Musical Gift

        8
        7/1
        • Form 2240-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        pulled hard, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        2(16)
        Silk - Black, large Light Green spots, Light Green cap

        Whippasnapper

        7
        15/2
        • Form 00-0121
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        raced wide, tracked leader, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

        3(1)
        Silk - Orange, Orange and Black striped sleeves

        Tiger Tops

        106
        14/1
        • Form 503006-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-9

        keen, held up in rear, ran on final furlong, too much to do

        4(5)
        Silk - Mauve, large purple spots

        Hard To Catch (IRE)

        7
        12/1
        • Form 0555-00
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-9

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish

        5(10)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, PINK cap

        Carlton (IRE)

        118
        33/1
        • Form 055000-
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-6

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        7(12)
        Silk - Red, Grey sleeves, Red and Grey hooped cap

        Frankskips

        12
        20/1
        • Form 0500-05
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        keen, held up, improved on outside over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out

        8(3)
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon stripe, Maroon sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Maroon cap

        Power Bird (IRE)

        17
        10/1
        • Form 50000-2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        held up, never dangerous

        9(6)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green braces

        Cressex Katie

        57
        33/1
        • Form 106400-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

        10(8)
        Silk - Royal blue, yellow sash, emerald green sleeves, red cap

        Acorazado (IRE)

        10 e
        9/2
        • Form 1535-02
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, not reach leaders

        11(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hollow box

        Zafarshah (IRE)

        10
        7/2
        • Form 0050-14
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        always prominent on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

        12(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow star, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

        Lily of The Guild (IRE)

        14
        10/1
        • Form 44462-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        pulled hard, held up, some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        13(15)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink cross belts, hooped sleeves, Pink cap

        Steely Dan

        14
        16/1
        • Form 00005-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, headway 3f out, chased leading pair approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong

        15(9)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW sleeves, quartered cap

        Piquet

        4
        8/1
        • Form 0501-31
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in last place, still last entering final 2f, ran on final furlong, too much to do

        6(2)
        NR

        Polar Force

        24
        • Form 06003-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        14(4)
        NR

        Scarrottoo

        3
        • Form 5340-03
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-10

        16(13)
        NR

        Coppington Flyer (IRE)

        14
        • Form 00000-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        In depth

        Verdict

        Quite a competitive race for the grade of contest in which not too many can confidently be ruled out. The in-form Whippersnapper, Piquet and Zarfasha are all respected as live dangers but the unexposed Musical Gift showed enough on his reappearance to suggest that he has more to offer and the Terry Ramsden-owned colt is given a slender vote of preference. The son of Cadeaux Genereux, a former inmate of David Loder's, immediately caught the eye when he made his debut here as a three-year-old but failed to progress as expected and had only a limited campaign as last season went on. However, he reportedly strengthened up nicely over the winter and ran out a comfortable, if unimpressive, winner on his debut for his new yard at Wolverhampton last month. Plans remain fluid for Musical Gift regarding a switch to hurdling, but he created the impression that he is worthy of following for the time being and he looks to have been found a good opportunity to shine whilst his confidence is on a high. Whippersnapper appeals as the biggest threat after a series of solid performances over the last month or so. However, he has been struggling to get home when tried beyond six furlongs and he may find the proven stamina of Musical Gift his undoing today.