17:50 Sandown

Wednesday 25 July 2018

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188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 8.19s

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Zamperini⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Nicola Currie| T: M Murphy| OR: 72| CD

5/1

C&D winner who has so far failed to fire this season; starting to look increasingly quirky (usually slow away). Beaten just one rival home in all his three races this year and could do with some headgear although that didn't work that well before.

Form: 228-985

(7)

Assanilka⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Thomas Greatrex| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 70

16/1

Prominent racer who has run below-par on her last three starts (finished last twice) and now starts out for a new yard. Looks to have stamina to prove at this trip (only win came over 1m); has something to prove.

Form: 7-32077

(1)

Zambeasy^v⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Charlie Bennett| T: P Hide| OR: 68| CD

2/1

Had the look of one who was becoming unreliable but bounced back to form last time when given a soft lead in a first-time visor off his lowest mark for ages. Now drops into a 0-70 and this C&D winner remains well treated if he gets free on the lead.

Form: 373-003

(3)

Light Of Air^v¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁷⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 65

5/1

Now slipped 5lb below his last winning mark he shaped like he might be returning to form last time returning to the grade he last won in at Brighton. Stays further than this trip and not ruled out of this of an appealing mark.

Form: 32-0043

(5)

Lunar Deity³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Milly Naseb| T: S C Williams| OR: 64

11/2

Tries this trip for the first time (questionable if he has the stamina for it) especially on a stiff track like this. Run with credit this year but still looks a few pounds too high in the handicap and vulnerable off this mark; last win came off 59.

Form: 243524

(6)

Duhr^h1⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Bradley| T: R J Smith| OR: 63

33/1

His two runs in France when trained by Freddie Head showed that he had ability but gelded before his first GB run he's failed to show any progress. May do better now that he goes into handicaps with a hood on for the first-time.

Form: 5776-7

(2)

Lyrica's Lion²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob J Fitzpatrick| T: J E Long| OR: 60| D

6/1

Has now popped up at big prices three times in 0-60 handicaps running poorly before each win so he's hard to predict. True to form his Brighton win last time came from out of the blue; pushed him back to a mark that he's been beaten off before.

Form: 6351-01

(9)

Solveig's Song^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Megan Nicholls| T: S Woodman| OR: 45| D

14/1

C&D winner but her losing run is starting to mount now and she's been below form for much of this year. Failed to settle under this rider last time and hard to recommend from 6lb out of the handicap given her lack of zip this year.

Form: 065645

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(8)

Freud¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 8

T: Ian Williams J: Luke Catton

Forecasts

Zambeasy (2/1), Freud (9/2), Light Of Air (5/1), Zamperini (5/1), Lunar Deity (11/2), Lyrica's Lion (6/1), Solveig's Song (14/1), Assanilka (16/1), Duhr (33/1)

It would be interesting to see if Freud did run here but he’s engaged at Nottingham on Tuesday (5.30) and that means he’s unlikely to be seen here. ZAMBEASY has stolen a race here before from the front and given his mark and the grade now it’s not out of the question he could do so again here. Light Of Air can’t be ruled out of this as he’s well handicapped with most of the others in this contest having something to prove. Lyrica’s Lion has never followed up a win and off a mark he’s never won off is hard to recommend here with Lunar Deity another who looks too high in the handicap now. Perhaps Duhr can take a step forward now that he goes handicapping for the first time.