16:30 Ascot
Wednesday 30 April 2025
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eventmasters.co.uk Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str)
- 4YO plus | Class 3 | 1m | Good to Firm | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 1m 37.56s
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Landed a valuable AW handicap at Newcastle last spring and back on the scoresheet final outing of 2024 at Chelmsford (7f) in December. Not in same form when eighth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) in February and more needed back on turf.
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Confirmed previous promise when opening account for this yard in Golden Mile at Goodwood last August and even better form when third in Cambridgeshire thereafter. Respectable effort over C&D final start and entitled to strip fitter for last month's reappearance in the Lincoln under this rider.
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Useful 6.5f winner at 2 yrs who didn't kick on following his encouraging fourth in the Greenham at Newbury (7f) last season. Gelded, may have needed the run after 8 months off at Newbury (1m) 18 days ago and this ought to reveal more.
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Had a productive 2024, registering his fourth success in Racing League event at Windsor (1m) in August. Underperformed in Cambridgeshire on final outing but feasible to think he'll be all the better for his reappearance run in the Spring Cup at Newbury (1m) 18 days ago.
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4-time winner on AW for this yard who comes here on the back of good placed efforts from his reduced mark, second of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 11/2) 23 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Blinkers back on returned to turf and he's respected.
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Dual 1¼m winner last spring who had eased in weights ahead of return and he ran well after 7 months off when third of 11 in handicap at Newmarket (1m, good) 13 days ago. Definite claims of being thereabouts from unchanged mark.
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Recorded a 7f hat-trick last summer but ended the campaign on a low-key note and failed to fully fire in 3 starts in Bahrain this year. Shaped as if back in form returned to these shores when eighth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (7f) 31 days ago and his mark is steadily easing.
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Ended last season in good form on turf and improved form when landing back-to-back 1m events on AW during the winter. Latest effort when last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (1m) was a rare below-par display and he appeals as the type to bounce back.
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Half-brother to several winners, notably top-class miler Palace Pier. Promise when runner-up first 2 starts last year and visually very impressive when justifying cramped odds in a small-field novice at Newcastle (1m) in October. Of significant interest now handicapping with more to come.
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Successful in trio of 1m turf handicaps with blinkers enlisted for Alice Haynes during 2024. Equipped with cheekpieces, confirmed he retains his ability starting out for new yard when fifth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (1m, AW) 29 days ago and he's now just 2 lb above last winning mark.
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Forecasts
My Cloud (13/8), Toimy Son (4/1), Mythical Guest (11/2), Talis Evolvere (9/1), Great Acclaim (10/1), Son (12/1), Yantarni (16/1), Longhaired General (18/1), Lunario (22/1), Brasil Power (22/1)
The very well-bred MY CLOUD was visually most impressive when making his third start in novice company a winning one at Newcastle (1m) in the autumn and, now handicapping after 6 months off from a mark that could easily underestimate him, he makes plenty of appeal with the prospect of more to come. Mythical Guest, Toimy Son and Brasil Power are fancied to provide chief resistance.
- My Cloud13/8
- Mythical Guest11/2
- Toimy Son4/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £10,800.002nd: £5,070.003rd: £2,536.004th: £1,268.00
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