EX1 Digital Forensic Services Apprentice Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	10	Fast Steps (G) P Lurking on a dangerous mark following a 2-year losing streak. Paid the price for an overly aggressive ride when 5½ lengths fourth of 8 at Windsor (11.4f). More measured tactics could see him do bette…	329453	Charlie Tucker B R Millman	8	63kg	6 5/1
6th	2	2	Symphony's Song (F) Low-mileage 3-y-o. Doesn't do anything quickly but arrives on the back of creditable thirds at Sandown/Chepstow, finishing 3½ lengths behind a subsequent winner last time. Should be in the hunt for t…	533664	Ryan Kavanagh Ian Williams	4	62.1kg	7.50 13/2
8th	3	3	Takeitorleaveit (G) P Consistent sort who is often ridden prominently. Gained a deserved second success of the season when scoring by short head at Nottingham (9f) last month. Improved for return to this trip when 1-lengt…	128223	Donagh Murphy J G Portman	3	61.2kg	5 4/1
3rd	4	7	Revich (G) V Veteran hasn't won for nearly 3 years. Deserves credit for recent consistency, though, finishing 3¼ lengths third (fourth successful since) in similar company at Nottingham 7 weeks ago. Place claims.	343365	Taryn Langley A Wintle	10	61.2kg	13 12/1
9th	5	8	Brave Leader (G) B Lightly-raced 3-y-o. Best effort in handicaps came when beaten 6¾ lengths here (1½m) on penultimate start. No improvement for addition of cheekpieces at Southwell (11f) since. First-time blinkers/ret…	5-64693	Liam Wright T Ward	3	60.3kg	6 5/1
—	6	9	Sahm Naif (G) B NON RUNNER.	156454	Non Runner James Horton	3	59.9kg	17 16/1
1st	7	4	Grand Pier (G) FAV Low-mileage sort. Progressed with each start so far this season, posting a career best when ½-length second of 5 here (1¼m, soft) in mid-June. The one to beat if he can reproduce that form under quic…	4-06217	Harry Vigors W Greatrex	3	59.9kg	4.33 10/3
4th	8	1	Tales Old As Time (G) Didn't kick on as juvenile following promising debut third at Kempton. Back on track to some extent when beaten less than 7 lengths on return/handicap bow at Kempton in early-July. Hard to be confide…	380-745	Ashley Lewis E Smyth-Osbourne	3	59.4kg	15 14/1
2nd	9	5	The Anthony Gover (G) P In-form 3-y-o maiden. Didn't see out the longer trip as well as the first 2 when beaten 1½ lengths in first-time cheekpieces at Nottingham (1¼m) latest. May meet a similar fate off an unchanged mark.	632113	Lloyd Applegate Dr R Newland	3	59.4kg	11 10/1
7th	10	6	Hotel California (F) Saxon Warrior filly. Half-sister to a useful sprinter. Badly in need of the experience 2 starts prior to finishing 5¼ lengths fourth of 5 in a steadily-run event (1¼m) at Windsor. In the right hands …	8-747	Mason Paetel D Menuisier	3	59kg	29 28/1

Betting forecast: Grand Pier (10/3), Takeitorleaveit (4/1), Fast Steps (5/1), Brave Leader (5/1), Symphony's Song (13/2), The Anthony Gover (10/1), Revich (12/1), Tales Old As Time (14/1), Sahm Naif (16/1), Hotel California (28/1)