Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap – Ascot

Ascot

17:10

Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap

Date 2024-05-01

Distance 1m

Class Class 3

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £10,800

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (4)	Vultar Grey J:Oliver Timms(7) T:Clive Cox	J:Oliver Timms(7) T:Clive Cox	140	p	321-12	92	99	69	30d	—	—	-2	15.7	10/3 23%
Progressive in AW handicaps and big shout if translating that form to turf
6 (8)	Two Tempting Chestnut J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	133	—	4883-1	85	98	78	33d	—	—	+7	23.8	7/2 22%
Better than ever when successful on 1m AW reappearance but has yet to win on turf
8 (3)	Roarin' Success Chestnut J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Harry Charlton	J:Millie Wonnacott(5) T:Harry Charlton	128	—	/1035-	80	103	90	130d	—	—	+3	16.6	9/2 18%
Won on C&D reappearance in 2023 and yard is in form; needs considering
3 (6)	Bluelight Bay Bay J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Georgia Dobie T:Eve Johnson Houghton	137	—	9240-6	89	99	83	30d	—	—	+2	12.8	6/1 14%
Should be sharper for reappearance and only 1lb above last winning mark
9 (9)	One Step Beyond Bay J:Anna Gibson(7) T:Gary Moore	J:Anna Gibson(7) T:Gary Moore	123	—	1200-9	75	98	97	11d	—	—	0	8.8	15/2 12%
Three wins in 2023 but ended last year on a low note and also below par on recent return
7 (5)	Repertoire Bay J:Connor Planas T:David Simcock	J:Connor Planas T:David Simcock	132	—	28710-	84	98	92	179d	—	—	+12	18.4	10/1 9%
Former winner of this race with a good record fresh; has to enter calculations
4 (7)	Assessment Bay J:Laura Coughlan T:Archie Watson	J:Laura Coughlan T:Archie Watson	136	—	3/1P-8	88	99	-	57d	—	—	+6	12.7	11/1 8%
Well held on AW yard debut in March but 100-30 SP suggests better was anticipated
2 (1)	Canoodled Bay J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ed Walker	J:Callum Hutchinson T:Ed Walker	138	—	3649-0	90	97	79	15d	—	—	+7	11.3	16/1 6%
Well held on reappearance but placed second time up in 2022 and 2023
5 (2)	Lyndon B Bay J:William Carver T:John & Rhys Flint	J:William Carver T:John & Rhys Flint	133	p	/6578-	85	95	76	236d	—	—	+7	9.2	40/1 2%
Useful at peak but not at best in 2023; no great record fresh either

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Vultar	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Two Tempting	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Roarin' Success	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Bluelight Bay	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
One Step Beyond	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Repertoire	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Assessment	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Canoodled	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Lyndon B	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Two Tempting

23.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Repertoire

18.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.9

10/1

3rd

Roarin' Success

16.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 4

9/2

Vultar

15.7

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

10/3

Bluelight Bay

12.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Assessment

12.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Canoodled

11.3

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

16/1

Lyndon B

9.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

One Step Beyond

8.8

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vultar	92	99	69
Canoodled	90	97	79
Bluelight Bay	89	99	83
Assessment	88	99	—
Two Tempting	85	98	78
Lyndon B	85	95	76
Repertoire	84	98	92
Roarin' Success	80	103	90
One Step Beyond	75	98	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
One Step Beyond	11d ago	Quick return
Canoodled	15d ago	Fit
Vultar	30d ago	Fit
Bluelight Bay	30d ago	Fit
Two Tempting	33d ago	Fit
Assessment	57d ago	Fresh
Roarin' Success	130d ago	Long break
Repertoire	179d ago	Long break
Lyndon B	236d ago	Long break