Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap – Epsom

Epsom

18:00

Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap

Date 2024-08-01

Distance 1m2f17y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,449

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (5)	Chips And Rice Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:James Fanshawe	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:James Fanshawe	138	—	0-5232	75	86	53	21d	—	—	-16	16.3	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Rallied for second over 8.5f here last month and 1m2f probably suits her better
3 (1)	Expert Witness Bay J:Mia Nicholls(3) T:Sir Mark Todd	J:Mia Nicholls(3) T:Sir Mark Todd	138	t	-22212	75	85	66	17d	—	—	+10	29	0.75/1	3/1 25%
In-form filly; second off today's mark since Salisbury win in June; in the mix again
4 (3)	Big Bear Hug Bay J:Alice Bond(7) T:Adam West	J:Alice Bond(7) T:Adam West	137	p	-23361	74	85	63	14d	—	—	+7	24.6	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Arguably posted career-best form when keeping on strongly for C&D win last month
5 (2)	Morcar Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Richard Hannon	137	b	356310	74	84	68	17d	—	—	+7	17.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dominated a small field two starts ago and had a ground excuse last time; big player
6 (8)	Ribal Grey J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Stuart Williams	J:Jack Doughty(3) T:Stuart Williams	136	t	231844	73	85	59	35d	—	—	+4	11.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Safely held in three handicaps since belated breakthrough win in February
7 (7)	Silver Nightfall Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Jim & Suzi Best	J:Sean D Bowen T:Jim & Suzi Best	131	—	668-04	68	80	56	29d	—	—	+1	5.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Made satisfactory stable debut over C&D last month and competes off career-low mark today
9 (6)	Dotties Star Bay J:Christian Howarth T:Pat Phelan	J:Christian Howarth T:Pat Phelan	119	—	524-58	56	84	25	63d	—	—	-1	2.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Front-runner; on a workable mark but seem best suited by slow ground
8 (9)	River Alwen Grey J:Gina Mangan T:Craig Benton	J:Gina Mangan T:Craig Benton	121	v	20-067	58	77	55	10d	—	—	0	2.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Had modest strike-rate in Hong Kong and has cut little ice back in Britain
1 (4)	New Heights Bay J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:Jonathan Portman	138	p	1-4589	75	84	70	17d	—	—	—	13.3	—	—
Runs this track very well but returns here with quite a bit to prove

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Chips And Rice	7/4	7/4	2/1
Expert Witness	3/1	3/1	SP
Big Bear Hug	9/2	4/1	SP
Morcar	13/2	6/1	SP
Ribal	12/1	11/1	SP
Silver Nightfall	20/1	20/1	SP
Dotties Star	20/1	20/1	SP
River Alwen	33/1	28/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Expert Witness

OR: 6.3 Form: 17 Odds: 5.7

3/1

2nd

Big Bear Hug

24.6

OR: 6 Form: 13.4 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Morcar

17.6

OR: 6 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Chips And Rice

16.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

New Heights

13.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0

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Ribal

11.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Silver Nightfall

5.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

River Alwen

2.7

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Dotties Star

2.5

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Chips And Rice	75	86	53
Expert Witness	75	85	66
New Heights	75	84	70
Big Bear Hug	74	85	63
Morcar	74	84	68
Ribal	73	85	59
Silver Nightfall	68	80	56
River Alwen	58	77	55
Dotties Star	56	84	25

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
River Alwen	10d ago	Quick return
Big Bear Hug	14d ago	Fit
Expert Witness	17d ago	Fit
Morcar	17d ago	Fit
New Heights	17d ago	Fit
Chips And Rice	21d ago	Fit
Silver Nightfall	29d ago	Fit
Ribal	35d ago	Fit
Dotties Star	63d ago	Fresh