Quest Precision Engineering Apprentice Handicap – Musselburgh

Musselburgh

16:10

Quest Precision Engineering Apprentice Handicap

Date 2024-09-14

Distance 1m2y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,664

Runners (8)

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
5 (6)	Believe Me Now Bay J:Mohammed Tabti(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Mohammed Tabti(3) T:Iain Jardine	131	t	070-13	51	68	56	18d	—	—	-18	8.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
4yo with relatively few miles on the clock; third over C&D two weeks later; big chance
2 (4)	Without Delay Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(3) T:Tracy Waggott	137	p	139475	57	67	60	4d	—	—	-16	10.4	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Could not justify support at Catterick on Tuesday when only fifth; others more obvious
3 (5)	Annandale Chestnut J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	J:Lauren Young(7) T:Jim Goldie	137	—	89-747	57	64	61	16d	—	—	-8	5.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Trip a bare minimum but he's well handicapped and market support would be significant
1 (1)	Little Ted Chestnut J:Alex Fielding(5) T:Tim Easterby	J:Alex Fielding(5) T:Tim Easterby	137	p	124371	57	69	54	18d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Likes it here; came from nearly last to first over C&D 18 days ago; in the mix again
6 (2)	Doomsday Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Liam Bailey	J:Archie Young(5) T:Liam Bailey	129	p	426144	49	64	57	17d	—	—	+1	7.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Course winner; two creditable runs since; unlikely to be far away
4 (7)	Golden Valour Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:R Mike Smith	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:R Mike Smith	134	p	182586	54	67	48	18d	—	—	-3	4.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Only sixth behind Little Ted here last month; slipping in the weights but needs a revival
7 (8)	Fanzone Bay J:Aiden Brookes T:Liam Bailey	J:Aiden Brookes T:Liam Bailey	126	—	323228	46	65	54	18d	—	—	+4	9.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Second or third 16 times but has won just once; ran poorly over C&D 18 days ago
8 (3)	Chinese Spirit Grey J:Andrew Breslin T:Linda Perratt	J:Andrew Breslin T:Linda Perratt	126	—	646366	46	65	44	18d	—	—	0	2.2	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Veteran with nine wins; 0-10 this season and well held on his most recent outing

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Believe Me Now	9/4	2/1	9/4
Without Delay	2/1	2/1	9/4
Annandale	6/1	5/1	11/2
Little Ted	7/1	6/1	13/2
Doomsday	12/1	12/1	12/1
Golden Valour	12/1	12/1	11/1
Fanzone	28/1	25/1	25/1
Chinese Spirit	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Little Ted

17.9

OR: 1.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

2nd

Without Delay

10.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Fanzone

9.3

OR: 0 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.4

28/1

Believe Me Now

8.3

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Doomsday

7.9

OR: 0 Form: 6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Annandale

5.8

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Golden Valour

4.7

OR: 1 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

12/1

Chinese Spirit

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Without Delay	57	67	60
Annandale	57	64	61
Little Ted	57	69	54
Golden Valour	54	67	48
Believe Me Now	51	68	56
Doomsday	49	64	57
Fanzone	46	65	54
Chinese Spirit	46	65	44

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Without Delay	4d ago	Quick return
Annandale	16d ago	Fit
Doomsday	17d ago	Fit
Believe Me Now	18d ago	Fit
Little Ted	18d ago	Fit
Golden Valour	18d ago	Fit
Fanzone	18d ago	Fit
Chinese Spirit	18d ago	Fit