Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap

York

1:50

Date 2025-06-13

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £12,885

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (8)	Tolstoy b Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	Shay Farmer(7) · Brian Ellison	140	—	80-000	85	93	61	34d	—	—	-3	13.8	9/2 18%
Won 4 last season, including this race off 11lb loweer; fair run last time; could go well
2 (5)	Desert Falcon b Oisin McSweeney · Julie Camacho	Oisin McSweeney · Julie Camacho	139	—	4611-2	84	94	80	27d	—	—	+3	17.9	11/2 15%
Won last two races last term and good second on reappearance; career-high mark; chance
5 (7)	Little Empire b Archie Young(3) · Anthony McCann	Archie Young(3) · Anthony McCann	131	—	24-241	76	93	74	23d	—	—	-1	9.6	7/1 13%
Irish raider; both wins have been at Ayr, latest at 7f last time; up 6lb in stronger race
6 (6)	Yaaser b Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	Amie Waugh · Jim Goldie	131	—	0-3164	76	94	81	26d	—	—	0	9	17/2 11%
Ayr winning in April; creditable efforts both runs since and should go well again
12 (3)	Project Geofin br Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) · Geoff Oldroyd	Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) · Geoff Oldroyd	126	—	287-46	71	87	81	7d	—	—	-2	8.1	17/2 11%
Both wins on the AW; fair run over 1m at Doncaster last time, but this is tougher
7 (11)	Quest For Fun ch Jake Dickson(7) · Tim Easterby	Jake Dickson(7) · Tim Easterby	130	t	53-948	75	96	78	13d	—	—	-1	8.9	9/1 10%
4-30 on turf (won over C&D in July 2023); fair runs over C&D last twice; needs rain
8 (12)	Feel The Need b Andrea Pinna(7) · Michael Herrington	Andrea Pinna(7) · Michael Herrington	129	—	374707	74	97	75	13d	—	—	0	8.2	10/1 9%
C&D winner last May (from Mereside Diva); fair run when 7th over C&D latest; place chance
3 (13)	Mereside Diva ch William Pyle · David & Nicola Barron	William Pyle · David & Nicola Barron	136	—	224-48	81	94	72	28d	—	—	+2	10.1	12/1 8%
Five wins, including two over 7f last term; two fair runs this season; each-way chance
10 (10)	The Caribbean b Kaiya Fraser · Heather Main	Kaiya Fraser · Heather Main	127	b	708-23	72	91	75	34d	—	—	0	7.6	12/1 8%
Won over 6f/7f for Aidan O'Brien; two fair runs this term
13 (1)	Leap Day b Rhys Elliott(5) · Tim Easterby	Rhys Elliott(5) · Tim Easterby	123	p	08-224	68	92	84	23d	—	—	0	6.1	16/1 6%
1-20, but three sound efforts this time including when fourth to Little Empire last time
4 (9)	Al Muqdad ch Cian Horgan(5) · David O'Meara	Cian Horgan(5) · David O'Meara	132	—	62-600	77	94	62	13d	—	—	+4	7.8	22/1 4%
Put up 13lb for four 2024 wins; not been in top form this term; back on last winning mark
11 (4)	Eligible b Lewis Chalkley(7) · Michael & David Easterby	Lewis Chalkley(7) · Michael & David Easterby	127	—	-45640	72	92	76	28d	—	—	+3	6.6	25/1 4%
Eighth to Tolstoy in this race last season; two AW wins since; not at best last time
9 (2)	Bowood b Elle-May Croot(5) · Ivan Furtado	Elle-May Croot(5) · Ivan Furtado	128	—	-40850	73	93	61	13d	—	—	+4	6.2	50/1 2%
Won three on the trot at 1m/8.5f last term; hasn't been in top form so far this term

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tolstoy	4/1	9/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Desert Falcon	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	4/1
Little Empire	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	7/1
Yaaser	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2
Project Geofin	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	15/2
Quest For Fun	9/1	9/1	17/2	9/1	7/1
Feel The Need	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1
Mereside Diva	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
The Caribbean	10/1	11/1	10/1	12/1	10/1
Leap Day	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	12/1
Al Muqdad	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Eligible	25/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	18/1
Bowood	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Desert Falcon

17.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Tolstoy

13.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Mereside Diva

10.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Little Empire

9.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Yaaser

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Quest For Fun

8.9

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Feel The Need

8.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Project Geofin

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Al Muqdad

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

The Caribbean

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Eligible

6.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Bowood

6.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Leap Day

6.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tolstoy Top Rated	85	93	61
Desert Falcon	84	94	80
Mereside Diva	81	94	72
Al Muqdad	77	94	62
Little Empire	76	93	74
Yaaser	76	94	81
Quest For Fun	75	96	78
Feel The Need	74	97	75
Bowood	73	93	61
The Caribbean	72	91	75
Eligible	72	92	76
Project Geofin	71	87	81
Leap Day	68	92	84

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tolstoy	34d ago	Fit
Desert Falcon	27d ago	Fit
Little Empire	23d ago	Fit
Yaaser	26d ago	Fit
Project Geofin	7d ago	Quick return
Quest For Fun	13d ago	Quick return
Feel The Need	13d ago	Quick return
Mereside Diva	28d ago	Fit
The Caribbean	34d ago	Fit
Leap Day	23d ago	Fit
Al Muqdad	13d ago	Quick return
Eligible	28d ago	Fit
Bowood	13d ago	Quick return

Going: Good To Firm

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