Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Handicap (Part Of Racing Excellence)

Newmarket

17:10

Date 2026-05-16

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,154

Weather Clear

Temp 2.2°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

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
1 (7)	Wrydcroft Bay J:Matthew Lloyd Slater T:Pam Sly	J:Matthew Lloyd Slater T:Pam Sly	140	—	118-11	68	76	62	22d	—	—	-22	17	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Prolific since moving into handicaps and should be a tough nut to crack
2 (8)	Tex Grey J:Kyle McHugh T:George Baker	J:Kyle McHugh T:George Baker	140	tp	4333-2	68	74	67	7d	—	—	-14	20.1	0.44/1	7/4 36%
0-9 but may well have won at Leicester on reappearance but for blowing the start
8 (3)	Mickey Mongoose Bay J:Jake Dickson T:Olly Williams	J:Jake Dickson T:Olly Williams	124	b	515581	52	73	47	9d	—	—	+6	14.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won at Southwell last week; better strike-rate on turf than AW but he's not ruled out
3 (4)	Cherry Cobbler Chestnut J:Chloe Lyons(8) T:Stuart Williams	J:Chloe Lyons(8) T:Stuart Williams	139	tp	56-880	67	69	8	21d	—	—	-1	6.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Down in the weights but form has gone wrong way since his promising handicap debut
4 (1)	African Spirit Bay J:Jude Fernandes(5) T:Ian Williams	J:Jude Fernandes(5) T:Ian Williams	134	—	008/8-	62	74	-	476d	—	—	-1	4.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
He's tumbled down the weights but for good reason; returns from a long absence
6 (6)	Fancy Dancer Grey J:Alfie Redman T:Hayley Burton	J:Alfie Redman T:Hayley Burton	132	—	96055-	60	72	65	149d	—	—	-2	4.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Below last August's last winning mark but not at the top of her game on last five starts
5 (2)	Regal Guest Bay J:Joe Bradnam T:George Margarson	J:Joe Bradnam T:George Margarson	134	—	/375-0	62	67	-	77d	—	—	+1	3.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Promising second last March on second start but beaten a long way in both handicaps
NR (5)	Dashing Donkey Bay J:Harry Smith(3) T:William Stone	J:Harry Smith(3) T:William Stone	130	—	54-050	58	75	64	35d	—	—	—	2	—	—
Two 1m wins last summer but has to improve upon what he's shown this year

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Wrydcroft	5/4	6/5	5/4
Tex	7/4	7/4	7/4
Mickey Mongoose	9/1	9/1	9/1
Cherry Cobbler	11/1	10/1	10/1
African Spirit	14/1	12/1	14/1
Fancy Dancer	20/1	18/1	18/1
Regal Guest	33/1	28/1	33/1
Dashing Donkey	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Tex

20.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

7/4

2nd

Wrydcroft

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 12.5

5/4

3rd

Mickey Mongoose

14.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 12 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Cherry Cobbler

6.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2

11/1

African Spirit

4.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Fancy Dancer

4.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Regal Guest

3.9

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Dashing Donkey

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Wrydcroft	68	76	62
Tex	68	74	67
Cherry Cobbler	67	69	8
African Spirit	62	74	—
Regal Guest	62	67	—
Fancy Dancer	60	72	65
Dashing Donkey	58	75	64
Mickey Mongoose	52	73	47

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Tex	7d ago	Quick return
Mickey Mongoose	9d ago	Quick return
Cherry Cobbler	21d ago	Fit
Wrydcroft	22d ago	Fit
Dashing Donkey	35d ago	Fit
Regal Guest	77d ago	Fresh
Fancy Dancer	149d ago	Long break
African Spirit	476d ago	Long break