Spillers Future Champions Apprentice Handicap Stakes

Qitaal arrives here in fine fettle after a run just 12 days ago, boasting experience over today's trip and going, and our rating of 81 marks him out as the one to beat in this field; the chief concern is that he remains winless in his last six starts despite a string of placings.

Oj Lifestyle won two starts back and has experience of both today's trip and going, with a 29-day break leaving him fresh. Carrying 136 lb from stall one, he rates competitive on our figures and commands respect off an official mark of 73.

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Show Biz Kid landed a win three starts back but has managed only a third and a fifth since, and ranked fifth of six on our figures he faces a stiff ask here; has run over today's trip and going, and 14 days between runs suggests he arrives fresh.

Twice placed in his last five starts — a fourth two starts back and seconds four and five starts back — Magical Merlin brings distance-and-going experience and a rating of 74 that marks him as a live threat, though 59 days off the track is the one question mark.