William Hill Price Boosts Apprentice Handicap Stakes

Prince Quattro arrives here on the back of a win last time out, handles today's trip and conditions, and his rating of 72 suggests he holds strong claims as the second-ranked runner in the field; the main risk is whether 142 lb blunts that momentum.

Jack Langley shaped with plenty of promise last time, finishing second, and he was a winner the start before that — his experience over today's trip and going bolsters his claims at 141 lb; the main risk is whether 35 days off has left him short of peak sharpness.

Baltic shaped well when second last time out and has experience of today's trip and conditions, leaving him well placed on that score. Winless in his last five starts, but our rating still has him on top and he looks the one to beat.

Runner-up latest and a winner two starts back in recent form, Stitching Wheel faces a stiff ask ranked fifth of six on our figures, and a hefty 130 lb isn't helping; she has run over today's trip and going before, and a win two starts back shows she can find the line.

Placed third last time out and showing consistent placed form in recent starts, Dereham has run over today's trip and going and carries a workable 127 lb; the pulled-up run three starts back is the one caution flag for a gelding yet to score in this sequence.