William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	7	Expressionless (G) P Made the frame on a few occasions last term prior to getting his head back in front in 1¾m Nottingham handicap in October. Performed with credit on latest start over this trip, which was incidentally…	103858	Harry Vigors Dylan Cunha	6	63.5kg	8.50 15/2
1st	2	5	Mao Shang Wong (G) FAV Deservedly opened his account at the eighth attempt when coming from off the pace to land a 1¼m Newcastle handicap recently. 5 lb rise no great hardship and, provided he is able reproduce that level …	481027	C J Whiteley D O'Meara	4	63.5kg	4.50 7/2
5th	3	13	Yokohama (G) Losing run stretches back to September 2023 and, having trailed in last of 10 at Wolverhampton on his latest start, it's easy enough to look elsewhere.	7-05137	Donagh Murphy J Butler	5	63kg	5.50 9/2
14th	4	1	Bownder (G) Back in the winning groove over this trip at Lingfield in December and has made the frame on 4 of his 5 subsequent starts, most recently going close back at Lingfield last month. Effective on turf, t…	200332	Olivia Tubb J G Portman	4	62.1kg	8 7/1
15th	5	15	Electric Avenue (M) TP Ended last year on a high, recording back-to-back wins at Newcastle in November. However, her form has gone the wrong way in 4 starts this year and others make more appeal.	5-46890	Elle-May Croot I Furtado	6	62.1kg	51 50/1
13th	6	9	Avatar Jet (G) Bagged a 1m Killarney handicap for Mark Fahey in July 2024 and largely acquitted himself well thereafter. 18-month absence to overcome ahead of this British/stable debut but resumes on the same mark …	43/0134	Harry Smith D Carroll	5	61.7kg	13 12/1
9th	7	3	Up The Jazz (G) Edged down the weights during a winless 2025 campaign and stepped up on low-key reappearance when third in a Wolverhampton handicap (8.6f) earlier this month. 1 lb lower back on turf and he's one to …	236127	Ethan Tindall R A Fahey	5	61.2kg	6 5/1
10th	8	11	Dissident (G) P Left hurdling debut form behind in first-time blinkers when winning 8-runner juvenile at this course in December. Well beaten next 2 starts in that sphere, though, and recent return to the Flat resul…	0-70674	Jude Fernandes G & J Moore	4	61.2kg	51 50/1
2nd	9	12	Glint Of Light (F) H Struck over 1¼m in first-time cheekpieces at Ffos Las last summer before the testing conditions seemingly counted against her at Salisbury when last seen in September (final run for Hughie Morrison).…	8315-25	Ashley Lewis E Smyth-Osbourne	4	60.3kg	13 12/1
8th	10	10	Emery Down (F) P More miss than hit since winning 7f Kempton maiden on her seasonal reappearance last year, finishing well held back there following a break last month when sporting a first-time visor. Cheekpieces re…	785442	Charlie Tucker J Ryan	4	60.3kg	13 12/1
7th	11	6	Hibernate (G) Off the mark when narrowly landing a 5-runner Chepstow handicap over this trip last season. Followed that with a series of good efforts in defeat and, though below par tried in cheekpieces (discarded…	211524	Toby Moore E A L Dunlop	4	59.9kg	21 20/1
4th	12	8	Powerful Response (G) P Losing run continues to mount but has made the frame on 5 of his last half-a-dozen appearances and this 6-y-o remains on a competitive mark. Both turf wins have come on soft/heavy, so further rain wo…	4-45431	Tom Kiely-Marshall G A Harker	6	59kg	12 11/1
11th	13	4	Sovereign Applause (F) TP Yet to trouble the judge following half-a-dozen starts in this sphere and 2 over hurdles, and hopes here pinned on the first-time cheekpieces sparking improvement.	05/83-70	C Horgan R Menzies	4	58.1kg	67 66/1
12th	14	2	Sassy Glory (M) P Belatedly opened her account when landing a 1m Newcastle handicap in decisive fashion in September. Not in the same form next 2 starts, though, and record on turf stands at 0-14.	549210	K S McHugh M Walford	5	55.8kg	26 25/1
6th	15	14	Blackwater Lilly (M) P Modest hurdles winner who hasn't cut much ice in her 7 runs on the Flat.	40-9760	Shay Farmer B Ellison	6	54.9kg	26 25/1

Betting forecast: Mao Shang Wong (7/2), Yokohama (9/2), Up The Jazz (5/1), Bownder (7/1), Expressionless (15/2), Powerful Response (11/1), Glint Of Light (12/1), Emery Down (12/1), Avatar Jet (12/1), Hibernate (20/1), Blackwater Lilly (25/1), Sassy Glory (25/1), Dissident (50/1), Electric Avenue (50/1), Sovereign Applause (66/1)