Sandown
18:00
Racing Welfare Apprentice Handicap
Sandown Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £7.30 £2.40 £2.80 Exacta: £216.40 Tricast: £1556.53 Trifecta: £1736.10
Non-Runners: Kentucky Kingdom (no suitable jockey)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Whitcombe Rockstar (GB) 5 G Good Keiran Burke 127 lbs 28/1 Won Towards rear of midfield - stumbled after 3f - pushed along and headway on inner over 2f out - switched left and ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - just held on (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 33/1)
2nd 5 Niarbyl Bay (GB) 4 G Poor Henry Candy 136 lbs 7/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - kept on final furlong - went second towards finish - just held(op 15/2)
3rd 14 Mrembo (GB) 6 M Poor Jonathan Portman 119 lbs 7/1 .5 Prominent - switched left over 2f out - led over 1f out - headed and lost second inside final 110yds(op 13/2)
4th 6 Olympicus (USA) 5 G Poor Michael Appleby 136 lbs 12/1 1 Pulled hard - held up in last - ridden over 3f out - headway 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/1)
5th 3 Night Eagle (IRE) 5 G AVG Gary Moore 132 lbs 9/2F .5 Took keen hold - towards rear - headway but hung right over 2f out - pressed leaders over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 5/1)
6th 8 Sea Of Charm (FR) 6 M AVG Georgina Nicholls 135 lbs 18/1 1.25 Prominent - lost position 2f out - kept on final furlong
7th 12 Lawn Ranger (GB) 10 G Poor Michael Attwater 133 lbs 11/1 0.05 Prominent - went second after 2f - disputed lead 4f out - led clearly over 2f out - hung right and headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
8th 7 Nonsuch Lad (IRE) 4 G Poor Jim Boyle 133 lbs 5/1 1.75 Midfield - in touch with leaders 3f out - hung right from over 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - no impression final furlong(tchd 9/2)
9th 2 Glen Again (IRE) 5 G Poor Ian Williams 139 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield - stayed on final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 16/)
10th 4 Beautiful Crown (GB) 6 G Poor Brett Johnson 133 lbs 15/2 5 Took keen hold - raced wide on turn after 3f - in rear throughout(tchd 8/1)
11th 11 Come On John (IRE) 5 G Poor Michael Attwater 134 lbs 18/1 .75 Slowly away - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 14/1)
12th 10 Sarkha (IRE) 4 G Poor Ed Dunlop 134 lbs 12/1 5 Led - joined 4f out - lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1)
13th 15 He's Our Star (IRE) 8 G Poor Tony Carroll 116 lbs 80/1 7 Always behind(op 66/1)
14th 1 The Conqueror (GER) 6 G Poor Jim Boyle 137 lbs 25/1 29 Midfield - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1)