Star Insurance Apprentice Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Poetic Force (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Tony Carroll | 130 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Held up in rear - switched right over 2f out - soon pushed along - steady headway on outer from over 1f out - ridden and hung left inside final furlong - ran on well inside final 110yds - led post (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 17/2 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Granary Queen (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 0.05 | Held up in rear - nudged along 2f out - soon short of room - clipped heels and stumbled over 1f out - pushed along and good headway inside final furlong - led and kept on final 110yds - headed post(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Matty Too (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Morgan Cole
(5)lbs
|
Ed Dunlop | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung badly right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - ran on(op 5/1 tchd 4/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Little Boy Blue (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Bill Turner | 143 lbs | 9/2 | 1.25 | Led - increased tempo 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Golden Passport (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Connor Planas
(3)lbs
|
Ed Walker | 130 lbs | 7/2F | 1.25 | Prominent - challenging against far rail over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run to the line)(op 10/3) | |
| 6th | 8 | Bonkersinabundance (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Roger Varian | 124 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Dartman (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Brian Meehan | 130 lbs | 17/2 | 2.5 | Raced wide - prominent - weakened quickly and edged left over 1f out(op 6/1) |
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