Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Sir Maxi (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Alex Fielding
(3)lbs
|
Richard Fahey | 125 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Dwelt start - held up in rear - switched right halfway - pushed along and steady headway against near rail from 2f out - nudged along over 1f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - won going away(tchd 9/1) | |
| 2nd | 8 | Magical Max (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Ivan Furtado | 130 lbs | 28/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - led - went clear after 3f - ridden 2f out - much reduced lead final 110yds - soon headed - no extra towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Troon (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 141 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and chased clear leader towards near side over 1f out - edged left and stayed on but lost second inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Cold Stare (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Mikkel Mortensen
(3)lbs
|
David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Held up in last - soon detached - pushed along and still plenty to do over 2f out - steady headway against near rail from over 1f out - switched left and ran on final 110yds - not reach leaders - too much to do - eyecatcher (jockey said his instructions were to try and take gelding back as he can run keen - and to let gelding finish his race; he added that he became further detached than he had wanted - due to what he considered to be too strong a pace on the stiff track here at Newcastle; he further added that he asked for his effort inside the 3f marker and felt gelding responded well and finished to the best of its ability - which was noted; vet had nothing to report)(op 20/1) | |
| 5th | 11 | Ayr Poet (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Jim Goldie | 125 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - bit short of room when switched left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Oso Rapido (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Joe Leavy
(3)lbs
|
Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 139 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Prominent - outpaced over 2f out - edged left over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Kalganov (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Michael Dods | 134 lbs | 16/1 | 1 | Towards rear - brief headway over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Liamarty Dreams (GB) | 6 G | AVG | K R Burke | 143 lbs | 15/2 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Honour Your Dreams (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Kyle McHugh
(5)lbs
|
Adrian Paul Keatley | 119 lbs | 18/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - some headway 3f out - briefly went third 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 12/1) | |
| 10th | 6 | Bicep (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Grant Tuer | 133 lbs | 4/1F | 1 | Never going well - midfield - outpaced on far side of group over 2f out - soon dropped to rear - no impression inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 7/2) | ||
| 11th | 4 | Gobi Sunset (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Archie Young
(3)lbs
|
Iain Jardine | 131 lbs | 13/2 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - weakened quickly on far side of group over 1f out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | |
| 12th | 9 | Shandy Star (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 129 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced on far side of group over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) |
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