GBEpsom Races

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Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap
Epsom Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.20 Place: £1.40 £2.40 £1.40 Exacta: £22.20 Tricast: £114.42 Trifecta: £112.90
Non-Runners: New Heights (withdrawn; got loose before start)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Expert Witness (GB) 5 M AVG
Sir Mark Todd 135 lbs 16/5 Won Raced in last - pushed along when switched right over 1f out - good headway inside final furlong - led towards finish - ran on(Mkt1: op 10/3; Mkt2 op 3/1)
2nd 6 Ribal (GB) 4 G Poor
Stuart Williams 133 lbs 8/1 .75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway on outer over 6f out - soon hampered rival - edged left and hampered rival 4f out - hung left from over 2f out - soon led - no extra and headed towards finish (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in home straight)(Mkt1: op 12/1; Mkt2 op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
3rd 4 Big Bear Hug (GB) 6 M AVG
Adam West 130 lbs 9/2 0.3 Towards rear - bit short of room under 4f out - headway towards far side from over 2f out - soon pressed leader - kept on but bit short of room against far rail inside final furlong (jockey said mare was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(Mkt2 op 4/1)
4th 8 River Alwen (IRE) 7 G Poor
Craig Benton 121 lbs 25/1 0.3 Sweating - prominent - hampered and lost position over 6f out - headway from over 2f out - soon challenging - lost ground over 1f out - rallied and kept on inside final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference approximately 6 1/2f out)(Mkt1: op 33/1 tchd 40/1; Mkt2 op 33/1)
5th 7 Silver Nightfall (GB) 5 M AVG
Jim & Suzi Best 131 lbs 20/1 1.25 Towards rear - going okay when headway over 2f out - hung left and short of room from over 1f out - not clear run but kept on final 110yds (jockey said filly hung left-handed and was denied a clear run in final 110yds)(Mkt1: op 28/1 tchd 25/1; Mkt2 tchd 14/1)
6th 2 Chips And Rice (GB) 6 M AVG
James Fanshawe 135 lbs 13/8F .75 In touch with leaders - short of room and hampered 4f out - soon lost ground - headway over 2f out - bit short of room from under 2f out - soon hampered - no extra inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 2/1; Mkt2 op 7/4)
7th 9 Dotties Star (GB) 5 G Poor
Pat Phelan 119 lbs 33/1 1.75 Got loose beforehand - led - up the centre when headed over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 22/1; Mkt2 op 20/1)
8th 5 Morcar (GB) 4 G AVG
Richard Hannon 137 lbs 15/2 0.3 Prominent - edged left over 6f out - pressed leader from over 5f out - up the centre home straight - weakened gradually from 2f out(Mkt1: tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1; Mkt2 op 13/2 tchd 8/1)