17:30 Ascot

Friday 10 May 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Wood & Wood Signs Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 7f 209y  |   Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:33  |   Winning time: 3m 38.31s
1st
Horse silk
10
(10)
7/4f
T: Nick WilliamsJ: Megan Nicholls (3)
Tracked leader, challenged 6f out, driven to lead narrowly over 2f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
2nd
Horse silk
1
4
(8)
4/1
T: J G PortmanJ: Tyler Saunders (5)
Awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway to go prominent on outside after 6f, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
6
(1)
16/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Joshua Bryan
Very slowly away, held up in last pair, headway over 4f out, chased leaders when switched outside 2f out, soon ridden, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, took 3rd final strides, no impression
4th
Horse silk
hd
7
(5)
5/1
T: R EdderyJ: Darragh Keenan (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, outpaced 1f out, no impression with front pair final furlong, lost 3rd final strides
5th
Horse silk
9
9
(9)
89-2
20/1
T: W J KnightJ: Georgia Dobie (7)
Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge
6th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
(6)
11/4
T: M R ChannonJ: Scott McCullagh (5)
Led, joined 6f out, headed when ridden over 2f out, soon lost place weakened final furlong
7th
Horse silk
9
5
(3)
33/1
T: P HedgerJ: Gary Mahon
Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, behind when ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
8th
Horse silk
nk
8
(7)
25/1
T: Alexandra DunnJ: Sebastian Woods (3)
Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind

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Non-Runners

2
(2)
Horse silk
Manjaam16
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 6
T: Ian Williams  J: Gabriele Malune
NR
3
(4)
Horse silk
Guns of Leros16
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 6
T: G & J Moore  J: Rhys Clutterbuck
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.20, £1.50, £3.30EX:£8.40Trifecta:£71.90Tricast:£83.60SF:£9.16Swingers:£2.30, £5.40, £8.50

Forecasts

Agrapart (7/4), Billy Ray (11/4), Orin Swift (4/1), Graceful Lady (5/1), Manjaam (8/1), Guns of Leros (12/1), Flintrock (16/1), Gavlar (20/1), Gang Warfare (25/1), Medburn Cutler (33/1)

Verdict

If there is a fly in the ointment, it's surely the classy but underachieving hurdler Agrapart who could feasibly be revitalised for a belated switch back to the Flat (French winner in 2014). However, the likes of Billy Ray (place claims), the hat-trick seeking mare Graceful Lady and the recent Nottingham winner ORIN SWIFT are more realistic contenders. The selection was a late developer, but has found his feet for the much respected Jonathan Portman. His chance is an all too obvious one with the 5lb claimer Tyler Saunders effectively removing his 5lb winners penalty (Richard Kingscote ridden at Nottingham). Hopefully, he can rack up a sequence of wins.
  1. Orin Swift
  2. Graceful Lady
  3. Billy Ray

Previous Winners

2018
Sam Missile
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 5
25/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,763.002nd: £2,310.003rd: £1,154.004th: £577.00

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