Betway Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 11.91s

Odds by:

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Odds

Weather Front

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2

4/1

Optima Petamus

4/1

9/2

Tred Softly

5/1, 9/2

5/1

Highwayman

9/2

5/1

Polar Forest

5/1, 9/2, 4/1, 9/2

5/1

Ghostly Arc

9/2, 5/1, 6/1, 7/1, 13/2

6/1

Etaad

20/1, 16/1

14/1

Musico

22/1, 20/1

25/1

SP Book Percentage 122.07

Non-Runners

(8)

Galilee Chapel²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 9

T: A C Whillans J: Connor Murtagh

Forecasts

Weather Front (4/1), Optima Petamus (9/2), Tred Softly (5/1), Highwayman (5/1), Polar Forest (5/1), Ghostly Arc (6/1), Galilee Chapel (10/1), Etaad (14/1), Musico (25/1)

Let there be no real uncertainty that this isn't a particularly strong or appealing race, However, we've got to know a number of these horses fairly well since the introduction of AW racing at Newcastle, and you could form an argument for a few of the runners on the pick of their 'best' efforts. Highwayman ran well in the first time hood latest (retained), but he'd be far from certain to post another solid effort, unlike the largely consistent but infrequent winner Tred Softly, who should be thereabouts. However, we'll aim a speculative dart towards GALILEE CHAPEL. His handicap mark is falling following some modest efforts over longer trips, but he was a C&D winner off 7lb higher in December 2016, and his young rider Connor Murtagh has plenty of race riding experience on his CV at this particular track.