17:00 Newcastle

Wednesday 22 March 2017

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Betway Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 10.75s

1^st

(7)

Mazaaher

79-7

20/1

T: P D EvansJ: C Lee

Close up, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on op 18/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(10)

Spirit Of The Vale

49-0

9/4f

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Connor Murtagh (7)

Slowly into stride in rear, headway in centre from over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong op 2/1

3^rd

(9)

Lord Rob

68-7

10/1

T: D ThompsonJ: Patrick Pilley

Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace op 11/1

4^th

nse

(1)

Strummer

49-6

5/1

T: K A RyanJ: Seamus Cronin (7)

Dwelt in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 7/1

5^th

1 ¼

(2)

Lady Clitico

69-11

33/1

T: R MenziesJ: Paula Muir (5)

In touch, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 40/1

6^th

(12)

King Oswald

49-7

7/2

T: J W UnettJ: Josh Doyle

Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace op 4/1

7^th

(6)

Leonard Thomas

79-7

8/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Aled Beech (7)

Dwelt, keen, held up, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 9/1

8^th

(3)

Bilko's Back

58-7

100/1

T: S CorbettJ: Theodore Ladd (7)

Held up, never a factor op 80/1 tchd 66/1

9^th

(5)

Whitchurch

58-11

33/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Shirley Teasdale

Raced wide, held up, never a factor op 25/1

10^th

(11)

My Valentino

49-2

40/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Tristan Price (7)

Always in rear tchd 33/1

11^th

2 ¼

(4)

Kicking The Can

69-10

9/2

T: D ThompsonJ: Callum Rodriguez (3)

Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 5/1 tchd 11/2

12^th

3 ½

(8)

In Focus

69-7

33/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Phil Dennis

Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 50/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Kerry Icon¹³

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: Richard Oliver

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£21.70Pl:£5.00, £1.60, £3.90EX:£137.00Trifecta:£1,627.80Tricast:£515.91SF:£66.01Swingers:£8.60, £56.90, £6.30

Forecasts

Spirit Of The Vale (9/4), King Oswald (7/2), Kicking The Can (9/2), Strummer (5/1), Leonard Thomas (8/1), Lord Rob (10/1), Kerry Icon (12/1), Mazaaher (20/1), Lady Clitico (33/1), Whitchurch (33/1), In Focus (33/1), My Valentino (40/1), Bilko's Back (100/1)

Competitive in terms of numbers, albeit with a few longstanding maidens with reasonable place chances, so not the strongest of apprentice handicaps to conclude. SPIRIT OF THE VALE has shown a clear affinity for this track, and with young Connor Murtagh effectively removing the penalty and more from her latest success, there must be every chance that she can remain unbeaten at Newcastle and make it three from three over this C&D.