17:30 Ascot

Friday 10 May 2019

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

Wood & Wood Signs Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 3m 38.31s

1^st

(10)

Agrapart

89-2

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

2^nd

(8)

Orin Swift

59-8

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

3^rd

3 ½

(1)

Flintrock

49-6

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

4^th

(5)

Graceful Lady

69-4

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

5^th

(9)

Gavlar

89-2

20/1

T: W J KnightJ: Georgia Dobie (7)

Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge

6^th

3 ½

(6)

Billy Ray

410-1

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

7^th

(3)

Medburn Cutler

99-6

33/1

T: P HedgerJ: Gary Mahon

Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, behind when ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

8^th

(7)

Gang Warfare

89-4

25/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: Sebastian Woods (3)

Mid-division, lost place over 4f out, soon behind

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Non-Runners

(4)

Guns of Leros¹⁶

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: G & J Moore J: Rhys Clutterbuck

(2)

Manjaam¹⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: Gabriele Malune

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)

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.

Orin Swift
Graceful Lady
Billy Ray

Previous Winners

2018

Sam Missile

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 5

J: Jack Dinsmore | T: J A Osborne

25/1

Prize Money

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