13:14 Ayr

Tuesday 27 September 2022

All13:1413:4414:1914:5415:2916:0416:3917:10

Virgin Bet Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:14 | Winning time: 1m 44.70s

1^st

(2)

Shaladar

39-11

9/2

T: K A RyanJ: O McSweeney (3)

Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and led 1f out, ran on well, always doing enough op 4/1

2^nd

(4)

Tommy G

99-6

5/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Shannon Watts (7)

Towards rear, shaken up and switched right to challenge over 1f out, headway to chase winner inside last, kept on towards finish op 6/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

2 ¼

(1)

Poet's Dawn

79-8

8/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Brandon Wilkie (7)

Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, hampered behind front rank under 1f out, soon switched right and ridden, stayed on final 110 yards, not reach leaders op 13/2

4^th

(7)

Harswell Duke

410-0

5/2f

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace op 10/3

5^th

1 ¼

(6)

Merricourt

69-5

20/1

T: I JardineJ: Poppy Wilson (7)

Close up, pushed along and edged left 1f out, no extra inside last op 11/1

6^th

(5)

Engles Rock

69-3

7/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Ryan Sexton (3)

Dwelt, in rear, in touch, pushed along and not clear run behind leaders under 1f out, gradually faded tchd 4/1

7^th

1 ¼

(8)

Hartswood

510-2

8/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh

Chased leaders, switched right to race alone in centre home straight, ridden 2f out, no impression op 15/2 tchd 7/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Ayr Poet¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: J S Goldie J: Amie Waugh

(3)

Alpine Sierra¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: K Dalgleish J: Zak Wheatley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£2.70, £2.50EX:£28.10Trifecta:£190.40Tricast:£171.89SF:£26.12Swingers:£3.60, £5.00, £7.30

Forecasts

Harswell Duke (5/2), Engles Rock (7/2), Shaladar (9/2), Tommy G (5/1), Ayr Poet (5/1), Poet's Dawn (8/1), Hartswood (8/1), Alpine Sierra (10/1), Merricourt (20/1)

Cases can be made for the majority of these. HARTSWOOD was too free in a steadily-run race at York last time and, having hinted at a return to form on his penultimate start at Newcastle, he is taken to strike off a reduced mark down in grade here. Recent C&D winner Engles Rock is feared most, though Tommy G looks dangerous and Harswell Duke is also strongly considered.

HARTSWOOD
ENGLES ROCK (IRE)
TOMMY G

Previous Winners

2021

Gweedore

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Andrew Breslin | T: K Scott

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,616.002nd: £2,636.003rd: £1,319.004th: £659.005th: £300.006th: £300.00