16:55 Newbury

Friday 18 August 2023

All14:0514:4015:1515:4516:2016:55

BetVictor Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 11.26s

1^st

(3)

Al Hargah

39-5

85/40f

T: R HannonJ: Alec Voikhansky

Not much room and squeezed up after 1f, held up tracking leaders on inside, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, always doing enough op 5/2

2^nd

(9)

Meleri

49-12

6/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Luke Catton

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner and kept on, always held op 7/1

3^rd

(1)

Imperial Cult

49-5

11/4

T: R Cook & J BridgerJ: Shariq Mohd (5)

Soon tracking leader on inside, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, plugged on in 3rd

4^th

7 ½

(5)

Benjamin Bear

49-11

25/1

T: A KingJ: Millie Wonnacott (3)

Raced keenly, soon steadied rear, some headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, never going pace to get involved op 20/1

5^th

(7)

Carp Kid

810-2

7/1

T: J L FlintJ: Mr Taylor Fisher

Dwelt, soon tracking leaders out wide, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 11/2 tchd 5/1

6^th

(11)

Mrembo

49-4

11/2

T: J G PortmanJ: Olivia Tubb (5)

Off the pace in last pair, headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, soon hung left and weakened op 13/2

7^th

(4)

Moonfleet Moment

39-6

11/1

T: Harry EustaceJ: Kaiya Fraser (3)

Soon off the pace in 4th and 5th, outpaced and struggling in rear 4f out, tailed off op 13/2 tchd 6/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Eton Blue²⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: George Baker J: Connor Planas

(2)

Precision Storm¹³³

Weight: 10-4| Age: 6

T: D M Loughnane J: Tyrese Cameron

(8)

Lady Reset¹⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: D Pipe J: Aiden Brookes

(6)

The Bay Warrior²⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: M D I Usher J: Oliver Searle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.13Pl:£1.90, £2.90EX:£15.90Trifecta:£46.60Tricast:£34.72SF:£15.01Swingers:£3.10, £1.90, £3.20

Forecasts

Al Hargah (85/40), Imperial Cult (11/4), Mrembo (11/2), Meleri (6/1), Carp Kid (7/1), Eton Blue (7/1), Lady Reset (10/1), Moonfleet Moment (11/1), Precision Storm (12/1), Benjamin Bear (25/1), The Bay Warrior (25/1)

AL HARGAH has been holding her form well since opening her account at Leicester in July, not getting the race run to suit when beaten only a neck at Windsor 5 days ago, so she can get back to winning ways this time around. Heading the list of dangers are Eton Blue and Carp Kid, with the former not seen to best effect when the pair met at Chepstow last month.

AL HARGAH (IRE)
ETON BLUE (IRE)
CARP KID (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Hot Team

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 6

J: Connor Planas | T: P Morris

4/1

Prize Money

1st: £4,527.002nd: £2,124.003rd: £1,061.004th: £531.005th: £265.00