16:10 Chester

Friday 9 May 2025

All13:3014:0514:3515:0515:4016:1016:45

Xenon Workplace Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 2m 37.88s

1^st

(2)

Small Fry

49-12

13/8f

T: G & J MooreJ: Ashley Lewis (7)

Held up in touch, closed over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on well tchd 7/4

2^nd

(4)

Sportingsilvermine

49-12

7/4

T: James OwenJ: Mason Paetel (7)

Took keen hold, prominent on inside, switched right 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, held towards finish tchd 15/8

3^rd

5 ½

(1)

Giselles Defence

59-4

20/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ryan Kavanagh (5)

Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, closed 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair op 22/1 tchd 18/1

4^th

(8)

Woodstock City

59-9

25/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: Andrew Breslin

Led, headed over 2f out, lost 3rd and no extra inside final furlong op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1

5^th

1 ¼

(5)

Tokyo Bay

49-6

7/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Jack Nicholls (7)

Held up towards rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer op 15/2

6^th

(3)

Oman

79-8

11/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley

In touch in mid-division, effort 3f out, 4th and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 16/1

7^th

(7)

Obsidian Knight

79-9

18/1

T: T KentJ: Grace McEntee

Tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

7 ½

(6)

Marhaba Million

49-11

40/1

T: Anthony CharltonJ: Kaiya Fraser

Held up in mid-division, reminder over 7f out, well beaten final 2f tchd 33/1

9^th

1 ½

(14)

Model Approach

49-6

20/1

T: A KeatleyJ: O McSweeney

Ridden away from stalls, soon prominent, driven over 4f out, lost place over 3f out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

10^th

1 ½

(11)

Reel Rosie

69-10

25/1

T: J CandlishJ: Warren Fentiman (3)

Always in rear, struggling final 5f op 18/1

11^th

(10)

Miaswell

49-9

66/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Aiden Brookes

Steadied start, always in rear, well beaten final 4f op 50/1 tchd 40/1

12^th

(12)

Lusaka

79-7

40/1

T: J L FlintJ: Elizabeth Gale (7)

Held up in touch on outside, lost place over 5f out, well beaten final 3f op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Shahbaz²¹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

(9)

The Dancing Poet⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: B Ellison J: Shay Farmer

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.20, £1.10, £4.00EX:£5.40Trifecta:£55.60Tricast:£42.05SF:£4.46Swingers:£1.70, £8.50, £9.10

Forecasts

Small Fry (13/8), Sportingsilvermine (7/4), Tokyo Bay (7/1), Shahbaz (10/1), Oman (11/1), Obsidian Knight (18/1), Giselles Defence (20/1), Model Approach (20/1), The Dancing Poet (20/1), Woodstock City (25/1), Reel Rosie (25/1), Marhaba Million (40/1), Lusaka (40/1), Miaswell (66/1)

While cases can be made for several of these, the most likely scenario is that SPORTINGSILVERMINE will complete the hat-trick. Indeed, the handicapper has been rather magnanimous in raising the 4-y-o just 5 lb for his decisive Musselburgh success and he could have more to offer for his new yard. Small Fry is greatly respected on the back of his encouraging reappearance at Epsom and he is second choice Another who could have a part to play is Oman.

SPORTINGSILVERMINE (IRE)
SMALL FRY (IRE)
OMAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Oman

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 6

J: Zak Wheatley | T: A W Carroll

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £11,466.002nd: £5,375.003rd: £2,691.004th: £1,343.005th: £673.006th: £333.007th: £169.008th: £83.00