17:45 Nottingham

Saturday 18 April 2026

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Burger King Winning Whopper Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   5f 8y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:46  |   Winning time: 1m 1.56s
1st
Horse silk
1
(6)
Miss Brazen
69-12
5/1
T: M & D EasterbyJ: Lewis Chalkley (7)
Contested lead, led 2f out, ridden to assert over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(1)
Level Up
79-10
11/1
T: P D EvansJ: Laura Coughlan
Early pace, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong op 10/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
(7)
Papa Don't Preach
79-4
10/3f
T: K FrostJ: William Pyle
Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong to take third close home tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
hd
4
(5)
Winchurch
49-9
7/2
T: M ApplebyJ: Mason Paetel (3)
Contested lead, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 9/2 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(3)
Scent Of May
48-13
10/1
T: H CandyJ: Harry Vigors (7)
Held up behind leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 9/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
5
(2)
High Opinion
79-8
11/2
T: B SmartJ: Ryan Kavanagh
Held up in rear, headway and ridden 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 4/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(4)
Initial Blue
49-12
11/2
T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Charlie Bell (7)
Contested lead until ridden and weakened quickly over 1f out tchd 6/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
7
(8)
Jeany May
49-3
16/1
T: N TinklerJ: Alex Jary
Mid-division, raced wide, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£2.00, £2.60, £1.50EX:£54.20Trifecta:£250.90Tricast:£211.35SF:£58.28Swingers:£10.20, £4.00, £6.60

Forecasts

Papa Don't Preach (10/3), Winchurch (7/2), Miss Brazen (5/1), High Opinion (11/2), Initial Blue (11/2), Scent Of May (10/1), Level Up (11/1), Jeany May (16/1)

Verdict

INITIAL BLUE rates the pick of the weights on the back of his recent Kempton victory so edges the vote from Papa Don't Preach who didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fifth at Southwell last time out. Winchurch and Level Up can both have a say too in this tightly-knit sprint.

  1. INITIAL BLUE (IRE)
  2. PAPA DON'T PREACH (IRE)
  3. WINCHURCH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Betweenthesticks
Weight: 10-0  |Age: 5
J: Kaiya Fraser  |  T: Mrs R Carr
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,402.002nd: £1,596.003rd: £798.004th: £399.005th: £199.00

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