13:24 Newmarket

Saturday 20 June 2026

All13:2414:0014:3615:1115:4716:2717:07

JCB Mini-Exacavator Apprentice Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   1m  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:26  |   Winning time: 1m 39.43s
1st
Horse silk
11
(9)
King Of Charm
59-1
8/1
T: Martin DunneJ: Alice Bond (5)
Mid-division, headway over 2f out, pushed along under 2f out disputing third, ridden 1f out when carried left and soon pressed leader, struck across nose by rivals whip inside final furlong, kept on gamely to lead closing stages op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
4
(3)
Born A Rebel
59-8
10/1
T: P OwensJ: Arron D'Arcy (7)
Tracked leader, led over 2f out and pushed along, drifted left from over 1f out and ridden, kept on when challenged inside last, headed closing stages op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
7
(10)
Timely Affair
49-4
4/1f
T: W J KnightJ: Taylor Fisher
Mid-division, pushed along and improved over 2f out, went third and ridden approaching final furlong, kept on op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
1
6
(5)
Gladiadora
59-5
15/2
T: Charlie CloverJ: Liam Wright
Wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, pushed along and closed 2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer op 9/1 tchd 7/1
5th
Horse silk
2
1
(8)
Freddie's Star
49-12
25/1
T: R A TealJ: Owen Lewis (5)
Raced keenly early, handy, ridden 2f out, faded approaching 1f out
6th
Horse silk
nk
10
(11)
Pay Attention
49-2
12/1
T: Faye BramleyJ: Oliver Carmichael (5)
Very slowly away, soon towards rear, pushed along 2f out, plugged on, never involved op 17/2
7th
Horse silk
hd
3
(2)
Didaar
59-8
7/1
T: Gihan ArnoldaJ: Taryn Langley (3)
In rear, never a factor tchd 13/2
8th
Horse silk
1
2
(4)
Valentine Boy
49-10
13/2
T: L A DaceJ: Jude Fernandes (7)
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no progress op 9/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
(7)
Siam Fox
89-3
5/1
T: K FrostJ: Matthew Slater (5)
Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, dropped away op 6/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
5
(1)
Into Combat
49-6
6/1
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Poppy Scott (7)
Prominent, lost position and ridden over 2f out, soon beaten op 15/2 tchd 11/2
11th
Horse silk
39
9
(6)
Atlantic Sunset
49-2
125/1
T: M FentonJ: Megan Smith (7)
Towards rear, pushed along and struggling well over 2f out op 80/1 tchd 150/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.60Pl:£2.80, £3.30, £1.70EX:£92.90Trifecta:£596.40Tricast:£379.91SF:£88.02Swingers:£19.40, £6.40, £10.90

Forecasts

Timely Affair (4/1), Siam Fox (5/1), Into Combat (6/1), Valentine Boy (13/2), Didaar (7/1), Gladiadora (15/2), King Of Charm (8/1), Born A Rebel (10/1), Pay Attention (12/1), Freddie's Star (25/1), Atlantic Sunset (125/1)

Verdict

TIMELY AFFAIR arrives in good heart, pulling clear of the remainder when third at Yarmouth last month, and he is taken to record a third success of the year. Siam Fox bounced back to winning ways on his latest outing and is feared most, ahead of Pay Attention.

  1. TIMELY AFFAIR
  2. SIAM FOX (IRE)
  3. PAY ATTENTION

Previous Winners

2025
Crowd Quake
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 4
J: Olivia Haines  |  T: S C Williams
3/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00

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