2025-02-28 Lingfield 13:55
Lingfield

BetUK AWC Apprentice Handicap

Distance: 1m2f

Going: Standard

Prize: £7,851

Runners: 9

Winning time: 2m 8.65s (slow by 7.35s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Bearaway

J:Sean D Bowen T:Simon Pearce

Age:7 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:70 SP:7/4F

Dwelt and awkward start - soon midfield - headway over 2f out - pushed along and led over 1f out - faced challenge and ridden inside final furlong - just did enough(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)

2 ½

9 Crafter

J:Aidan Keeley T:Mark Loughnane

Age:7 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:64 SP:7/1

Held up in last - headway 2f out - pressed winner inside final furlong - just held (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)

3 1¼ 1¾

3 Naasma

J:Harry Burns T:Pat Phelan

Age:6 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:68 SP:10/1

Prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 3f - headway 2f out - kept on final furlong - just held third(op 22/1)

4 shd 1¾

7 Book Of Life

J:Ryan Kavanagh(5) T:Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:65 SP:4/1

In rear - headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - disputing third inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 9/2)

5 2½ 4¼

6 Graffiti

J:George Bass T:Gary Brown

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:65 SP:12/1

Prominent - led narrowly over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

6 2¾ 7

2 Obsidian Knight

J:Brandon Wilkie T:T J Kent

Age:7 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:70 SP:5/1

In touch with leaders on outer - went second over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 6/1)

7 3½ 10½

4 Solanna

J:Grace McEntee T:John Butler

Age:6 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:68 SP:12/1

Slowly into stride - never better than midfield - outpaced from 2f out(op 17/2)

8 17 27½

8 Meet Me In Meraki

J:Jordan Williams(3) T:David Evans

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:64 SP:28/1

Led - lost two places over 2f out - soon bit short of room and weakened quickly(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)

9 1 28½

5 Kingmont

J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:66 SP:28/1

In touch with leaders - lost position 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 14/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.75

Tote place: £1.10 £2 £2.70

Exacta: £15.30

Trifecta: £118.70

Tricast: £93.59

CSF: £14.91