2025-05-09 Chester 16:10
Chester

Xenon Workplace Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Distance: 1m4f63y

Going: Good

Prize: £11,466

Runners: 12

Winning time: 2m 37.88s (slow by 2.28s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 4

2 Small Fry

J: Ashley Lewis(7) T: Gary & Josh Moore

Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:78 SP:13/8F

In touch with leaders - steady headway over 2f out - clear with one other and led inside final furlong - soon ridden - stayed on(tchd 7/4)

2 ½

1 Sportingsilvermine

J: Mason Paetel(7) T: James Owen

Age:4 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:78 SP:7/4

Prominent - pressed leader over 4f out - led 2f out - went clear with winner when headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 15/8)

3 5½ 6

14 Giselles Defence

J: Ryan Kavanagh(5) T: Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:70 SP:20/1

Dwelt start - towards rear - steady headway 3f out - went third final 110yds - no match for first two(op 22/1 tchd 18/1)

4 3 9

8 Woodstock City

J: Andrew Breslin T: Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP:25/1

Led but pestered - headed 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)

5 1¼ 10¼

11 Tokyo Bay

J: Jack Nicholls(7) T: K R Burke

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:72 SP:7/1

Held up in rear - some headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 15/2)

6 15 25¼

9 Oman

J: Zak Wheatley T: Tony Carroll

Age:7 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:74 SP:11/1

Pulled hard - soon midfield - weakened on turn over 1f out(op 16/1)

7 3 28¼

7 Obsidian Knight

J: Grace McEntee T: T J Kent

Age:7 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP:18/1

In touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

8 7½ 35¾

3 Marhaba Million

J: Kaiya Fraser T: Anthony Charlton

Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:77 SP:40/1

Dwelt start - towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 33/1)

9 1½ 37¼

12 Model Approach

J: Oisin McSweeney T: Adrian Paul Keatley

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:72 SP:20/1

Pressed leader - lost second over 4f out - weakened over 3f out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

10 1½ 38¾

4 Reel Rosie

J: Warren Fentiman(3) T: Jennie Candlish

Age:6 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:76 SP:25/1

Always behind (jockey said mare was never travelling)(op 18/1)

11 1 39¾

5 Miaswell

J: Aiden Brookes T: Donald McCain

Age:4 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP:66/1

Always behind(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

12 nk 40

10 Lusaka

J: Elizabeth Gale(7) T: John & Rhys Flint

Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:73 SP:40/1

Midfield on outer - weakened 4f out(op 50/1)

The Dancing Poet

J: Shay Farmer(7) T: Brian Ellison

Age:9 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:71 SP: -

Shahbaz

J: NON-RUNNER T: Ian Williams

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:75 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.63

Tote place: £1.20 £1.10 £4

Exacta: £5.40

Trifecta: £55.60

Tricast: £42.05

CSF: £4.46