2025-05-16 Newbury 13:55
Newbury

Starlight Charity Apprentice Handicap

Distance: 1m

Going: Good

Prize: £5,757

Runners: 13

Winning time: 1m 38.01s (slow by 2.21s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 5

2 Marsh Benham

J: Jack Callan(3) T: George Baker

Age:6 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:68 SP:25/1

Slowly into stride - in rear - headway on far side of group 2f out - ridden and led narrowly final 110yds - kept on well(op 28/1)

2 hd

6 Hover

J: Joe Bradnam(3) T: Martyn Meade

Age:8 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:67 SP:22/1

Towards rear - headway and disputed lead over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - just held(op 25/1)

3 nk ½

7 Newfangled

J: Taryn Langley T: Jonathan Portman

Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:67 SP:4/1J

In touch with leaders - headway and led narrowly over 1f out - no extra towards finish(op 10/3)

4 2¾ 3¼

14 Windsor Pass

J: Shay Farmer(3) T: John Butler

Age:7 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:57 SP:11/2

Towards rear - headway over 1f out - hung left final 110yds - kept on - not reach leaders

5 1¾ 5

4 Saturnalia

J: Ashley Lewis(5) T: J S Moore

Age:5 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:67 SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - no extra inside final furlong(op 10/1)

6 ½ 5½

13 Buy The Dip

J: Mikkel Mortensen T: Jim Boyle

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:60 SP:11/1

Prominent - led narrowly over 2f out - hung left and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1)

7 1¾ 7¼

10 English Spirit

J: Tyrese Cameron(3) T: Heather Main

Age:7 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:63 SP:14/1

Prominent - disputed lead over 2f out - edged right and lost position over 1f out(op 12/1)

8 ½ 7¾

12 My Ambition

J: Jack Nicholls(3) T: Denis Coakley

Age:6 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:61 SP:4/1J

Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost position over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

9 ½ 8¼

1 Darvel

J: Alfie Redman(5) T: Patrick Chamings

Age:7 Weight:9st 12lbs

OR:68 SP:11/1

In touch with leaders on near side of group - hung right and weakened over 1f out(op 17/2)

10 nk 8½

8 Racing Demon

J: Ryan Kavanagh T: Ed de Giles

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:65 SP:11/2

Slowly away - always behind(op 9/1)

11 1 9½

3 Huxley

J: Phoebe Edwards(7) T: Michael Attwater

Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:67 SP:100/1

Never better than midfield(op 66/1)

12 1¾ 11¼

11 Mybad

J: Isobelle Chalmers(5) T: Simon Hodgson

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:62 SP:33/1

Always behind(op 50/1)

13 4 15¼

5 Drumstick

J: Fern O'Brien T: John Gallagher

Age:4 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:67 SP:17/2

Led but pestered - headed and weakened over 2f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

Vellner

J: Elizabeth Gale T: Bernard Llewellyn

Age:6 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:65 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £28.30

Tote place: £6.60 £6.40 £2

Exacta: £639.90

Trifecta: £4766.30

Tricast: £2758.75

CSF: £487.41