Newcastle

Arc All-Weather £1Million Bonus Returns Apprentice Handicap (Div I)

Distance: 7f14y
Going: Standard
Prize: £11,515
Runners: 11
Winning time: 1m 27.34s (slow by 3.54s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 5
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 73
SP: 5/1
Midfield - switched left and smooth headway from over 2f out - drifted right then led over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong
2 4
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 13lbs
OR: 74
SP: 9/2F
Midfield - in touch with leaders over 2f out - ran on and went second inside final furlong - kept on but no impression final 110yds
3 3 7
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 2lbs
OR: 77
SP: 15/2
Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
4 nse 7
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 63
SP: 16/1
Slowly away - towards rear - waiting for room from over 2f out - switched left and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
5 nk
Age: 7
Weight: 8st 10lbs
OR: 57
SP: 12/1
Slowly away - in rear - some headway but hung left over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said mare hung left-handed)(tchd 14/1)
6 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 72
SP: 22/1
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)
7
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 67
SP: 5/1
Anticipated start - prominent - pressed leader from over 4f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 7/1)
8 nk
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 72
SP: 6/1
In rear - some headway then not clear run over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2)
9 11
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 66
SP: 25/1
Towards rear - carried left but some headway from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 22/1)
10 nk 11¼
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 70
SP: 5/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not clear run and weakened from over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/2)
11 hd 11½
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 73
SP: 14/1
In touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 12/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.20
Tote place: £2.40 £1.90 £2.80
Exacta: £38.10
Trifecta: £180.10
Tricast: £173.41
CSF: £29.13