Newmarket
16:20
Betfair Apprentice Handicap (Hands And Heels) (Part Of Racing Excellence)
Newmarket Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £61.30 Place: £12.80 £1.80 £3.90 Exacta: £438.30 Tricast: £3843.95 Trifecta: £3231
Non-Runners: Excellent George (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Company Minx (IRE) 7 M Poor J R Jenkins 124 lbs 50/1 Won Chased leaders - pushed along over 1f out - every chance inside final furlong - kept on well to lead final strides (trainer could offer no explanation for filly's improved form on this occasion)(op 40/1)
2nd 10 Lordsbridge Boy (GB) 6 G Poor William Knight 118 lbs 5/1 0.2 Taken down early - chased leaders - pushed along 2f out - went second and every chance over 1f out - nudged along and led narrowly inside final furlong - headed final strides(op 9/2)
3rd 6 Maysong (GB) 7 G Poor Ed Dunlop 127 lbs 14/1 0.3 Carried right start - in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - every chance inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 12/1)
4th 9 Bezzas Lad (IRE) 6 G AVG Michael Appleby 123 lbs 9/2 0.2 Led narrowly - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost two places inside final 110yds(tchd 5/1)
5th 8 Global Hope (IRE) N/A Poor Gay Kelleway 126 lbs 25/1 1.5 Held up in midfield - ridden over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 22/1)
6th 3 Athollblair Boy (IRE) 12 G AVG Nigel Tinkler 135 lbs 6/1 .5 Midfield - ridden and edged left over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 11/2)
7th 1 Spirited Guest (GB) 6 G Poor George Margarson 135 lbs 15/2 4.75 Ducked right start and bumped rival start - never better than mid-division - ridden and no impression when edged left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
8th 5 Little Brown Trout (GB) N/A Poor William Stone 130 lbs 14/1 2.5 Always towards rear - ridden 2f out - no impression and weakened final furlong(op 12/1)
9th 2 Sir Oliver (IRE) 7 G AVG Chris Dwyer 133 lbs 9/4F 1.25 Soon pressed leader - ridden and lost second over 1f out - soon beaten - weakened final furlong(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
10th 4 Lilkian (GB) 7 G Poor Darryll Holland 133 lbs 16/1 44 Slowly into stride - always towards rear - ridden 2f out - unbalanced and eased from over 1f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stumbled approaching 2f out; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 14/1)