Chester
16:20
White Oak Apprentice Handicap
Chester Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 Distance: 1m4½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £21 Place: £5.40 £2.80 £1.60 Exacta: £217.50 Tricast: £519.45 Trifecta: £1188.90
Non-Runners: Red Flyer (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Led - raced wide early - switched left after 1f - increased tempo 3f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon rallied - led again inside final 110yds - gamely(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
6 M AVG Alan King 132 lbs 20/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - went second 4f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - held final strides(op 9/2)
6 G Poor Miss Tara Lee Cogan 120 lbs 6/1 0.3
3rd
Took keen hold - prominent - ridden on outer 2f out - edged left over 1f out - kept on final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung left-handed in the straight)(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
5 G AVG Andrew Balding 129 lbs 100/30F .75
4th
Prominent - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(tchd 9/2)
7 G AVG Ian Williams 135 lbs 5/1 0.3
5th
In touch with leaders - short of room after 1f - steady headway and pushed along over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on(op 16/1)
9 M AVG Martin Todhunter 132 lbs 14/1 0.3
6th
Midfield - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - rallied and edged left over 1f out - kept on - did well in the circumstances(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
7 G AVG Adrian Paul Keatley 130 lbs 11/2 3.25
7th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hampered after 1f - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - beaten over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
6 M Poor Charlie Fellowes 117 lbs 11/1 0.1
8th
Raced in second - lost second but prominent 4f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)
6 G Poor Philip Kirby 128 lbs 33/1 3.75
9th
Slowly away - in rear - hard ridden and outpaced over 2f out - rallied final 110yds - nearest finish(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
5 G Poor Michael Appleby 131 lbs 50/1 .5
10th
Mounted in chute - taken down early - held up in rear - steady headway over 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - beaten over 1f out(op 22/1)
8 G AVG Bernard Llewellyn 125 lbs 25/1 1
11th
Towards rear on outer - hard ridden and struggling over 3f out - never on terms(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
7 G Poor Richard Hannon 126 lbs 20/1 .5
12th
Took keen hold - in rear - short of room after 1f - ridden over 3f out - soon weakened(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
4 G AVG Olly Murphy 124 lbs 18/1 .5
13th
Midfield on inner - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - soon beaten(op 33/1)
3 G Poor Bernard Llewellyn 125 lbs 25/1 0.2
14th
Slowly away - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 15/2 and 17/2)
8 G AVG Daniel Steele 118 lbs 8/1 1.75
15th
Slowly into stride - took keen hold - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding ran too free)
5 G Poor Christian Williams 124 lbs 28/1 7