Doncaster
17:20
William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Rnd 1 Yorkshire Future Stars) (Div II)
Doncaster Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £2 £2.20 £2.90 Exacta: £43.10 Tricast: £265.34 Trifecta: £310.30
Non-Runners: Vecchio (withdrawn; other)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Destinado (GB) 7 G AVG James Owen 131 lbs 4/1F Won Held up in rear - headway and pressed leader when ridden and edged left 2f out - soon clear with one other - led inside final furlong - won going away(tchd 9/2)
2nd 2 Big Bear Hug (GB) 6 M AVG Adam West 132 lbs 17/2 3.25 Prominent behind clear leader - led narrowly over 2f out - went clear with winner over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
3rd 7 Chagall (IRE) 8 G Poor Jack Jones 130 lbs 8/1 6 Taken down early - took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - went third over 1f out - just held third(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
4th 12 Corsican Caper (IRE) 5 G Poor Kevin Frost 114 lbs 8/1 0.05 Slowly away - in rear - headway against far rail 2f out - disputing third inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/1)
5th 4 Molly Valentine (IRE) 4 F Poor Dean Ivory 135 lbs 13/2 4.5 In touch with leaders - headway and briefly disputed lead over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 6/1 tchd 7/1)
6th 1 Val Bassett (FR) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 137 lbs 5/1 0.3 Took keen hold - midfield - headway going easily 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out(tchd 9/2)
7th 6 Clipsham Gold (IRE) 5 M Poor Simon West 129 lbs 40/1 1.5 Slowly into stride - soon midfield on outer - edged left over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
8th 5 Orange Martini (GB) 5 M Poor Simon Hodgson 130 lbs 33/1 2.5 Lost many lengths start - always behind (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 28/1)
9th 10 Fen Tiger (IRE) 6 G Poor Julia Feilden 124 lbs 15/2 5 Led narrowly - headed and chased clear leader after 1f - briefly disputed lead over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 13/2)
10th 11 Zambezi Magic (GB) 8 G AVG Bernard Llewellyn 121 lbs 15/2 4 Taken down early - midfield - hung left and weakened 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
11th 9 Eleven Eleven (FR) 6 G AVG Jessica Macey 131 lbs 11/1 19 Took keen hold - pressed leader - led after 1f - soon went clear - headed and weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 12/1)