Brighton
16:00
Apprenticeships By Bennetts Handicap
Brighton Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £1.70 £2.30 £3.70 Exacta: £28.70 Tricast: £314.58 Trifecta: £228.10
Non-Runners: Roman Emperor (self certificate, pulled muscle)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Starsong (IRE) 5 M AVG Michael Appleby 131 lbs 100/30F Won Prominent behind clear leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden to lead but hung left over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
2nd 11 Fai Fai (GB) 6 G Poor Daniel Steele 121 lbs 6/1 1 Midfield - steady headway on near side of group from 2f out - went second inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
3rd 2 Under Curfew (GB) 9 G Poor Tony Carroll 135 lbs 18/1 1 Midfield - not clear run repeatedly under 2f out - soon hung badly left but ran on - outpaced inside final 110yds - just held third (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 2f out)(tchd 22/1)
4th 3 Bear To Dream (IRE) 6 M AVG Michael Attwater 130 lbs 9/2 0.1 Towards rear - steady headway from 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - forced dead-heat 4th
4th 7 Toussarok (GB) 6 G AVG Tony Carroll 133 lbs 7/1 0 Led but pestered - led clearly halfway - headed over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - weakened towards finish - joined for 4th post(op 9/2)
6th 5 Neptune Legend (IRE) 5 G AVG Tony Carroll 135 lbs 9/2 3.25 Reared start and slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - rallied over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms
7th 4 Thismydream (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Attwater 135 lbs 28/1 2 Towards rear - brief headway 2f out - soon outpaced - no impression inside final furlong(op 25/1)
8th 6 Big Time Rascal (GB) 4 G Poor Michael Attwater 134 lbs 12/1 1.75 Awkward start - held up in rear - rapid headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was fractious in stalls and jumped awkwardly)(op 11/1)
9th 8 Lynwood Lad (GB) 5 G AVG Gary & Josh Moore 133 lbs 15/2 .5 In touch with leaders - prominent 2f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1 and tchd 11/1)
10th 9 Nelson Rose (GB) 3 F AVG Charlie Wallis 132 lbs 28/1 6 Pressed leader - prominent halfway - lost position over 1f out - weakened and eased inside final furlong(op 18/1)