10 Apr 2018 17:45 Wolverhampton
Winner: £6,069 (Penalty: £3,105); Distance: 1m 1f 104y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
FCL Global Forwarding Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(9) |   | - | Berkshire Royal (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 8655- / 10 | Flat (183) | Jason Watson | A M Balding Andy Bell & Fergus… | 3/1 | |
| raced wide tracked leaders, hung left and chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(5) |   | 2½ L | Appenzeller (USA) (colt, grey, 9 10) | 605-4 / 4 | Flat (12) | S J Cummins | R Hughes Mrs D J Fleming… | 11/8 | |
| unruly stalls, slow into stride keen, headway to track leaders 7f out, led 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(3) |   | 2½ L | Pact Of Steel (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 98-966 / 6 | Flat (6) | Harry Burns | H J L Dunlop Daniel MacAuliffe… | 11/1 | |
| led 1f, remained handy, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | 1½ L | Kingfast (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 559- / 8 | Flat (176) | Ben Sanderson | David Dennis Mr G Brandrick… | 25/1 | |
| keen short of room soon after start and dropped towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(6) |   | ¾ L | Captain Kissinger (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 85459- / 5 | Flat (222) | Poppy Bridgwater | J Hughes Business Moves… | 18/1 | |
| in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Birdette (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 10) | 406- / 3 | Flat (165) | Andrew Breslin | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Frank Bird | 8/1 | |
| raced wide towards rear, headway to track leaders 4f out, ran wide into straight 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(2) |   | 2½ L | Don't Cry About It (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 060- / 5 | Flat (174) | Kevin Lundie | A Stronge Mrs Ali Stronge | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold, soon in touch, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(1) |   | 4½ L | Short Head (GER) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 4706 / 5 | Flat (12) | Sebastian Woods | M Botti Wild West Racing | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders early, in touch, effort when ran wide into straight 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(8) |   | 4½ L | Thama (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 8-70 / 3 | Flat (60) | Milly Naseb | Mrs I G-Leveque Mr H M K Al Mehairi | 33/1 | |
| keen led after 1f, steadied pace 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
