31 Jan 2019 16:40 Newcastle
Winner: £7,521 (Penalty: £3,752); Distance: 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(5) |   | - | Epeius (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 68627-3 / 10 | Flat (9) | Sebastian Woods | B Haslam Two Rivers Racing | 9/2 | |
| raced keenly, held up in touch, shaken up and still plenty to do over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, edged left, led narrowly final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(4) |   | NK | Bobby Joe Leg (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 0207-52 / 11 | Flat (9) | Paula Muir | Mrs R Carr Mrs Angela Clark | 4/1 | |
| slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leader inside final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(3) |   | HD | Lucky Lodge (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 13192-6 / 11 | Flat (19) | Kieran Schofield | A Brittain Mr Antony Brittain | 7/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, stayed on well towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(2) |   | DHT | Gowanbuster (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 388920- / 8 | Flat (44) | Josh Quinn | S Corbett Gowan Racing | 12/1 | |
| led, soon clear, ridden and still 4 lengths clear when edged left towards far side rail over 1f out, reduced advantage inside final 100 yards, headed and dropped to 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(1) |   | 2 L | Amazing Grazing (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 12) | 1002-52 / 6 | Flat (14) | Rhiain Ingram | Rebecca Bastiman The Redhotgardogs… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(8) |   | 4½ L | Murdanova (IRE) (colt, grey, 10 0) | 0/4110-6 / 6 | Flat (15) | Cameron Noble | I Furtado Mr Phil Slater | 13/2 | |
| soon behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(7) |   | 1 L | Dirchill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 8873-36 / 8 | Flat (9) | Jonathan Fisher | D Thompson Mr Stuart Murray | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(6) |   | 6 L | Mansfield (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 776634- / 9 | Flat (35) | Poppy Bridgwater | Mrs Stella Barclay The Style Council | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
