08 Feb 2018 15:10 Newcastle
Winner: £6,640 (Penalty: £3,493); Distance: 1m 2f 42y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(2) |
| - |
Ghostly Arc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
529/599- / 6 |
Flat (107), Jump (305) |
Jamie Gormley | N Wilson Mr G J Paver |
6/1 | |
| raced keenly, led 4f, tracked leader, led again 4f out, strongly pressed over 1f out, stayed on to assert final 100 yards, held on gamely, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(3) |
| HD |
Weather Front (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) |
70/6700- / 8 |
Flat (96), Jump (36) |
Sebastian Woods | Karen McLintock Mr Ken Eales &… |
4/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on inside 2f out, went never nearer 3rd over 1f out, strong run final 100 yards and closed quickly on winner, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
9(7) |
| ½ L |
Optima Petamus (GB) (colt, grey, 8 10) |
0056-39 / 8 |
Flat (6), Jump (92) |
Paula Muir | P Holmes Mrs C M Clarke,… |
9/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, went 2nd on inside over 3f out, challenged and every chance from 2f out until no extra final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
5(1) |
| 3¾ L |
Tred Softly (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) |
42908-6 / 5 |
Flat (23), Jump (201) |
Paddy Bradley | J & S Quinn Mr Ben Parish |
5/1 | |
| in touch on inside, pushed along and outpaced halfway, plugged on again into modest 4th final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
5th |
6(9) |
| 2¾ L |
Etaad (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
00558-7 / 7 |
Flat (34) | Harrison Shaw | L Egerton Mrs R Robinson |
14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
8(4) |
| 3¾ L |
Musico (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) |
67/0-8 / 4 |
Flat (35) | Russell Harris | P Holmes Foulrice Park Racing… |
25/1 | |
| towards rear most of way, never on terms | ||||||||||
7th |
7(5) |
| 3¾ L |
Highwayman (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
5808-62 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Jonathan Fisher | D Thompson Mr N Park |
5/1 | |
| raced keenly and hung right almost throughout, with leader, hung right on bend and headed 4f out, lost 2nd over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
1(6) |
| 6 L |
Polar Forest (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 11) |
359978- / 8 |
Flat (107) | Jack Osborn | R C Guest Mrs C N Clayton |
5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along in 6th over 3f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
2(8) |
| - |
Galilee Chapel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
00030-4 / 9 |
Flat (28) | Connor Murtagh | A C Whillans Mr A C Whillans |
0/0 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||