12 Oct 2023 14:10 Ayr
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,187); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in Places).
Virgin Bet Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(6) |
| - |
Bashful (GB) (colt, bay, 10 4) |
113046 / 6 |
Flat (9), Jump (270) |
William Pyle | I Jardine J Scott & G Gibson |
9/2 | |
| slowly away, in rear, midfield 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(13) |
| ½ L |
Ayr Poet (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
132133 / 9 |
Flat (9) | Amie Waugh | J S Goldie The Reluctant Suitor's |
17/2 | |
| in touch with leaders on outer, smooth headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
13(2) |
| 1 L |
Stockbridge Tap (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
6848/93 / 6 |
Flat (68) | Ryan Sexton | Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Robert Gibbons |
20/1 | |
| midfield, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, kept on but held final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
5(12) |
| ¾ L |
Kentucky Bluegrass (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
115564 / 4 |
Flat (28) | Mark Winn | D O'Meara Thorne Farm Syndicate |
11/1 | |
| pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
4(10) |
| 1¾ L |
Bushfire (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 13) |
441318 / 5 |
Flat (13) | Pierre-Louis Jamin | G Tutty Grange Park Racing… |
10/1 | |
| midfield, headway on near side over 2f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
3(9) |
| 3½ L |
Tilsitt (FR) (colt, bay, 10 1) |
024454 / 7 |
Flat (9) | Owen Lewis | R M Smith Duffy,mills,smith |
15/2 | |
| midfield, ridden and no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
12(7) |
| 2 L |
Mac Ailey (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
235314 / 7 |
Flat (10) | Sean Kirrane | T D Easterby Dubelem (racing)… |
8/1 | |
| midfield, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
8(11) |
| 1 L |
Nobody Told Me (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
737500 / 4 |
Flat (19) | Jonny Peate | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr W B Hawkins |
18/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
6(4) |
| 1¾ L |
Sophiesticate (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 9) |
594265 / 4 |
Flat (10) | Alex Jary | J S Goldie Mr W M Johnstone |
33/1 | |
| rear of midfield, struggling over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
9(1) |
| 3¼ L |
Lunacy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
175618 / 4 |
Flat (10) | Zak Wheatley | I Jardine The Crown Lunatics,… |
25/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
11th |
11(8) |
| ½ L |
Maraakiz (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
430/788 / 6 |
Flat (17) | Andrew Breslin | Ewan Whillans Mr B Jordan |
200/1 | |
| rear of midfield on outer, ridden and dropped to rear 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
12th |
10(3) |
| 35 L |
Kristal Klear (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
9-34667 / 4 |
Flat (27) | Brandon Wilkie | H Palmer Grundy Carswell… |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold, led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon lost position, weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||
2(5) |
| - |
Frankendael (GB) (colt, bay, 10 3) |
37-6461 / 5 |
Flat (22) | Aiden Brookes | E Bethell Forever Optimists… |
0/0 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||