Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap

1st

Expert Witness (GB) ^t

No. 3, stall 1

4yo, 9-9, OR 75

J: Mia Nicholls (3) · T: Sir Mark Todd

4 9-9 75

Mia Nicholls (3)

Sir Mark Todd

2:07.70 £4,449

Settled towards the back - asked for effort over 2f out and eased left - lost touch with 1f left - eased right and finished well final furlong - found a gap and closed rapidly last 110yds - got up in the closing strides to score

2nd

Ribal (GB) ^t

No. 6, stall 8

4yo, 9-7, OR 73

J: Jack Doughty (3) · T: Stuart Williams

4 9-7 73

Jack Doughty (3)

Stuart Williams

¾ £2,088

Sat behind the pace - moved through strongly from 3f out - urged forward with 2f left - shared the front spot inside the final furlong before drifting left - kept battling to the line - caught in the closing strides - just missed out in 2nd

3rd

Big Bear Hug (GB) ^p

No. 4, stall 3

5yo, 9-4, OR 74

J: Alice Bond (7) · T: Adam West

5 9-4 74

Alice Bond (7)

Adam West

0.3 £1,043

Settled just behind the pace - pushed into contention with 2f left - shared advantage a furlong out - kept battling to the line but caught in final strides - just failed to hold third

4th

River Alwen (IRE) ^v

No. 8, stall 9

6yo, 8-9, OR 58

J: Gina Mangan · T: Craig Benton

6 8-9 58

Gina Mangan

Craig Benton

0.3 £522

Settled in the pack early - found a gap and made progress inside the final two furlongs - stayed on to finish 4th beaten a length and a quarter without enough speed to get closer

5th

Silver Nightfall (GB)

No. 7, stall 7

4yo, 9-5, OR 68

J: Sean D Bowen · T: Jim & Suzi Best

4 9-5 68

Sean D Bowen

Jim & Suzi Best

1¼ £260

Settled in the pack - moved up with momentum approaching 2f out - short of room inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 5th

6th

Chips And Rice (GB)

No. 2, stall 5

5yo, 9-9, OR 75

J: Kaiya Fraser (3) · T: James Fanshawe

5 9-9 75

Kaiya Fraser (3)

James Fanshawe

¾

Sat close to the front group - lost fluency at the bend and needed urging - found space between rivals with 2f left - boxed in with 1f to run - unable to get back into contention finishing sixth

7th

Dotties Star (GB)

No. 9, stall 6

5yo, 8-7, OR 56

J: Christian Howarth · T: Pat Phelan

5 8-7 56

Christian Howarth

Pat Phelan

1¾

Set the early gallop - urged to keep clear under pressure inside final 2f then lost front spot approaching last furlong - stayed on without extra thereafter to finish seventh

8th

Morcar (GB) ^b

No. 5, stall 2

4yo, 9-11, OR 74

J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Richard Hannon

4 9-11 74

Alec Voikhansky

Richard Hannon

0.3

Handy early - urged into effort with over 2f left - soon lost touch - finished eighth