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Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Div 2)
Class 4, 7f6y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 30.70s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Olivia Tubb
Mark Walford
Set the pace from the off - fended off a challenger 3f out - driven up 2f out - kept finding more in the closing stages - dug in to prove best in the last 110 yards
Liam Wright
Tom Ward
Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress from 3f out - stuck for space inside 2f out then drifted left in pursuit over final furlong - stayed on to go down by half a length
Tom Kiely-Marshall
Mark Usher
Raced handy from the break - upped tempo alongside the front-runner 2f out - fully involved when asked for effort 1f out - stayed on but unable to find more late and gave up third close home
Archie Young
Tim Easterby
Handy early - up into third under pressure 2f out - lost ground to leading trio inside final furlong
Taryn Langley (5)
Gemma Tutty
Hesitated at the start and settled at the rear - lost touch before halfway - found renewed effort late and made up ground into fifth - closing best over the final furlong
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Fahey
Held handy early - asked for effort at halfway and again over 2f out - dropped away fast in the closing furlong to finish sixth
No. 5, stall 3
7yo, 9-0, OR 74
J: Lewis Chalkley (5) · T: Michael & David Easterby
Lewis Chalkley (5)
Michael & David Easterby
Handy early - eased back into pack - closed on front group by halfway - lost place 2f out - faded through final furlong to finish 7th
No. 9, stall 1
5yo, 8-11, OR 59
J: Mikkel Mortensen · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Mikkel Mortensen
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Settled in second early - dropped back approaching halfway under pressure - unable to go with leading group from 2f out - faded in the closing stages to finish 8th
Jack Dace (5)
Patrick Morris
Settled in the pack early - lost touch by the 2f mark - well adrift from 3f out and finished last of note
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.