16:45
William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1)
Class 5, 1m2f43y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-70, 19 runners
Winning time 2m 12.76s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mason Paetel (7)
James Owen
Sluggish start - settled midfield - urged forward with over 2f left - responded to reach front pair inside final furlong - hit the front near the finish and drew clear
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard Fahey
Towards the rear of the pack - progress to challenge for third 2f out - moved to the fore inside the final furlong - collared 100 yards out and had no more to give - second
Shay Farmer (7)
Brian Ellison
Tracked the front group early - driven on approaching final two furlongs - stayed on nearing the last but lacked the speed to get involved in finish
Molly Gunn (3)
Tony Carroll
Settled midpack early - driven up to challenge for third with a furlong left - squeezed for space close home and unable to sustain the effort late
Fred Daly (5)
George Boughey
Held up towards the back - pushed along 3f from home - eased over to the left inside final furlong and finished with modest late progress to take 5th
Alex Jary
Mark Walford
Held up at the back - driven and moved left approaching 2f out - kept on late without threatening
Gianluca Sanna (3)
Seb Spencer
Settled in the pack early - pushed along approaching 2f out - angled right inside the final furlong - kept on without threatening the leading group
Cian Horgan (3)
Olly Williams
Settled in the pack early - urged forward before the 2f marker - boxed in with a furlong left - kept battling to finish eighth beaten 4 lengths
Ethan Jones
Brian Ellison
Held up towards the back - urged forward past 2f out but boxed in - stayed on terms without threatening
Jack Callan (7)
John Butler
Settled midpack early - pressed for effort with over a furlong left - unable to find more - finished tenth beaten 4.5 lengths
Jack Nicholls (5)
Kevin Frost
Tracked the pace - edged in front briefly two out then lost that advantage close home - dropped away final furlong to finish 11th
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
Ian Williams
Raced handy in the pack - driven approaching 2f out - faded steadily to finish well beaten
Mohammed Tabti
Iain Jardine
Hesitant start - settled midpack - urged for effort with over two furlongs left but found nothing - finished 13th
Liam Wright
Michael Wigham
Dwelt badly and dropped towards the back - hampered after 3f - never able to get involved and beaten a long way home
Andrea Pinna (5)
Michael Herrington
Settled in the pack - nudged forward with a brief rally 2f out - then dropped away quietly through the finish
Archie Young
Martin Todhunter
Held up towards the back - failed to threaten - well held in 16th
Morgan Cole
Dylan Cunha
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the front spot 2f out - dropped away fast late - well held in 17th
Elle-May Croot (3)
Ivan Furtado
Prominent in early stages - under pressure and lost touch with rivals inside final 2f - well held at finish
Sam Feilden (3)
Stuart Kittow
Held up towards the back - lost jockey after three furlongs
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.