Alex Ashton Stag Party Apprentice Handicap

1st

Betweenthesticks (GB) ^p

No. 1, stall 7

5yo, 10-0, OR 64

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Ruth Carr

5 10-0 64

Kaiya Fraser

Ruth Carr

1:00.48 £3,402

Set the pace from the start - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to hold advantage

2nd

Sergeant Mayer (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 1

4yo, 9-6, OR 59

J: Alex Jary (3) · T: Nigel Tinkler

4 9-6 59

Alex Jary (3)

Nigel Tinkler

0.3 £1,596

Sat close to the pace - pushed along a furlong out - moved into second inside the last but edged out by a short head margin

3rd

Brian The Snail (IRE) ^p

No. 5, stall 4

11yo, 9-1, OR 56

J: Rhys Elliott (5) · T: Patrick Morris

11 9-1 56

Rhys Elliott (5)

Patrick Morris

1 £798

Dwelt at start - settled towards rear off the pace - pushed along with work to complete over 2f out - finished well to grab 3rd close home

4th

Match Play (GB) ^p

No. 2, stall 3

5yo, 9-10, OR 60

J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Paul Midgley

5 9-10 60

Oisin McSweeney

Paul Midgley

½ £399

Held handy early - pressed for response inside final furlong - weakened close home to finish 4th beaten 1¾ lengths

5th

Northerner (IRE) ^p

No. 6, stall 6

4yo, 8-11, OR 54

J: Shay Farmer (7) · T: Brian Ellison

4 8-11 54

Shay Farmer (7)

Brian Ellison

0.3 £199

Settled in behind leaders early - pushed along inside final 2f and kept battling on same rail - lacked the speed to get involved in finish

6th

Dash Gordon (IRE) ^tp

No. 7, stall 5

4yo, 8-8, OR 51

J: Kyle McHugh (7) · T: Michael Appleby

4 8-8 51

Kyle McHugh (7)

Michael Appleby

½

Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with a furlong left - lost momentum near the line to finish sixth

7th

Bama Lama (GB)

No. 4, stall 2

7yo, 9-6, OR 59

J: Oliver Searle (3) · T: Rod Millman

7 9-6 59

Oliver Searle (3)

Rod Millman

2½

Settled just off the pace - asked for effort with a furlong left - couldn't find extra pace late - finished 7th beaten 5 lengths