Alfie's Bar Apprentice Handicap

1st

Poet (GB)

No. 12, stall 6

6yo, 8-11, OR 45

J: Taryn Langley (3) · T: Scott Dixon

6 8-11 45

Taryn Langley (3)

Scott Dixon

1:12.56 £3,245

Hampered start - settled midpack - boxed in approaching 2f out - found space and angled left inside final 2f - hit front late and drove clear to score

2nd

The Gay Blade (GB)

No. 2, stall 8

6yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Mohammed Tabti · T: Iain Jardine

6 9-9 55

Mohammed Tabti

Iain Jardine

1 £1,523

Handy early - hit front approaching last furlong - quickly overtaken and unable to match winner's finish - beaten a length into 2nd

3rd

Rogue Thunder (GB) ^h

No. 8, stall 2

5yo, 8-12, OR 47

J: Ryan Kavanagh (3) · T: Patrick Morris

5 8-12 47

Ryan Kavanagh (3)

Patrick Morris

1 £761

Settled off the pace in the pack - progress inside final 2f - stayed on to snatch third close home

4th

Tommytwohoots (GB)

No. 9, stall 1

7yo, 8-9, OR 46

J: Shay Farmer (5) · T: Ian McInnes

7 8-9 46

Shay Farmer (5)

Ian McInnes

¾ £381

Tracked front group early - well placed with a furlong left but couldn't find more and slipped to 4th close home

5th

Spartan Fighter (GB) ^v

No. 5, stall 12

8yo, 8-13, OR 50

J: Ethan Tindall (5) · T: Antony Brittain

8 8-13 50

Ethan Tindall (5)

Antony Brittain

0.3 £190

Tracked the pace-setters early - pushed along with 2f to go - stayed on without threatening - finished 5th beaten 3 lengths

6th

May Remain (GB) ^v

No. 10, stall 9

10yo, 8-11, OR 46

J: Elle-May Croot (3) · T: Ivan Furtado

10 8-11 46

Elle-May Croot (3)

Ivan Furtado

0.3

Handy in the early stages - hit the front over 4f out before being overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to find more finished 6th beaten 3.25 lengths

7th

Asadjumeirah (GB) ^t

No. 1, stall 7

7yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Archie Young · T: Antony Brittain

7 9-9 55

Archie Young

Antony Brittain

¾

Sat close to front group early - faded from over 2f out - dropped away through closing stages - finished seventh

8th

Blackcurrent (GB) ^p

No. 11, stall 5

9yo, 8-11, OR 45

J: Rhys Elliott (3) · T: Alan Brown

9 8-11 45

Rhys Elliott (3)

Alan Brown

¾

Went straight to front - overtaken with 4f remaining - dropped away inside final furlong - beaten into 8th

9th

Athollblair Boy (IRE) ^p

No. 4, stall 11

12yo, 9-5, OR 51

J: Alex Jary · T: Nigel Tinkler

12 9-5 51

Alex Jary

Nigel Tinkler

0.05

Settled behind the pace - squeezed for space and dropped back with 2f left - unable to close thereafter - finished ninth beaten 5 lengths

10th

Woodrafff (GB)

No. 7, stall 3

4yo, 8-11, OR 48

J: Jack Nicholls (5) · T: Adrian Nicholls

4 8-11 48

Jack Nicholls (5)

Adrian Nicholls

¾

Held up at the back throughout - never a threat - finished 10th

11th

Flavius Titus (GB) ^p

No. 6, stall 4

10yo, 8-13, OR 50

J: Kyle McHugh (5) · T: Danny Brooke

10 8-13 50

Kyle McHugh (5)

Danny Brooke

0.1

Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout - finished well beaten in 11th