17:20
William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2)
Class 5, 1m2f43y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-70, 18 runners
Winning time 2m 12.64s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Liam Wright
Ed de Giles
Went to the front early - briefly lost the lead 2f out and kept grinding away - regained the advantage inside the final 110 yards and ran on stoutly to win
Archie Young
Brian Ellison
Held a handy position early - urged forward approaching final two furlongs - stayed on well to move into third with a furlong left - unable to close on leader late finishing second beaten a length
Ryan Kavanagh (3)
John Mackie
Handy early - hit front approaching 2f out under some urging - lost advantage close to home - held for third
Mason Paetel (7)
Kevin Frost
Held a midfield position - urged forward with over 2f left - kept going but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
Jack Callan (7)
Geoffrey Harker
Settled in the leading half of the pack - pushed into 4th with 2f left before edging left approaching the final furlong - kept going without finding extra to finish 5th
Fred Daly (5)
James Owen
Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into contention 3f out - urged forward with 2f left - unable to find more and finished sixth
Cian Horgan (3)
David O'Meara
Settled around midfield - pushed along with two furlongs left - stayed on but not close enough finishing 7th
Andrea Pinna (5)
Simon Whitaker
Slow to break - settled towards the back of the field - unable to build momentum - finished well held in 8th
Tom Kiely-Marshall
Shaun Harris
Tracked front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - faded through closing stages to finish 9th
Mikkel Mortensen (3)
Brian Ellison
Sluggish start - settled at the back - made no impression thereafter
Shay Farmer (7)
Brian Ellison
Settled in midfield - driven for effort with over 2f left - faded steadily to finish 11th
Mohammed Tabti
Katie Scott
Sat close to pace early - dropped away with over 2f left to run - beaten into 12th
Alex Jary
Seb Spencer
Held up towards the back - pushed along 3f out - unable to improve position - well held at the finish
Jack Nicholls (5)
Kevin Frost
Settled midpack early - improved into contention with a shout for third 2f out - faded quickly to finish well down the field
Molly Gunn (3)
Tony Carroll
Slow to start - settled midfield - urged for effort with 2f remaining - dropped away toward the finish - eventually well held
Morgan Cole
Paul Midgley
Tracked front group early - driven approaching 3f out and dropped away - well held from there
Ethan Jones
Harry Eustace
Held up towards the back - roused with over 2f left - dropped away steadily thereafter
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard Fahey
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f to run - dropped away toward finish - eventually well beaten in 18th
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.