Three Friday Nights With Hot Chip Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

1st

Big Bear Hug (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 7

6yo, 9-11, OR 80

J: Joe Leavy · T: Jim Boyle

6 9-11 80

Joe Leavy

Jim Boyle

2:45.78 £6,621

Handy early - hit front with 9f to go - lost advantage 8f out - regained command 4f out - opened daylight approaching final furlong - edged in but hung on

2nd

Isle Of Sark (USA) ^p

No. 5, stall 1

7yo, 9-6, OR 75

J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll

7 9-6 75

Jack Doughty

Tony Carroll

0.1 £3,107

Pulled hard early - sat close to the pace - moved into second with two furlongs left - finished full of running in the closing stages but narrowly denied

3rd

Destinado (GB) ^v

No. 7, stall 4

7yo, 9-1, OR 73

J: Mason Paetel (3) · T: James Owen

7 9-1 73

Mason Paetel (3)

James Owen

½ £1,552

Sluggish start - settled towards back - made progress 6f from home - lost momentum 3f out - rallied inside final furlong to finish close third

4th

Rockit Tommy (GB)

No. 2, stall 6

5yo, 9-8, OR 80

J: Jack Dace (3) · T: Patrick Chamings

5 9-8 80

Jack Dace (3)

Patrick Chamings

0.05 £777

Settled towards the back - squeezed for space when pushed along 2f out - finished strongly in the closing stages but couldn't get up to land a blow

5th

Zayina (FR) ^p

No. 1, stall 2

4yo, 9-8, OR 82

J: Jack Callan (5) · T: George Boughey

4 9-8 82

Jack Callan (5)

George Boughey

3¼ £387

Settled handy off front pack and fighting for head early - moved through over 2f out - flattened out in final furlong to finish 5th

6th

Marhaba Million (IRE)

No. 6, stall 3

4yo, 9-5, OR 74

J: Alec Voikhansky · T: Anthony Charlton

4 9-5 74

Alec Voikhansky

Anthony Charlton

7½

Set the pace early - overtaken with 9f left then regained control - relinquished top spot 4f out - dropped away 2f out to finish sixth beaten 11 and a half lengths