17:40
William Hill Bet In Running Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m3f188y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 33.62s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alec Voikhansky
B F Brookhouse
Sat handy on the inner behind the front pack - moved to front approaching 2f out - pushed out to hold on under pressure inside the final furlong for the win
Sam Feilden (5)
Stuart Williams
Settled towards the rear early - moved into second wide out with a furlong left - pushed along and stayed on to the line but no match for winner
Andrew Breslin
Ian Williams
Slow into stride - quickly made up ground to hit the front for two furlongs - sat second until 5f out - settled with the front group - pressed for effort inside final furlong and held in third with no answer to the front two
Cian Horgan (3)
David Menuisier
Checked and moved across left early - settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left and kept battling into 4th late
Brandon Wilkie
William Knight
Settled towards the back early - improved and shifted wide with three furlongs left before ranging up on the pace-setters - lost momentum inside the final two furlongs and finished fifth
Donagh Murphy (7)
Richard Hughes
Sat wide behind the front group early - moved up to second with 5f left - driven approaching 3f out then gave up that spot - dropped away inside the last two furlongs to finish sixth
Warren Fentiman (3)
Richard Fahey
Sat close to the front group early - pushed along wide and drifted left under pressure inside the last two furlongs - faded soon after - finished seventh
Mason Paetel (5)
James Owen
Pulled hard in behind the pacesetter out wide - moved to the front after 2f - challenged and displaced over 2f out before fading through the final 2f to finish eighth
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.