Happy Birthday Keith Chesters Apprentice Handicap

1st

Kyber Crystal (IRE) ^tp

No. 4, stall 6

6yo, 9-4, OR 55

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Rebecca Menzies

6 9-4 55

Kaiya Fraser

Rebecca Menzies

1:05.05 £3,402

Slow to break - soon well placed - moved into third with 2f left - hit front a furlong out under pressure - edged left inside final 90 yards - stayed on to win

2nd

Papa Don't Preach (IRE)

No. 1, stall 2

6yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: William Pyle · T: Kevin Frost

6 9-9 60

William Pyle

Kevin Frost

½ £1,596

Settled behind the front group early - held up until asked for effort a furlong out - stayed on into second late - just failed to get to the winner

3rd

Glendown (IRE) ^tp

No. 6, stall 5

5yo, 8-13, OR 50

J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Tim Easterby

5 8-13 50

Oisin McSweeney

Tim Easterby

0.3 £798

Held up at back - driven approaching halfway - moved right and stayed on last furlong to close well and take third beaten three-quarters of a length

4th

Brazen Rascal (GB) ^p

No. 8, stall 8

5yo, 8-9, OR 45

J: Zak Wheatley · T: Simon Whitaker

5 8-9 45

Zak Wheatley

Simon Whitaker

1¼ £399

Handy early - hit the front over 2f out then pressed and lost that spot inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish fourth

5th

Canaria Queen (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 1

5yo, 8-12, OR 56

J: Jake Dickson (7) · T: Tim Easterby

5 8-12 56

Jake Dickson (7)

Tim Easterby

1¼ £199

Settled around midfield - driven approaching the home turn and rallied to challenge for third with a furlong left - flattened out inside the final 110 yards to finish 5th

6th

Fortunate Star (IRE) ^t

No. 2, stall 4

5yo, 8-13, OR 57

J: Harry Smith (7) · T: Declan Carroll

5 8-13 57

Harry Smith (7)

Declan Carroll

1½

Settled in the pack - driven approaching final 2f - unable to gain ground - finished sixth

7th

Masterclass (GB) ^b

No. 5, stall 3

6yo, 9-0, OR 54

J: Warren Fentiman (3) · T: Paul Midgley

6 9-0 54

Warren Fentiman (3)

Paul Midgley

0.3

Held up at the back - urged forward by halfway - never in contention - finished 5 lengths off in 7th

8th

Ninety Nine (IRE) ^p

No. 7, stall 7

4yo, 8-7, OR 47

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall (3) · T: John Wainwright

4 8-7 47

Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)

John Wainwright

6

Went straight to front - driven up before losing top spot approaching final 2f - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth