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Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Apprentice Handicap
Class 6, 1m5y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 42.96s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Aiden Brookes
Iain Jardine
Settled at back early - moved through gap with easy progress 2f out - hit front approaching final furlong - challenged for a moment then found more - powered clear in closing stages to score
Mikkel Mortensen (3)
Scott Dixon
Sluggish start - settled towards the rear - made ground on the near flank approaching 2f out - moved into second with a furlong left - unable to find more inside the final 110 yards
Alex Jary
David Thompson
Tracked in tight order early - moved into second spot outside final 2f - hit front briefly under pressure - overtaken with a furlong left and slipped back to third - unable to find more late - allowed to coast home in third
Zak Wheatley
Stella Barclay
Drifted left early - settled in 4th - pushed along and faded inside final furlong - finished 4th
Elizabeth Gale (5)
Hugo Palmer
Sent to front early - dropped in behind before hitting the front briefly - came under pressure and dropped away over 2f out - finished fifth
Morgan Cole (3)
Ewan Whillans
Handy with front pack near the stand rail - driven with over 2f out then dropped away rapidly - finished well beaten in 6th
Andrew Breslin
Philip Kirby
Keen to settle just behind pace-setter early - moved over to the rail and hit the front around 6f out - urged forward inside final 2f - overtaken shortly after - dropped away rapidly - finished well adrift in seventh
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.