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13:50 Chepstow
Dragon Bet Apprentice Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f 16y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,800 added
- Winner: £5,508
- 2nd: £2,586
- 3rd: £1,293
- 4th: £647
- Form 787232
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A Watson
- Jockey Mr Taylor Fisher
edged left start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, beaten over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 5-40415
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W G M Turner
- Jockey Ben Sanderson
held up behind leaders, headway 3f out, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 126309
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey Owen Lewis
edged left start, chased leaders in centre, lost place and hanging left well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 132133
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Gina Mangan
made most, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final 100 yards, ran on well
- Form 7337-54
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey Rhiain Ingram
soon well behind, ran on from over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 267153
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey George Bass
prominent, disputing lead or led from over 5f out until 4f out, lost place over 2f out, hanging left over 1f out
- Form 4-87353
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer C Mason
- Jockey William Cox
carried left start, soon outpaced, closed going better and switched right over 3f out, edged left and chasing winner inside 2f out, no impression final 100 yards
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Gilt Edge has done all of her winning over shorter trips but is still preferred to Little Boy Blue and Painless Potter. Newton Jack is a course and distance winner back on his favoured surface but MACS DILEMMA has also won over track and trip and has been in better form lately. Mighty Gurkha has been thereabouts in recent outings and Taylor Fisher takes off a very handy 7lb so the top weight is a danger, though is 0-13 on Turf. Fangorn is also respected just 2lb higher than when scoring at Newbury last month but was behind the selection last time at Brighton.
Formwatch
Mighty Gurkha (IRE) 10-11fav (10-0) Close up, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden 2f out, led narrowly under 1f out, headed 110 yards out, held towards finish, 2nd of 3, 1l behind Giogiobbo (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Little Boy Blue 9-1 (10-0) Prominent out wide, went 2nd over 5f out, led over 2f out, hung badly right ran wide and headed turning in, lost place and not recover, 5th of 7, 7l behind Brunel Charm (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Newton Jack 28-1 (9-12) Close up, pushed along 2f out, no extra over 1f out, last of 9, 7 1/4l behind Kaatibb (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Macs Dilemma (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind King Of War (8-12) at Brighton 7f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Painless Potter (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Mid-division, nudged along 4f out, driven 3f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Faattik (9-4) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Fangorn 14-1 (9-9) Led stand side trio and overall leader, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind G'daay (10-0) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Gilt Edge 11-2 (9-13) Held up, pushed along 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong for 3rd, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Dora Penny (9-13) at Ffos Las 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.