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15:55 Newcastle

Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Apprentice Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 98y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,700 added
  • Winner: £2,983
  • 2nd: £1,400
  • 3rd: £699
  • 4th: £350
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 54.08s
  • Off Time: 15:55:51
  • 9 Ran
1(1)
Silk - White, yellow triple diamond, sleeves and cap
  • Form 822379-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 64

pushed along early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened soon after

2(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red stripe, halved sleeves, Red cap

Bobby Shaftoe

20 b CCD
5/1
  • Form 241084-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 60

slowly into stride, held up disputing last pair, never threatened

3(8)
Silk - Maroon, yellow hooped sleeves, yellow cap
3/1
  • Form 51612-8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 59

started very slowly, held up in rear, good headway near side rail over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

4(7)
Silk - Dark Blue and Pink diabolo, chevrons on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue diamond
5/1
  • Form 93/707-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 59

held up disputing last pair, headway far side of group over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, always held

5(5)
Silk - Royal Blue and Grey diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Grey diamond
  • Form 769037-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 59

raced keenly, tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, soon hung left and weakened

6(9)
Silk - Red, Yellow seams and cap
  • Form 738448-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 55

held up disputing 5th, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

7(2)
Silk - Black, Red hoops, Black sleeves, Red cap
22/1
  • Form 296542-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 54

held up disputing 5th, headway far side of group 3f out, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on

8(4)
Silk - Red, white stars, white and red chevrons on sleeves

Irv (IRE)

127
16/1
  • Form 552460-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 51

tracked leaders, headway near side of group over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out

9(3)
Silk - White, black chevrons, red sleeves, beige cap
40/1
  • Form 08470-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 53

raced keenly, led and set steady pace, led field wide in home straight, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd soon after, weakened quickly

In depth

Formwatch

Belle Of Annandale (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Handy on inside, led 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, plugged on from last in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 5 3/4l behind Scots Poet (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) sft in Jan.

Bobby Shaftoe 18-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, plugged on in well held 4th final furlong, never any chance, 4th of 12, 11l behind Palace Boy (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Spirit Of Ash (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Slowly away, in rear, headway on outside 6f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 13l behind Show No Fear (8-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Easter Island 50-1 (9-3) Midfield, ridden over 3f out, hung right 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on one pace entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind King Of The Plains (9-11) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.

Art Of Romance (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Shaheen Saqaar (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Super Stars (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, driven over 2f out, well held from over 1f out, 8th of 12, 14l behind Savvy Brilliance (9-8) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Desert Quest (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Behind, bad mistake and pulled up 2nd, at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Nov.

Irv (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Mid-division on inside, going well tracking leaders 2f out, pushed along and weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Spirit Of Ash (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

My Boy Benji 40-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, asked for effort 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Al Suil Eile (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.