Full Result 2.25 Brighton | 10 August 2023

Star Insurance Apprentice Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (6f210yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £5,129.32 2nd £2,406.88 3rd £1,202.46 4th £601.72 5th £299.88

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. Poetic Force (IRE) 9/1 Mollie Phillips Tony Carroll	Mollie Phillips Tony Carroll	9	94	68	4	75	–
ch g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Obligada (IRE) (Beat Hollow)
Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, soon pushed along, steady headway on outer from over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, ran on well inside final 110yds, led post (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (op 17/2 tchd 11/1)

2⁽³⁾ nse	4. Granary Queen (IRE) 9/2 Harry Davies Eve Johnson Houghton	Harry Davies Eve Johnson Houghton	5	911	75	10	82	–
ch m Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Multi Grain (Sir Percy)
Held up in rear, nudged along 2f out, soon short of room, clipped heels and stumbled over 1f out, pushed along and good headway inside final furlong, led and kept on final 110yds, headed post (tchd 4/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [¼]	3. Matty Too 9/2 Morgan Cole ⁵ Ed Dunlop	Morgan Cole ⁵ Ed Dunlop	4	911 v	80	14	86	–
b g Mattmu - Bustling Darcey (Assertive)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, hung badly right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, ran on (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [1½]	2. Little Boy Blue 9/2 Paddy Bradley Bill Turner	Paddy Bradley Bill Turner	8	103 tp	81	11	83	–
gr g Hellvelyn - Dusty Dazzler (IRE) (Titus Livius)
Led, increased tempo 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, headed final 110yds, weakened towards finish (op 11/2)

5⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	5. Golden Passport 7/2F Connor Planas ³ Ed Walker	Connor Planas ³ Ed Walker	3	94 p¹	77	–	74	–
b g Acclamation - Fast Lily (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Prominent, challenging against far rail over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run to the line) (op 10/3)

6⁽²⁾ 1 [3¾]	8. Bonkersinabundance (IRE) 5/1 Aidan Keeley Roger Varian	Aidan Keeley Roger Varian	3	812	68	–	62	–
b f Belardo (IRE) - Mojika (Redoute's Choice)
In touch with leaders, outpaced over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 11/2)

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6¼]	6. Dartman (IRE) 17/2 William Carver Brian Meehan	William Carver Brian Meehan	3	94	74	–	60	–
b g Expert Eye - Rickrack (IRE) (Teofilo)
Raced wide, prominent, weakened quickly and edged left over 1f out (op 6/1)

7 ran Off time: 2:25:10 Winning time: 1m 23.56s (slow by 4.66s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Evocative Spark (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: International Racing Club & Partner (Poetic Force) 1st breeder: S J Macdonald
2nd owner: Ian Gray And John Whitworth (Granary Queen)
3rd owner: The Megsons (Matty Too)
Tote win: £10.60 PL: £4.10 £2.30 Ex: £48.70 CSF: £48.32 Tricast: £207.57 Trifecta: £292.50

2:25 Brighton 10 Aug 2023

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