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17:20 York

Evening Press Compact Apprentice Handicap (Class 3) (Class 3)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 88y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.48s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Jake Black (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Colway Ritz

    10/1

      3
      Silk -

      Mobane Flyer

      10/3

        1(9)
        Silk - Orange, Light Green chevron

        Eton (GER)

        13
        8/1
        • Form 123520
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, left in front after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        2(3)
        Silk - Black, Light Blue epaulets and armlets

        Quintoto

        10
        20/1
        • Form 00000-6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4

        led, hung violently right after 1f, raced very wide throughout, never dangerous

        5(16)
        Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, BLACK cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

        Gold Guest

        22
        7/1
        • Form 41-1004
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1

        mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on final furlong

        6(18)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Wuxi Venture

        40
        20/1
        • Form 60-0600
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-1

        towards rear, never dangerous

        7(12)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon cross belts and armlets

        Colway Ritz

        7
        10/1
        • Form 00422-0
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-0

        towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish

        9(14)
        Silk - Dark Green, White sleeves, Dark Green stars and stars on cap

        Mobane Flyer

        9
        10/3
        • Form 50-0063
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        mid-division, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong

        10(11)
        Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Emerald Green star

        Jake Black (IRE)

        8
        8/1
        • Form 315044
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11

        prominent, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, pushed out

        12(8)
        Silk - Red, Black epaulets and sleeves, check cap

        Champain Sands (IRE)

        50
        14/1
        • Form 342500
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        13(1)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue star, halved sleeves and star on cap

        Westcourt Dream

        73
        7/1
        • Form 333-310
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

        14(4)
        Silk - Yellow, Red epaulets and armlets, Red cap, Yellow diamond

        Iftikhar (USA)

        29
        8/1
        • Form 24-0004
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7

        started slowly and held up, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        15(13)
        Silk - Dark Green and Maroon (quartered), Maroon and Dark Green diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Beneking

        8
        33/1
        • Form 306050
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        never better than mid-division

        16(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue triple diamond, halved sleeves and diamond on cap

        Narciso (GER)

        3
        33/1
        • Form 00006
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten

        17(15)
        Silk - Mauve and Grey diabolo, Grey cap, Mauve diamond

        Imperial Royale (IRE)

        23
        50/1
        • Form 506000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-0

        prominent, effort over 2f out, no impression

        18(17)
        Silk - N/A

        Littlestar (FR)

        63
        16/1
        • Form 0-00002
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-0

        towards rear, soon pushed along, never a factor

        3(6)
        NR

        Melodian

        7 b
        • Form 232160
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-4

        Nonrunner

        4(5)
        NR

        McQueen (IRE)

        6
        • Form 060211
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        Nonrunner

        8(2)
        NR

        Mount Hillaby (IRE)

        9
        • Form 0-10020
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13

        Nonrunner

        11(10)
        NR

        My Last Bean (IRE)

        306
        • Form 2/55436-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-8

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A 6lb penalty may not be enough to stop the progressive Mcqueen, who is selected in preference to Jake Black and Iftikhar, who also make a fair amount of appeal for those wishing to cover all bases. In which case, consideration of Mobane Flyer also has to be taken in, as he is unexposed at the trip and should go close if handling the ground. Others to note in the betting include: Eton, who is a regular in this grade and can never be confidently be ruled out. Like one-time Derby hope Quintoto and Gold Guest, he has plenty of weight for what he has actually achieved though and looks opposable on the balance of form. Jake Black ran his best race for a while in similar company at Redcar just over a week ago. This faster surface is of concern though and he will need to be on the ball to register his first win on turf here. Therefore, it might be down to Iftikhar to give the selection the most to do. The five-year-old ran a blinder at Newmarket last time and will be very hard to keep out of the frame with a similar effort today. Nevertheless, Mcqueen has answered every question asked of him in his last three starts and has more than enough scope to shrug off the mandatory attentions the handicapper has imposed this afternoon.