Starlight Apprentice Handicap – Newbury

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13:30

Starlight Apprentice Handicap

Date 2023-05-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,527

Winning Time 1m 38.13s (slow by 2.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mabre (IRE) Olivia Tubb · David Evans	12/1	Won
2nd	Greg The Great (GB) Mia Nicholls · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/1	1.25
3rd	Trais Fluors (GB) Rose Dawes · Jack Channon	11/1	2
4th	Le Reveur (IRE) Mohammed Tabti · Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	11/1	3.5
5th	Rival (GB) Alec Voikhansky · John Flint	8/1	4
6th	Runner Bean (GB) Alex Jary · Ed de Giles	100/1	2
7th	Sandy Paradise (IRE) Ethan Jones · Richard Hughes	11/1	0.2
8th	Lenny's Spirit (FR) William Pyle · Ed Dunlop	7/2	2.5
9th	Flag Of Truth (FR) Kaiya Fraser · Archie Watson	13/2	3
10th	Painless Potter (IRE) Millie Wonnacott · Shaun Lycett	16/1	0.2
11th	Newton Jack (GB) Joe Leavy · Stuart Kittow	100/30F	3
12th	Taravara (IRE) Adam Tracey · Simon Pearce	28/1	4

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (6)	Newton Jack Bay J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Stuart Kittow	J:Joe Leavy(5) T:Stuart Kittow	136	—	77335-	66	81	74	203d	—	—	-3	12	1.13/1	9/2 18%
8lb lower than when making a winning reappearance last season; worth a second look
6 (7)	Rival Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:John Flint	J:Alec Voikhansky T:John Flint	139	p	146-33	69	76	59	18d	—	—	-6	9.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has run well to finish third in both starts since returning; solid chance
8 (3)	Lennys Spirit b/br J:William Pyle(3) T:Ed Dunlop	J:William Pyle(3) T:Ed Dunlop	137	tv	556-55	67	81	-	15d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
In good form on turf last summer and looks on a fair mark now back on grass
3 (11)	Sandy Paradise Chestnut J:Ethan Jones(5) T:Richard Hughes	J:Ethan Jones(5) T:Richard Hughes	142	p	413422	72	77	59	16d	—	—	+8	20.2	1.63/1	13/2 13%
3-14 on AW but 0-7 on grass; best turf form on good to firm
1 (13)	Flag Of Truth Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Archie Watson	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Archie Watson	142	b	673-02	72	76	-	10d	—	—	0	7.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
0-5, but only just beaten on the AW last time and shortlisted; blinkers on
12 (1)	Greg The Great Grey J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Eve Johnson Houghton	134	—	1307-0	64	78	61	16d	—	—	-3	5.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Back off a fair mark and would have needed recent return; claims
2 (4)	Trais Fluors b/br J:Rose Dawes T:Jack Channon	J:Rose Dawes T:Jack Channon	142	p	0500-9	72	82	80	17d	—	—	-1	7.9	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Successful in just one of his last 36 starts and makes little appeal; cheekpieces on
NR (8)	Calonne Grey J:TBC T:Robyn Brisland	J: T:Robyn Brisland	140	—	8312-5	70	77	-	16d	—	—	-13	12.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Didn't run badly on his recent return, but rarely seen on turf (0-12) these days
9 (9)	Le Reveur Bay J:Mohammed Tabti T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	J:Mohammed Tabti T:Mike Murphy & Michael Keady	137	b	76067-	67	79	72	203d	—	—	-1	6.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Off seven months, but has gone well fresh and 6lb below last winning mark
10 (10)	Mabre Grey J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:David Evans	J:Olivia Tubb(5) T:David Evans	137	b	071239	67	78	60	37d	—	—	+8	13.5	2.75/1	12 8%
Modest effort returned to turf last time and wouldn't want the ground to dry out too much
7 (2)	Painless Potter Bay J:Millie Wonnacott T:Shaun Lycett	J:Millie Wonnacott T:Shaun Lycett	139	p	046-09	69	77	63	74d	—	—	+1	6.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Held since winning a Chepstow novice last August; hard to enthuse over; cheekpieces on
4 (12)	Taravara Bay J:Adam Tracey(7) T:Simon Pearce	J:Adam Tracey(7) T:Simon Pearce	141	v	01-048	71	77	66	79d	—	—	+2	6.5	4.75/1	20 5%
1-22, but 2lb below his winning mark and has gone close a couple of times on turf
13 (5)	Runner Bean Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Ed De Giles	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Ed De Giles	121	—	6/0847	51	66	-	9d	—	—	-1	0.7	19.75/1	80 1%
Unplaced in seven starts on the AW; 2lb wrong on turf debut and plenty to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Newton Jack	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Rival	11/2	5	9/2	5	5
Lennys Spirit	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Sandy Paradise	7	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Flag Of Truth	9	10	10/1	10	10
Greg The Great	8	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Trais Fluors	9	9	10/1	9	9
Calonne	7	7	15/2	8	8
Le Reveur	10	10	9	10	10
Mabre	12	12	12	12	12
Painless Potter	16	18	16	18	18
Taravara	20	18	16	18	18
Runner Bean	80	66	50	66	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Sandy Paradise

20.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 11.4 Odds: 3.3

13/2

2nd

Mabre

13.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Calonne

12.8

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 7.8

15/2

Newton Jack

OR: 4 Form: 3.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Rival

9.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Lennys Spirit

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Trais Fluors

7.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Flag Of Truth

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Taravara

6.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Le Reveur

6.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Painless Potter

6.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Greg The Great

5.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Runner Bean

0.7

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sandy Paradise	72	77	59
Flag Of Truth	72	76	—
Trais Fluors	72	82	80
Taravara	71	77	66
Calonne	70	77	—
Rival	69	76	59
Painless Potter	69	77	63
Lennys Spirit	67	81	—
Le Reveur	67	79	72
Mabre	67	78	60
Newton Jack	66	81	74
Greg The Great	64	78	61
Runner Bean	51	66	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Runner Bean	9d ago	Quick return
Flag Of Truth	10d ago	Quick return
Lennys Spirit	15d ago	Fit
Sandy Paradise	16d ago	Fit
Greg The Great	16d ago	Fit
Calonne	16d ago	Fit
Trais Fluors	17d ago	Fit
Rival	18d ago	Fit
Mabre	37d ago	Fit
Painless Potter	74d ago	Fresh
Taravara	79d ago	Fresh
Newton Jack	203d ago	Long break
Le Reveur	203d ago	Long break