BetVictor Apprentice Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

17:05

BetVictor Apprentice Handicap

Date 2023-07-06

Distance 5f34y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,527

Winning Time 1m 1.45s (slow by 1.65s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Level Up (IRE) Owen Lewis · David Evans	11/1	Won
2nd	Symbol Of Hope (GB) Connor Planas · Grace Harris	5/1	0.05
3rd	Penguin Island (GB) Laura Coughlan · Henry Candy	13/2	.5
4th	Therehegoes (GB) Shariq Mohd · Robyn Brisland	17/2	.5
5th	Joy Choi (IRE) Jordan Williams · Malcolm Saunders	6/1	0.05
6th	Bluebell Time (IRE) Millie Wonnacott · Malcolm Saunders	6/1	0.3
7th	Get Off Me (IRE) Alec Voikhansky · Tom Dascombe	12/1	0.1
8th	Secret Handsheikh (GB) Kaiya Fraser · John Gallagher	9/2F	2.5
9th	Don't Fight It (IRE) Taylor Fisher · Steve Woodman	40/1	7.5
10th	Hey Ho Let's Go (GB) Aidan Keeley · Mark Hoad	25/1	3.25

Runners (11)

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
3 (10)	Symbol Of Hope Bay J:Connor Planas T:Grace Harris	J:Connor Planas T:Grace Harris	139	p	6-1133	67	76	67	8d	—	—	-8	9.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made all to win 2 handicaps at Bath in May; solid placed efforts twice since; shortlisted
2 (1)	Penguin Island Bay J:Laura Coughlan T:Henry Candy	J:Laura Coughlan T:Henry Candy	142	—	422-24	70	73	-	64d	—	—	-5	9	1.00/1	5 20%
Exposed maiden but ran well in her one crack at 5f and this could be run to suit her
6 (2)	Bluebell Time Bay J:Millie Wonnacott(3) T:Malcolm Saunders	J:Millie Wonnacott(3) T:Malcolm Saunders	130	—	67-845	58	77	58	51d	—	—	-6	5.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
On a handy mark and her last two runs haven't been too bad; one of the likelier winners
5 (5)	Ray Vonn Bay J:Bradley Furniss(5) T:B F Brookhouse	J:Bradley Furniss(5) T:B F Brookhouse	135	ht	2-3223	68	71	-	78d	—	—	+1	10.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Consistent maiden; wind op since latest; tries a sprint trip for the first time
4 (3)	Secret Handsheikh Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:John Gallagher	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:John Gallagher	138	b	-81758	66	76	46	20d	—	—	0	9.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Brighton win off 1lb lower in April; 3rd in this race last year; revival could be on cards
7 (7)	Joy Choi Bay J:Jordan Williams T:Malcolm Saunders	J:Jordan Williams T:Malcolm Saunders	129	—	540-68	57	74	-	73d	—	—	-7	5.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Poor strike-rate and didn't get home in two 6f runs in April; first crack at 5f today
1 (4)	Level Up Bay J:Owen Lewis(3) T:David Evans	J:Owen Lewis(3) T:David Evans	143	v	166722	71	78	36	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+7	16.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
All wins on AW but went close on turf last month and he's likely to be in the shake-up
8 (8)	Therehegoes Bay J:Shariq Mohd(5) T:Robyn Brisland	J:Shariq Mohd(5) T:Robyn Brisland	128	—	235132	56	76	49	14d	—	—	+9	16.1	2.50/1	11 9%
Two 5f wins this season and he went desperately close on AW latest; up in class today
11 (6)	Get Off Me Bay J:Alec Voikhansky T:Tom Dascombe	J:Alec Voikhansky T:Tom Dascombe	122	p	06643	55	73	32	24d	—	—	0	6	2.75/1	12 8%
Promise on h'cap debut (5f, AW) but took a backward step over 6f last time; headgear now
10 (11)	Hey Ho Lets Go Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Mark Hoad	J:Aidan Keeley T:Mark Hoad	123	—	765856	51	71	48	14d	—	—	-3	1.5	4.25/1	18 6%
Won this race 12 months ago but in good form at the time; that's not the case in 2023
9 (9)	Dont Fight It Bay J:Taylor Fisher T:Steve Woodman	J:Taylor Fisher T:Steve Woodman	127	—	2197-6	60	76	68	64d	—	—	+1	3.2	9.75/1	40 3%
Won two nurseries last summer; has not hit the same heights in two runs for current stable

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Symbol Of Hope	4	4	7/2	7/2	4
Penguin Island	5	5	5	5	5
Bluebell Time	13/2	6	11/2	6	6
Ray Vonn	15/2	7	13/2	7	7
Secret Handsheikh	8	8	15/2	8	8
Joy Choi	15/2	13/2	11/2	13/2	13/2
Level Up	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Therehegoes	11	11	10	11	11
Get Off Me	12	12	12	12	12
Hey Ho Lets Go	16	16	16	16	18
Dont Fight It	40	40	28	33	40

Predictor

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

1st

Level Up

16.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

2nd

Therehegoes

16.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 12.7 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Ray Vonn

10.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Secret Handsheikh

9.7

OR: 4 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Symbol Of Hope

9.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Penguin Island

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

Get Off Me

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

Bluebell Time

5.3

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Joy Choi

5.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Dont Fight It

3.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Hey Ho Lets Go

1.5

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Level Up	71	78	36
Penguin Island	70	73	—
Ray Vonn	68	71	—
Symbol Of Hope	67	76	67
Secret Handsheikh	66	76	46
Dont Fight It	60	76	68
Bluebell Time	58	77	58
Joy Choi	57	74	—
Therehegoes	56	76	49
Get Off Me	55	73	32
Hey Ho Lets Go	51	71	48

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Symbol Of Hope	8d ago	Quick return
Level Up	14d ago	Fit
Therehegoes	14d ago	Fit
Hey Ho Lets Go	14d ago	Fit
Secret Handsheikh	20d ago	Fit
Get Off Me	24d ago	Fit
Bluebell Time	51d ago	Fresh
Penguin Island	64d ago	Fresh
Dont Fight It	64d ago	Fresh
Joy Choi	73d ago	Fresh
Ray Vonn	78d ago	Fresh