Star Insurance Apprentice Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

14:25

Star Insurance Apprentice Handicap

Date 2023-08-10

Distance 6f210y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,129

Winning Time 1m 23.56s (slow by 4.66s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Poetic Force (IRE) Mollie Phillips · Tony Carroll	9/1	Won
2nd	Granary Queen (IRE) Harry Davies · Eve Johnson Houghton	9/2	0.05
3rd	Matty Too (GB) Morgan Cole · Ed Dunlop	9/2	0.3
4th	Little Boy Blue (GB) Paddy Bradley · Bill Turner	9/2	1.25
5th	Golden Passport (GB) Connor Planas · Ed Walker	7/2F	1.25
6th	Bonkersinabundance (IRE) Aidan Keeley · Roger Varian	5/1	1
7th	Dartman (IRE) William Carver · Brian Meehan	17/2	2.5

Runners (8)

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
4 (3)	Granary Queen Chestnut J:Harry Davies T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Harry Davies T:Eve Johnson Houghton	137	—	242365	75	85	70	9d	—	—	-3	14.3	0.75/1	4 25%
Dual C&D winner and was an eyecatcher at Goodwood last week; dangerous back up in trip
5 (5)	Golden Passport Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:Ed Walker	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Ed Walker	133	p	1-3564	77	82	52	43d	—	—	+1	19	0.88/1	7/2 22%
No impact in his three handicaps and he needs to find more back at this trip; headgear on
3 (6)	Matty Too Bay J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Ed Dunlop	J:Morgan Cole(5) T:Ed Dunlop	142	v	91-811	80	86	69	55d	—	—	-5	12.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has won three of his last four starts including at Chepstow last time; key player
8 (2)	Bonkersinabundance Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	J:Aidan Keeley T:Roger Varian	124	—	881641	68	84	60	30d	—	—	+8	21.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Made it 2-3 at this track when scoring over C&D last time; respected off 4lb higher
2 (8)	Little Boy Blue Grey J:Paddy Bradley T:Bill Turner	J:Paddy Bradley T:Bill Turner	143	tp	-03136	81	85	72	21d	—	—	+7	19.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has a record of 1313113 at Brighton and he looks interesting back at this track
6 (7)	Dartman Bay J:William Carver T:Brian Meehan	J:William Carver T:Brian Meehan	130	—	344-54	74	83	36	12d	—	—	-1	8.9	1.75/1	8 13%
Has been consistent rather than progressive so far and he needs to raise his game
7 (1)	Poetic Force Chestnut J:Mollie Phillips T:Tony Carroll	J:Mollie Phillips T:Tony Carroll	130	—	664630	68	84	69	1d	—	0W/1P 1 run	0	9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Creditable third over C&D in June; didn't enjoy a clear run here yesterday
NR (4)	Evocative Spark Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Darryll Holland	J:NON-RUNNER T:Darryll Holland	144	t	0-6490	82	83	32	1d	—	—	+1	10.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Has struggled in last 13 months, including here yesterday, and has plenty to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Granary Queen	4	4	4	4	4
Golden Passport	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Matty Too	5	9/2	7/2	4	4
Bonkersinabundance	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Little Boy Blue	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Dartman	13/2	7	13/2	7	8
Poetic Force	17/2	9	9	9	17/2
Evocative Spark	16	12	12	12	12

Predictor

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

1st

Bonkersinabundance

21.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 13 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Little Boy Blue

19.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 8 Odds: 3.3

11/2

3rd

Golden Passport

OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Granary Queen

14.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

Matty Too

12.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Evocative Spark

10.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.6

Poetic Force

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Dartman

8.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Evocative Spark	82	83	32
Little Boy Blue	81	85	72
Matty Too	80	86	69
Golden Passport	77	82	52
Granary Queen	75	85	70
Dartman	74	83	36
Bonkersinabundance	68	84	60
Poetic Force	68	84	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Poetic Force	1d ago	Quick return
Evocative Spark	1d ago	Quick return
Granary Queen	9d ago	Quick return
Dartman	12d ago	Quick return
Little Boy Blue	21d ago	Fit
Bonkersinabundance	30d ago	Fit
Golden Passport	43d ago	Fit
Matty Too	55d ago	Fresh