Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series)

Newcastle (AW)

11:45

Date 2023-11-11

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,566

Winning Time 1m 27.57s (slow by 3.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sir Maxi (GB) Alex Fielding · Richard Fahey	17/2	Won
2nd	Magical Max (GB) Elle-May Croot · Ivan Furtado	28/1	.75
3rd	Troon (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	10/1	.75
4th	Cold Stare (IRE) Mikkel Mortensen · David O'Meara	25/1	.5
5th	Ayr Poet (GB) Morgan Cole · Jim Goldie	7/1	0.2
6th	Oso Rapido (IRE) Joe Leavy · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	9/1	.75
7th	Kalganov (FR) Liam Wright · Michael Dods	16/1	1
8th	Liamarty Dreams (GB) Brandon Wilkie · K R Burke	15/2	1.25
9th	Honour Your Dreams (FR) Kyle McHugh · Adrian Paul Keatley	18/1	2.5
10th	Bicep (IRE) Mia Nicholls · Grant Tuer	4/1F	1
11th	Gobi Sunset (GB) Archie Young · Iain Jardine	13/2	2.25
12th	Shandy Star (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	13/2	1.5

Runners (12)

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
6 (2)	Bicep Bay J:Mia Nicholls T:Grant Tuer	J:Mia Nicholls T:Grant Tuer	133	—	002015	76	92	62	8d	—	—	+3	20	0.88/1	7/2 22%
C&D win last month; travelled well long way over 1m here; big player back at 7f
1 (9)	Liamarty Dreams Bay J:Brandon Wilkie T:K R Burke	J:Brandon Wilkie T:K R Burke	143	—	624053	86	91	-	43d	—	—	+4	16.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Remained in form since 7f Musselburgh win in June; former C&D winner
3 (11)	Troon Bay J:Alex Jary T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary T:Nigel Tinkler	141	—	1-06	85	87	-	133d	—	—	+8	18.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won on AW debut; well held on turf since but worth betting check back on AW for new yard
11 (8)	Ayr Poet Bay J:Morgan Cole T:Jim Goldie	J:Morgan Cole T:Jim Goldie	125	—	213323	68	89	79	8d	—	—	+9	17.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Most consistent this year but all 50 career starts at 1m+ so 7f asks a different question
10 (7)	Sir Maxi Bay J:Alex Fielding(3) T:Richard Fahey	J:Alex Fielding(3) T:Richard Fahey	128	—	620417	71	89	-	14d	—	—	+7	15.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Won at Pontefract last month; stuck in mud at Doncaster since; acts on Tapeta
9 (5)	Shandy Star Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	129	eb	-77742	73	88	-	7d	—	—	+4	13.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Best run this year when second of 17 on turf last weekend; claims if as effective on AW
4 (6)	Gobi Sunset Bay J:Archie Young(3) T:Iain Jardine	J:Archie Young(3) T:Iain Jardine	134	—	676301	77	91	71	40d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Snapped losing run when making all over C&D for new yard last month; respected up 5lb
2 (10)	Oso Rapido Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	142	—	526216	85	91	-	14d	—	—	+15	21	2.75/1	12 8%
Not at best at Doncaster latest but had been in form prior to that; former course winner
5 (4)	Kalganov Bay J:Liam Wright T:Michael Dods	J:Liam Wright T:Michael Dods	134	—	532110	77	90	45	29d	—	—	+17	22.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Won twice for David O'Meara this autumn but disappointed on hat-trick bid; sold since
12 (3)	Honour Your Dreams Bay J:Kyle McHugh(5) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Kyle McHugh(5) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	124	—	720852	68	92	76	8d	—	—	+6	12.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Back-to-form second over 5f here last week; has form at 7f but peak efforts at shorter
7 (1)	Cold Stare Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen(3) T:David O'Meara	J:Mikkel Mortensen(3) T:David O'Meara	132	t	432150	75	91	-	7d	—	—	+11	14.3	5.25/1	22 5%
Won at Ayr in September but held since and this only second AW start of his long career
8 (12)	Magical Max Grey J:Elle-May Croot T:Ivan Furtado	J:Elle-May Croot T:Ivan Furtado	130	t	681060	73	91	32	38d	—	—	+6	9.6	8.00/1	33 3%
Only 2lb higher than when winning on turf in June but last of 13 back on AW latest

Horse	bet365	Coral
Bicep	7/2	7/2
Liamarty Dreams	6	11/2
Troon	15/2	7
Ayr Poet	9	17/2
Sir Maxi	9	9
Shandy Star	7	17/2
Gobi Sunset	8	17/2
Oso Rapido	12	11
Kalganov	16	12
Honour Your Dreams	12	12
Cold Stare	20	22
Magical Max	33	25

Predictor

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

1st

Kalganov

22.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 1.6

2nd

Oso Rapido

OR: 8.8 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Gobi Sunset

20.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Bicep

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

7/2

Troon

18.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Ayr Poet

17.8

OR: 4.5 Form: 10.9 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Liamarty Dreams

16.6

OR: 9 Form: 4 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Sir Maxi

15.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 8 Odds: 2.4

Cold Stare

14.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1

Shandy Star

13.4

OR: 5.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Honour Your Dreams

12.1

OR: 4.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.6

Magical Max

9.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Liamarty Dreams	86	91	—
Troon	85	87	—
Oso Rapido	85	91	—
Gobi Sunset	77	91	71
Kalganov	77	90	45
Bicep	76	92	62
Cold Stare	75	91	—
Shandy Star	73	88	—
Magical Max	73	91	32
Sir Maxi	71	89	—
Ayr Poet	68	89	79
Honour Your Dreams	68	92	76

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Shandy Star	7d ago	Quick return
Cold Stare	7d ago	Quick return
Bicep	8d ago	Quick return
Ayr Poet	8d ago	Quick return
Honour Your Dreams	8d ago	Quick return
Sir Maxi	14d ago	Fit
Oso Rapido	14d ago	Fit
Kalganov	29d ago	Fit
Magical Max	38d ago	Fit
Gobi Sunset	40d ago	Fit
Liamarty Dreams	43d ago	Fit
Troon	133d ago	Long break