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Xenon Workplace Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Date 2025-05-09
Distance 1m4f63y
Class Class 4
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £11,466
Winning Time 2m 37.88s (slow by 2.28s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Small Fry (IRE)
Ashley Lewis · Gary & Josh Moore
13/8F Won
2nd
Sportingsilvermine (IRE)
Mason Paetel · James Owen
7/4 .5
3rd
Giselles Defence (IRE)
Ryan Kavanagh · Ian Williams
20/1 5.5
4th
Woodstock City (GB)
Andrew Breslin · Ian Williams
25/1 3
5th
Tokyo Bay (IRE)
Jack Nicholls · K R Burke
7/1 1.25
6th
Oman (IRE)
Zak Wheatley · Tony Carroll
11/1 15
7th
Obsidian Knight (IRE)
Grace McEntee · T J Kent
18/1 3
8th
Marhaba Million (IRE)
Kaiya Fraser · Anthony Charlton
40/1 7.5
9th
Model Approach (IRE)
Oisin McSweeney · Adrian Paul Keatley
20/1 1.5
10th
Reel Rosie (IRE)
Warren Fentiman · Jennie Candlish
25/1 1.5
11th
Miaswell (IRE)
Aiden Brookes · Donald McCain
66/1 1
12th 40/1 0.3

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
1 (4)
Sportingsilvermine
Brown
J:Mason Paetel(7)
T:James Owen
J:Mason Paetel(7)
T:James Owen
 138 — 369-11
78
89
66
 26d — — -14
16.4
0.44/1
7/4
36%
0-18 in Ireland but he's won both his starts (1m3f/1m4f handicaps) for James Owen
2 (2)
Small Fry
Bay
J:Ashley Lewis(7)
T:Gary & Josh Moore
J:Ashley Lewis(7)
T:Gary & Josh Moore
 138 — 1122-3
78
89
76
 17d — — -16
22.5
0.44/1
7/4
36%
Has won here; the recent satisfactory return to the Flat may bring him back to his best
11 (5)
Tokyo Bay
Bay
J:Jack Nicholls(7)
T:K R Burke
J:Jack Nicholls(7)
T:K R Burke
 132 — 1467-8
72
87
79
 26d — — -2
8.4
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Won Ripon maiden (1m4f, heavy) in April on 2024 return but has lost his form in handicaps
7 (7)
Obsidian Knight
Brown
J:Grace McEntee
T:T J Kent
J:Grace McEntee
T:T J Kent
 135 — -92611
75
86
66
 21d — — +20
26.7
2.75/1
11/1
8%
0-11 on turf; however, going well on Lingfield AW recently and now bids for a hat-trick
9 (3)
Oman
Chestnut
J:Zak Wheatley
T:Tony Carroll
J:Zak Wheatley
T:Tony Carroll
 134 b 37717-
74
83
74
 171d — — +9
15.2
4.00/1
16/1
6%
9lb higher than when winning a division of this race last year; also scored in October
12 (14)
Model Approach
Chestnut
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
J:Oisin McSweeney
T:Adrian Paul Keatley
 132 b 55924-
72
86
81
 — — — +6
10.2
5.00/1
20/1
5%
Fair maiden (0-5) in Ireland; won twice over hurdles but below form in that sphere lately
4 (11)
Reel Rosie
Bay
J:Warren Fentiman(3)
T:Jennie Candlish
J:Warren Fentiman(3)
T:Jennie Candlish
 136 p 96/26-
76
83
21
 — — — +3
7.7
5.00/1
20/1
5%
2023 win here; mixed for new yard; cheekpieces (absent for over two years) return
8 (8)
Woodstock City
Bay
J:Andrew Breslin
T:Ian Williams
J:Andrew Breslin
T:Ian Williams
 135 — 1655-7
75
88
69
 13d — — +3
7.3
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Third at this meeting last year and back to form to win at Ripon (1m2f) last August
14 (1)
Giselles Defence
Bay
J:Ryan Kavanagh(5)
T:Ian Williams
J:Ryan Kavanagh(5)
T:Ian Williams
 130 p 5670-7
70
75
78
 13d — — +2
6.1
5.50/1
22/1
4%
Three wins last May-July (1m2f; twice claimer ridden); 1lb below his last winning mark
3 (6)
Marhaba Million
Chestnut
J:Kaiya Fraser
T:Anthony Charlton
J:Kaiya Fraser
T:Anthony Charlton
 137 — 9326-
77
81
64
 318d — — +10
12.3
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Tailed off on final start for Owen Burrows; changed hands for 50,000gns last July; gelded
5 (10)
Miaswell
Bay
J:Aiden Brookes
T:Donald McCain
J:Aiden Brookes
T:Donald McCain
 135 t 31470-
75
86
76
 — — — +9
10.3
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Won twice (1m, soft) last May/July for David O'Meara but modest in four hurdle races since
10 (12)
Lusaka
Bay
J:Elizabeth Gale(7)
T:John & Rhys Flint
J:Elizabeth Gale(7)
T:John & Rhys Flint
 133 — 88615-
73
85
77
 172d — — +12
13.1
12.50/1
50/1
2%
Out of form for all of 2024 except for when he won at Nottingham (1m6f, good) in August
NR (13)
Shahbaz
Grey
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Ian Williams
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Ian Williams
 135 — -37218
75
-
-
 21d — — —
16.4
— —
Both wins were on AW, including penultimate start; old turf form was better than this mark
NR (9)
The Dancing Poet
Chestnut
J:Shay Farmer(7)
T:Brian Ellison
J:Shay Farmer(7)
T:Brian Ellison
 131 — 15-708
71
86
30
 8d — — —
5.3
— —
6-18 at Catterick, unraced here; well beaten at three other tracks this term
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Sportingsilvermine
 7/4 7/4 7/4
Small Fry
 7/4 13/8 7/4
Tokyo Bay
 15/2 15/2 15/2
Obsidian Knight
 11/1 11/1 11/1
Oman
 16/1 16/1 16/1
Model Approach
 20/1 18/1 18/1
Reel Rosie
 20/1 18/1 18/1
Woodstock City
 22/1 22/1 22/1
Giselles Defence
 22/1 22/1 20/1
Marhaba Million
 50/1 40/1 40/1
Miaswell
 50/1 50/1 40/1
Lusaka
 50/1 50/1 50/1
Shahbaz
 - - -
The Dancing Poet
 - - -

Predictor

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

1st Obsidian Knight
26.7
OR: 6.3 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.9
11/1
2nd Small Fry
22.5
OR: 7 Form: 3 Odds: 12.5
7/4
3rd Sportingsilvermine
16.4
OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4
7/4
4 Shahbaz
16.4
OR: 6.3 Form: 10.1 Odds: 0
—
5 Oman
15.2
OR: 6 Form: 7.6 Odds: 1.6
16/1
6 Lusaka
13.1
OR: 5.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0.4
50/1
7 Marhaba Million
12.3
OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.6
50/1
8 Miaswell
10.3
OR: 6.3 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.5
50/1
9 Model Approach
10.2
OR: 5.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2
20/1
10 Tokyo Bay
8.4
OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9
15/2
11 Reel Rosie
7.7
OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2
20/1
12 Woodstock City
7.3
OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
13 Giselles Defence
6.1
OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
22/1
14 The Dancing Poet
5.3
OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Sportingsilvermine
78
89
66
Small Fry
78
89
76
Marhaba Million
77
81
64
Reel Rosie
76
83
21
Obsidian Knight
75
86
66
Woodstock City
75
88
69
Miaswell
75
86
76
Shahbaz
75
 — —
Oman
74
83
74
Lusaka
73
85
77
Tokyo Bay
72
87
79
Model Approach
72
86
81
The Dancing Poet
71
86
30
Giselles Defence
70
75
78

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
The Dancing Poet 8d ago Quick return
Woodstock City 13d ago Quick return
Giselles Defence 13d ago Quick return
Small Fry 17d ago Fit
Obsidian Knight 21d ago Fit
Shahbaz 21d ago Fit
Sportingsilvermine 26d ago Fit
Tokyo Bay 26d ago Fit
Oman 171d ago Long break
Lusaka 172d ago Long break
Marhaba Million 318d ago Long break
Model Approach — —
Reel Rosie — —
Miaswell — —