Starlight Charity Apprentice Handicap – Newbury

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Starlight Charity Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 1m

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,757

Runners (14)

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
7 (8)	Newfangled Chestnut J:Taryn Langley T:Jonathan Portman	J:Taryn Langley T:Jonathan Portman	137	p	12-321	67	76	-	23d	—	—	-10	10	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Solid operator who has form figures of 12112321, mostly on AW, since last July
12 (11)	My Ambition Chestnut J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Denis Coakley	J:Jack Nicholls(3) T:Denis Coakley	131	—	140-42	61	80	58	11d	—	—	-10	8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close second at Bath last time; successful over this C&D early in career; respected
14 (6)	Windsor Pass Bay J:Shay Farmer(3) T:John Butler	J:Shay Farmer(3) T:John Butler	127	—	135433	57	78	67	8d	—	—	-2	11.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has a poor strike-rate but earns points for consistency; again likely to go well
5 (13)	Drumstick Bay J:Fern O'Brien T:John Gallagher	J:Fern O'Brien T:John Gallagher	137	—	543-93	67	76	66	31d	—	—	-4	7.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Maiden who has frame possibilities, provided his AW form is transferred back to turf
1 (10)	Darvel Bay J:Alfie Redman(5) T:Patrick Chamings	J:Alfie Redman(5) T:Patrick Chamings	138	b	475-15	68	77	47	18d	—	—	-2	6.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Won at Bath in most recent turf start; finished third off this mark in this race last year
8 (9)	Racing Demon Bay J:Ryan Kavanagh T:Ed de Giles	J:Ryan Kavanagh T:Ed de Giles	135	h	1337-8	65	79	60	31d	—	—	-3	6.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
On last winning mark and is interesting with AW reappearance under his belt
4 (2)	Saturnalia Bay J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:J S Moore	J:Ashley Lewis(5) T:J S Moore	137	p	324256	67	80	15	18d	—	—	+2	10.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dual AW winner; 0-9 on grass and ran below par in most recent turf attempt
13 (12)	Buy The Dip Bay J:Mikkel Mortensen T:Jim Boyle	J:Mikkel Mortensen T:Jim Boyle	130	—	37768-	60	73	75	145d	—	—	-2	5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
All wins in Class 6 but has been placed at this better level; returns from break
10 (5)	English Spirit Bay J:Tyrese Cameron(3) T:Heather Main	J:Tyrese Cameron(3) T:Heather Main	133	—	7-2369	63	78	63	33d	—	—	-2	5.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
All wins on Wolverhampton AW; below form returned to turf last time
6 (3)	Hover Chestnut J:Joe Bradnam(3) T:Martyn Meade	J:Joe Bradnam(3) T:Martyn Meade	137	—	01/65/	67	-	-	1099d	—	—	+2	5.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Absent since finishing fifth in this race three years ago; market helpful
2 (1)	Marsh Benham Chestnut J:Jack Callan(3) T:George Baker	J:Jack Callan(3) T:George Baker	138	p	160-65	68	77	28	17d	—	—	+2	5.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Most wins at Brighton; only midfield in this contest 12 months ago; opposed
11 (14)	Mybad Bay J:Isobelle Chalmers(5) T:Simon Hodgson	J:Isobelle Chalmers(5) T:Simon Hodgson	132	—	6-68	62	72	-	50d	—	—	+1	3.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Owned by Andrew Balding; may improve now handicapping; market support should be noted
3 (7)	Huxley Bay J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Michael Attwater	J:Phoebe Edwards(7) T:Michael Attwater	137	—	787-76	67	68	23	11d	—	—	+3	4.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Ex-Irish maiden who has weak claims on his middle-distance form for new yard
NR (4)	Vellner Chestnut J:Elizabeth Gale T:Bernard Llewellyn	J:Elizabeth Gale T:Bernard Llewellyn	135	—	57428-	65	78	71	243d	—	—	—	7.3	—	—
On a handy mark but has been absent for eight months; market instructive

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Newfangled	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
My Ambition	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	10/3
Windsor Pass	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
Drumstick	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Darvel	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	8/1
Racing Demon	8/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	11/1
Saturnalia	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	17/2
Buy The Dip	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
English Spirit	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1
Hover	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Marsh Benham	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	33/1
Mybad	40/1	40/1	33/1	33/1	50/1
Huxley	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	50/1
Vellner	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Windsor Pass

11.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 5.7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Saturnalia

10.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

3rd

Newfangled

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

My Ambition

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Drumstick

7.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Vellner

7.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

—

Darvel

6.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Racing Demon

6.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Marsh Benham

5.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

English Spirit

5.2

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Hover

5.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Buy The Dip

OR: 2.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Huxley

4.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Mybad

3.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Darvel	68	77	47
Marsh Benham	68	77	28
Newfangled	67	76	—
Drumstick	67	76	66
Saturnalia	67	80	15
Hover	67	—	—
Huxley	67	68	23
Racing Demon	65	79	60
Vellner	65	78	71
English Spirit	63	78	63
Mybad	62	72	—
My Ambition	61	80	58
Buy The Dip	60	73	75
Windsor Pass	57	78	67

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Windsor Pass	8d ago	Quick return
My Ambition	11d ago	Quick return
Huxley	11d ago	Quick return
Marsh Benham	17d ago	Fit
Darvel	18d ago	Fit
Saturnalia	18d ago	Fit
Newfangled	23d ago	Fit
Drumstick	31d ago	Fit
Racing Demon	31d ago	Fit
English Spirit	33d ago	Fit
Mybad	50d ago	Fresh
Buy The Dip	145d ago	Long break
Vellner	243d ago	Long break
Hover	1099d ago	Long break