Apprenticeships By Bennetts Handicap – Brighton

Brighton

16:00

Apprenticeships By Bennetts Handicap

Date 2025-08-08

Distance 5f215y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 10.39s (slow by 3.19s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Starsong (IRE) Frederick Larson · Michael Appleby	100/30F	Won
2nd	Fai Fai (GB) Ashley Lewis · Daniel Steele	6/1	1
3rd	Under Curfew (GB) Josephine Gordon · Tony Carroll	18/1	1
4th	Bear To Dream (IRE) Tommie Jakes · Michael Attwater	9/2	0.1
4th	Toussarok (GB) Jack Doughty · Tony Carroll	7/1	0
6th	Neptune Legend (IRE) Jason Watson · Tony Carroll	9/2	3.25
7th	Thismydream (IRE) Paddy Bradley · Michael Attwater	28/1	2
8th	Big Time Rascal (GB) Charles Bishop · Michael Attwater	12/1	1.75
9th	Lynwood Lad (GB) Tom Queally · Gary & Josh Moore	15/2	.5
10th	Nelson Rose (GB) Rob Hornby · Charlie Wallis	28/1	6

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
10 (3)	Starsong Bay J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	J:Frederick Larson T:Michael Appleby	131	—	673233	51	65	57	39d	—	—	-4	14	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has only won on the AW but has been running consistently well on the turf, at 6f and 7f
5 (11)	Neptune Legend Bay J:Jason Watson T:Tony Carroll	J:Jason Watson T:Tony Carroll	135	—	852912	55	67	50	1d	—	—	+3	19.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Bath classified winner last week; runner-up here yesterday; penalised back in a handicap
3 (10)	Bear To Dream Bay J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	J:Tommie Jakes(5) T:Michael Attwater	135	—	731521	55	64	58	22d	—	—	+7	22.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Won this last year and returns having won two of his last four races
7 (9)	Toussarok Bay J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	J:Jack Doughty T:Tony Carroll	133	—	48-013	53	65	60	31d	—	—	-10	5.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Has regressed but confirmed his liking for this track with his recent efforts
11 (8)	Fai Fai Bay J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Daniel Steele	J:Ashley Lewis(7) T:Daniel Steele	128	t	704257	48	62	46	4d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-6	5.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
3-43 and none too reliable these days, as last couple of efforts confirm
8 (1)	Lynwood Lad Bay J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Tom Queally T:Gary & Josh Moore	133	v	685184	53	65	57	17d	—	—	-1	8.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Course winner; close up in a 6f handicap last time and now tries a visor
6 (4)	Big Time Rascal Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Michael Attwater	J:Charles Bishop T:Michael Attwater	134	h	906136	54	66	49	16d	—	—	+3	10	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Sole win came here in May but now has to rebound from a poor run at Salisbury (5f)
2 (2)	Under Curfew Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:Tony Carroll	J:Josephine Gordon T:Tony Carroll	135	p	637830	55	66	58	60d	—	—	+1	5.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
He's 0-6 here and was last to finish on final visit and last race 60 days ago
9 (6)	Nelson Rose Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	J:Rob Hornby T:Charlie Wallis	132	v	-69685	52	60	54	8d	—	—	-2	1.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won twice over C&D for former yard but her struggles for this one continued last week
4 (7)	Thismydream Bay J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	J:Paddy Bradley T:Michael Attwater	135	p	5-5730	55	66	60	164d	—	—	-1	2.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
An infrequent winner who has been absent since February
NR (5)	Roman Emperor Bay J:Mohammed Hassan Ali Alabdulmalik(7) T:John Ryan	J:Mohammed Hassan Ali Alabdulmalik(7) T:John Ryan	135	b	473518	55	65	55	17d	—	—	—	9.2	—	—
Respected at this level in his current form but jockey has no course experience

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Starsong	7/2	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1
Neptune Legend	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Bear To Dream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Toussarok	5/1	11/2	5/1	5/1	9/2
Fai Fai	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
Lynwood Lad	9/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	9/1
Big Time Rascal	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Under Curfew	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	18/1
Nelson Rose	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	18/1
Thismydream	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Roman Emperor	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bear To Dream

22.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Neptune Legend

19.8

OR: 1.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Starsong

OR: 0.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Big Time Rascal

OR: 1 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Roman Emperor

9.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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Lynwood Lad

8.3

OR: 0.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Fai Fai

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Toussarok

5.2

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Under Curfew

5.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 2.7 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Thismydream

2.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Nelson Rose

1.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Neptune Legend	55	67	50
Bear To Dream	55	64	58
Under Curfew	55	66	58
Thismydream	55	66	60
Roman Emperor	55	65	55
Big Time Rascal	54	66	49
Toussarok	53	65	60
Lynwood Lad	53	65	57
Nelson Rose	52	60	54
Starsong	51	65	57
Fai Fai	48	62	46

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Neptune Legend	1d ago	Quick return
Fai Fai	4d ago	Quick return
Nelson Rose	8d ago	Quick return
Big Time Rascal	16d ago	Fit
Lynwood Lad	17d ago	Fit
Roman Emperor	17d ago	Fit
Bear To Dream	22d ago	Fit
Toussarok	31d ago	Fit
Starsong	39d ago	Fit
Under Curfew	60d ago	Fresh
Thismydream	164d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Lynwood Lad	Prominent
Roman Emperor	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.