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Nottingham

17:45 ✓ Result

Burger King Winning Whopper Apprentice Handicap

Date 2026-04-18
Distance 5f8y
Class Class 6
Going Good
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize £3,402
Weather Clear
Temp 6.3°C
Wind 5mph SW
Rain 0%
Winning Time 1m 1.56s (slow by 3.96s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st 5/1 Won
2nd
Level Up (IRE)
Laura Coughlan · David Evans
11/1 1.25
3rd
Papa Don't Preach (IRE)
William Pyle · Kevin Frost
100/30F .5
4th
Winchurch (IRE)
Mason Paetel · Michael Appleby
7/2 0.2
5th
Scent Of May (GB)
Harry Vigors · Henry Candy
10/1 1.75
6th
High Opinion (GB)
Ryan Kavanagh · Bryan Smart
11/2 0.2
7th 11/2 2.25
8th
Jeany May (GB)
Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler
16/1 2.25

Runners (8)

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
6 (7)
Papa Don't Preach
Bay
J:William Pyle
T:Kevin Frost
J:William Pyle
T:Kevin Frost
 130 v 1-5355
57
74
69
 21d — — -6
14.9
0.83/1
10/3
23%
Four AW wins (latest in December) but he's 0-28 on turf
5 (2)
High Opinion
Bay
J:Ryan Kavanagh
T:Bryan Smart
J:Ryan Kavanagh
T:Bryan Smart
 134 — 87970-
61
70
77
 123d — — -9
7.8
1.00/1
4/1
20%
Good C&D record and well treated if back to form after four months off
4 (5)
Winchurch
Bay
J:Mason Paetel(3)
T:Michael Appleby
J:Mason Paetel(3)
T:Michael Appleby
 135 — 08-753
62
71
78
 23d — — -7
7
1.25/1
5/1
17%
Creditable third on AW latest; respected for yard with recent winning form in this race
2 (4)
Initial Blue
Bay
J:Charlie Bell(7)
T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
J:Charlie Bell(7)
T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
 138 b 513331
65
75
55
 10d — — +11
23.9
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Could still be on good mark if he can translate recent AW form back to turf
1 (6)
Miss Brazen
Bay
J:Lewis Chalkley(7)
T:Michael & David Easterby
J:Lewis Chalkley(7)
T:Michael & David Easterby
 138 — 94808-
65
73
69
 183d — — -5
7.4
1.50/1
6/1
14%
Well handicapped if bouncing back to form after six-month break; betting to guide
3 (1)
Level Up
Bay
J:Laura Coughlan
T:David Evans
J:Laura Coughlan
T:David Evans
 136 b -34542
63
74
70
 13d — — +3
11.1
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Went close back on turf latest and remains below last winning mark
8 (3)
Scent Of May
Chestnut
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Henry Candy
J:Harry Vigors(7)
T:Henry Candy
 125 — /2419-
52
70
30
 193d — — +3
11.2
2.50/1
10/1
9%
5f maiden win last summer; well held on AW handicap debut in autumn but still early days
7 (8)
Jeany May
Bay
J:Alex Jary
T:Nigel Tinkler
J:Alex Jary
T:Nigel Tinkler
 129 p 0730-0
56
69
71
 16d — — -2
2.9
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Well held on AW reappearance and first-time cheekpieces need to make a difference
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Papa Don't Preach
 3/1 3/1 10/3
High Opinion
 4/1 4/1 4/1
Winchurch
 9/2 5/1 9/2
Initial Blue
 6/1 6/1 5/1
Miss Brazen
 11/2 6/1 11/2
Level Up
 10/1 17/2 9/1
Scent Of May
 10/1 9/1 9/1
Jeany May
 18/1 14/1 16/1

Predictor

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

1st Initial Blue
23.9
OR: 3.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 3.6
6/1
2nd Papa Don't Preach
14.9
OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2
10/3
3rd Scent Of May
11.2
OR: 0.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.2
10/1
4 Level Up
11.1
OR: 3.3 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.2
10/1
5 High Opinion
7.8
OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5
4/1
6 Miss Brazen
7.4
OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6
6/1
7 Winchurch
7
OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 4
5/1
8 Jeany May
2.9
OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Initial Blue
65
75
55
Miss Brazen
65
73
69
Level Up
63
74
70
Winchurch
62
71
78
High Opinion
61
70
77
Papa Don't Preach
57
74
69
Jeany May
56
69
71
Scent Of May
52
70
30

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Initial Blue 10d ago Quick return
Level Up 13d ago Quick return
Jeany May 16d ago Fit
Papa Don't Preach 21d ago Fit
Winchurch 23d ago Fit
High Opinion 123d ago Long break
Miss Brazen 183d ago Long break
Scent Of May 193d ago Long break

Draw Bias

Historical win rate by draw at Nottingham over 5f8y. Darker = more wins.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Based on 5 draws with historical results at this course and distance.