Legal Protection Group Ltd Apprentice Handicap – Newbury

Newbury

6:05

Legal Protection Group Ltd Apprentice Handicap

Date 2025-07-03

Distance 5f34y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,757

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Lequinto b Matthew Lloyd Slater(5) · Tony Carroll	Matthew Lloyd Slater(5) · Tony Carroll	144	—	554111	70	76	65	3d	—	—	-11	47	5/6 55%
Chasing a quick four-timer; yet to win away from Windsor on turf but can't discount
8 (2)	Roach Power gr Cian Horgan(3) · Michael Wigham	Cian Horgan(3) · Michael Wigham	130	b	-97333	56	74	66	7d	—	—	-2	12.1	5/1 17%
Dangerous mark and promising signs this summer; 5f on fast ground a query though
7 (8)	Sarafina Mshairi b Warren Fentiman · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	Warren Fentiman · Edward Smyth-Osbourne	131	—	34-314	62	75	62	9d	—	—	-6	6.6	6/1 14%
5f win on AW in February; promising fourth here (6f) last week; unexposed; key player
4 (5)	Merrimack b Olivia Haines(5) · Stuart Williams	Olivia Haines(5) · Stuart Williams	139	tv	230243	65	73	64	24d	—	—	+4	12.2	9/1 10%
Comes here on the back of three solid in-frame efforts; shouldn't be too far away
2 (6)	Faustus b Ryan Kavanagh · Rachel Cook & John Bridger	Ryan Kavanagh · Rachel Cook & John Bridger	142	—	-04004	68	72	44	8d	—	—	+1	5.7	20/1 5%
C&D win last August off 7lb higher; not found his best form yet this year; headgear absent
3 (3)	Aces Wild b Taryn Langley(3) · Adrian Wintle	Taryn Langley(3) · Adrian Wintle	142	—	353824	68	72	-	30d	—	—	+5	10.5	16/1 6%
Several good AW runs this year; more to prove on turf but not discounted
5 (1)	The Defiant b Mikkel Mortensen(3) · Luke Dace	Mikkel Mortensen(3) · Luke Dace	133	tp	713454	59	71	55	5d	—	—	+2	6.2	22/1 4%
Prominent racer; 12lb better off with Lequinto for about 4l on last week's Windsor run
6 (4)	Horus b Kyle McHugh(5) · Michael Keady	Kyle McHugh(5) · Michael Keady	132	—	470307	63	75	9	28d	—	—	+3	5.5	40/1 2%
Inconsistent but capable off this mark if on one of his good days

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lequinto	8/11	5/6	4/5	8/11	4/5
Roach Power	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Sarafina Mshairi	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Merrimack	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Faustus	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Aces Wild	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
The Defiant	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Horus	40/1	33/1	40/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lequinto

OR: 5 Form: 22 Odds: 20

5/6

2nd

Merrimack

12.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 6.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Roach Power

12.1

OR: 1.5 Form: 6.6 Odds: 4

5/1

Aces Wild

10.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sarafina Mshairi

6.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The Defiant

6.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 2.9 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Faustus

5.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Horus

5.5

OR: 3.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lequinto Top Rated	70	76	65
Faustus	68	72	44
Aces Wild	68	72	—
Merrimack	65	73	64
Horus	63	75	9
Sarafina Mshairi	62	75	62
The Defiant	59	71	55
Roach Power	56	74	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lequinto	3d ago	Quick return
Roach Power	7d ago	Quick return
Sarafina Mshairi	9d ago	Quick return
Merrimack	24d ago	Fit
Faustus	8d ago	Quick return
Aces Wild	30d ago	Fit
The Defiant	5d ago	Quick return
Horus	28d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Merrimack	Prominent
The Defiant	Prominent
Aces Wild	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 8 runners classified.

Going: Good To Firm

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