20:30 Newcastle

Thursday 6 March 2025

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BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.56s

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Raft Up^h⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S D Bowen| T: H Bethell| OR: 48| CD

7/2

11/4 and hooded for 1st time, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner minor event over C&D 7 days ago. Well on top at the finish so big shout under a penalty with headgear again sported.

Form: 08-5551

(4)

Cuan^t1³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 52

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 37 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time with work to do.

Form: 246-9

(3)

She'sashambles^p⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Archie Young⁽³⁾| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 51| D

10/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 44 days ago. Not taken lightly at these weights if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 3425-38

(11)

Athollblair Boy^p⁷

Age: 12| Weight: 9-7| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 50| CD

15/2

9-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable third of 10 in minor event at this C&D (4/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and in the mix.

Form: 07-5563

(6)

Hurstwood¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Aiden Brookes| T: P D Niven| OR: 50| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 14 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 96-5257

(10)

Arlington^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 48| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 5/1, good second of 10 in minor event at this C&D 7 days ago. Firmly in the picture once more.

Form: 200-262

(7)

Korroor^p1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 47| C

10/1

Course winner. Had wind op before coming in only eighth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time now.

Form: 8968-78

(8)

Wild Mountain^p,t⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: O McSweeney| T: P J McKenna| OR: 47| BF| D

13/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (9/2) at Dundalk (6f) 51 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. One win from 26 Flat runs.

Form: 94427-4

(2)

Midnightattheoasis^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Grace McEntee| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46| D

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable third of 9 in minor event (11/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 3 days ago, not ideally placed. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 9-86923

(5)

Cubanista¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty| T: Olly Williams| OR: 46

20/1

Thirty runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, last of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy). Off 148 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 522549-

(9)

Doon The Glen⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Lauren Young⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

17/2

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 10/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 5 days ago. Respected.

Form: 2-60582

Forecasts

Raft Up (7/2), Arlington (4/1), Wild Mountain (13/2), Athollblair Boy (15/2), Doon The Glen (17/2), Korroor (10/1), She'sashambles (10/1), Midnightattheoasis (12/1), Hurstwood (16/1), Cubanista (20/1), Cuan (25/1)

RAFT UP took a step forward in a first-time hood with an emphatic C&D success last week and is fancied to defy a 5 lb penalty with the headgear again fitted here. In-form C&D scorer Arlington appeals as the one to chase home Harriet Bethell's 4-y-o ahead of Midnightattheoasis and Athollblair Boy.