18:05 Newbury

Thursday 3 July 2025

All18:0518:4019:1519:5020:2521:00

Legal Protection Group Ltd Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 0.84s

1^st

(6)

Faustus

710-2

18/1

T: R Cook & J BridgerJ: Ryan Kavanagh

Made all, forged away well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out and drifted left, stayed on well, unchallenged op 20/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(3)

Aces Wild

610-2

11/1

T: A WintleJ: Taryn Langley (3)

Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, took 3rd 1f out, ran on to chase leader over 110 yards out, no impression op 12/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

(7)

Lequinto

810-4

10/11f

T: A W CarrollJ: Matthew Slater (5)

Held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 4th over 110 yards out, kept on, never threatened op 4/5

4^th

(2)

Roach Power

69-4

9/2

T: M WighamJ: C Horgan (3)

Handy, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on one pace and faded over 110 yards out op 5/1

5^th

(8)

Sarafina Mshairi

39-5

13/2

T: E Smyth-OsbourneJ: Warren Fentiman

Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace op 6/1

6^th

(5)

Merrimack

49-13

8/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Olivia Haines (5)

Mounted in chute, close up, lost position under 2f out and pushed along, soon weakened op 9/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

(4)

Horus

39-6

40/1

T: Michael KeadyJ: K S McHugh (5)

Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, no response op 33/1

8^th

3 ½

(1)

The Defiant

99-7

20/1

T: L A DaceJ: Mikkel Mortensen (3)

Prominent, outpaced 2f out, soon well beaten tchd 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.10Pl:£3.50, £2.50, £1.10EX:£173.30Trifecta:£476.40Tricast:£368.64SF:£197.72Swingers:£19.30, £4.90, £2.90

Forecasts

Lequinto (10/11), Roach Power (9/2), Sarafina Mshairi (13/2), Merrimack (8/1), Aces Wild (11/1), Faustus (18/1), The Defiant (20/1), Horus (40/1)

The penalties are mounting up for LEQUINTO but he had lots in hand at Windsor on Monday and should take all the beating again. The speed Roach Power has shown in recent starts suggests this drop to 5f may help and he's second choice ahead of lightly-raced 3-y-o Sarafina Mshairi.

LEQUINTO (IRE)
ROACH POWER (IRE)
SARAFINA MSHAIRI

Previous Winners

2024

Hurt You Never

Weight: 10-2 |Age: 5

J: Mia Nicholls | T: Adrian Nicholls

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £5,757.002nd: £2,702.003rd: £1,350.004th: £675.005th: £337.00

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