Follow AtTheRaces On X Apprentice Handicap.
Newcastle · Monday, 20 Apr · 19:30
· 6f 1y
· Class 6
· ALLWEATHER
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:30
Off time
11
Runners
Standard
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 11 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5
4/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7.50
13/2
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
12
11/1
07 · —
17
16/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
26
25/1
11 · —
41
40/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 1 | 8 |
Sedgemoor (G)
[B]
Two C&D wins in recent months, latterly seeing off 7 rivals in a handicap. A 4 lb rise demands more but has to be respected in his current mood.
|
141030 | Jack Nicholls | J Ryan | 5 | 61.2 kg |
5
4/1
|
| 1st | 2 | 11 |
The Gay Blade (G)
Three-time C&D winner, including 2 classified events in February. No more than a respectable fourth of 7 back in handicap company here since, though.
|
261115 | Cara Tuke | I Jardine | 7 | 60.8 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 2nd | 3 | 10 |
Fircombe Hall (G)
[P]
Pair of 6f Wolverhampton wins last month and can have a line put through a recent outing at Southwell as he met trouble just as the race was developing. Considered.
|
162259 | Mason Paetel | P A Kirby | 8 | 60.8 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 5th | 4 | 5 |
Quercus (G)
[P]
C&D winner who added 2 more Catterick wins last year (good record there). Ran poorly here on final start and might be best watched after 6 months off.
|
01210-5 | C J Whiteley | S Hanlon | 9 | 60.8 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| 4th | 5 | 9 |
Auntie Jo (F)
[V]
Won a 5f classified event here last month. Shaped better than result (hampered start) when seventh of 13 in handicap at Southwell (5f again) 18 days ago. Back up in trip.
|
449215 | C Horgan | D O'Meara | 4 | 60.3 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 3rd | 6 | 6 |
Asadjumeirah (G)
FAV
[TP]
Five-time C&D winner. Went close to another in February but hasn't been in quite the same form in his 4 outings since, a very slow start not helping last time.
|
654386 | Ethan Tindall | A Brittain | 8 | 59 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 7th | 7 | 3 |
Indy's Angel (F)
C&D winner in September 2024 but has drawn a blank since, including last of 8 on 6f Catterick reappearance 12 days ago. Fircombe Hall is the more obvious of the yard's pair.
|
878802 | Rhys Elliott | P A Kirby | 4 | 57.6 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 6th | 8 | 2 |
Bernie The Bear (G)
[P]
Three wins in 2023 (including C&D) but currently on a losing run of 40 and recent efforts don't suggest that's likely to change now.
|
480698 | Tom Kiely-Marshall | Miss L A Perratt | 6 | 57.2 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 8th | 9 | 7 |
Nazca (G)
[B]
Three-time C&D winner but 19 runs since the last one in 2024. Well-held sixth of 8 over C&D (50/1) 30 days ago. Others are preferred again.
|
887286 | Oliver Carmichael | Miss L A Perratt | 7 | 57.2 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 9th | 10 | 4 |
Gimmieminnie (M)
[H]
First run since for yard when promising fourth of 11 in classified event (10/1) at Wolverhampton (6f) 27 days ago, finishing with running left. Interesting.
|
0000-49 | Shay Farmer | D Bourke | 5 | 57.2 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 11th | 11 | 1 |
World Of Darcy (G)
[P]
Second over 6f at Lingfield just before Christmas but has failed to reproduce that form in his 6 starts since.
|
066585 | Alexandra Egan | J Ryan | 5 | 57.2 kg |
17
16/1
|
Betting forecast: Asadjumeirah (9/4), Sedgemoor (4/1), The Gay Blade (13/2), Fircombe Hall (15/2), Quercus (15/2), Gimmieminnie (11/1), Auntie Jo (16/1), Indy's Angel (16/1), World Of Darcy (16/1), Nazca (25/1), Bernie The Bear (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3245.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1523.0 GBP |
| P3 | 761.0 GBP |
| P4 | 381.0 GBP |
| P5 | 190.0 GBP |