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StandardCelebrating 10 Years Of Tapeta At Newcastle Apprentice Handicap
- Prize money: £3245.08
- 2m 0f 56y
- Class 6
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat AW
Surface: Tapeta
Weather: Rain
3/1 (Won)
- Win: £2.50
- Place: £1.50
Form: 3-3945 BF
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 4lb
5 yo Colt
OR: 49
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 3 (7) |
31st Aug 2026 Standard 1m 6f 21y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Good few short-priced defeats for two previous yards to go with his sole win, which came off 2lb lower at Newcastle in May (picked up last month for just £2,000); never been the most consistent. |
8/1 |
|
3rd 5 (8) |
28th Jun 2026 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Made it 13th-time lucky at Newcastle (2m, Tapeta) 18 days ago, but that race was run at a farcically slow gallop; just 2lb higher, but not hard to have serious reservations. |
6/4 |
|
1st 4 (4) |
19th May 2026 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Maiden who's been turned over as favourite on four of his last six starts, two of them over C&D (behind Angelardo in March), and also behind Lady Phoebe at Pontefract; will be happier back on Tapeta. |
3/1 |
6/1
- Place: £2.60
Form: 721848 CD
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 50
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (4) |
19th Jun 2026 Good 1m 7f 0y Class 6 |
9st 1lb |
Won at Newcastle (2m, AW) in March and went close over that C&D last month but was well held when fourth behind Laravie at Pontefract (2m1f, good) 11 days ago and still needs to prove himself on turf. |
33/1 |
|
4th 9 (6) |
8th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 27y Class 6 |
8st 8lb |
Kept on well to finish ahead of Lady Phoebe at Newcastle (2m) but he's inconsistent and has yet to prove himself on turf. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 3 (5) |
19th May 2026 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
9st 4lb |
Inconsistent but likes it here (C&D winner in March off 4lb lower) and should fare better, the blinkers experiment having been binned following a below-par effort last time. |
6/1 |
5/1
Form: 532964
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 2lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 48
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 (7) |
28th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 104y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Seemed to win with a bit more in hand than the margin would suggest when beating Charencey by a neck in a 0-50 apprentice classified event at Nottingham (1m2f, good to firm) one week ago; stamina not in doubt over this longer trip having won over 1m6f at the same track last month; high on the list. |
9/4 |
|
1st 3 (1) |
21st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 50y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Scrambled home in a 1m6f handicap here (good to firm) last month; no threat in an Epsom handicap since; drops in trip and wouldn't want this to become tactical. |
3/1 |
|
5th 2 (8) |
1st Jul 2026 Good 1m 4f 6y Class 6 |
9st 10lb |
She had signalled a breakthrough might be coming and it duly did in four-runner event at Nottingham (1m6f, good to firm) on Thursday; can probably cope with this drop back in trip but a 5lb penalty for that nose success does make life harder; still respected. |
7/2 |
7/4
Form: 1320-1
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 9lb
5 yo Filly
OR: 54
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 |
21st Jun 2026 Good 2m 7f 63y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
0-7 over hurdles but ran quite well when fourth at Newcastle (2m4f, good to soft) in March and her subsequent 2m5f Flat win makes her of strong interest over this new trip. |
6/1 |
|
2nd 7 (11) |
8th Jun 2026 Good 2m 1f 27y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Won by 5.5l over the extended 2m5f here before getting outpaced in a sprint finish back over 2m at Newcastle; remains in good form and entitled to feature. |
8/1 |
|
4th 1 (2) |
19th May 2026 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Not achieved much in previous visits here but always over shorter and she's been found the right race having won comfortably over the extended 2m5f at Pontefract four weeks ago; holds obvious claims upped 5lb. |
7/4 |
5/1
Form: 3446-2
Last run: 19 days
W: 9st 1lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 46
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 6 (3) |
17th Aug 2026 Standard 1m 7f 169y Class 6 |
8st 13lb |
Sole win from 22 starts was in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.4f) in February 2025; runner-up over this trip at Catterick (good to firm) 13 days ago but he was beaten 7l and the winner let that form down at Newmarket on Friday night; passed over. |
9/1 |
|
2nd 8 (3) |
4th Aug 2026 Good 1m 7f 189y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
1-21, with the win coming in a classified event at Wolverhampton (8.5f, AW; first-time blinkers) last February, but he has been runner-up on three occasions; below his best in recent starts and was last of four at Nottingham in June. |
11/1 |
|
4th 4 (5) |
25th Jun 2026 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
1-20, with the win coming in a classified event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, AW; first-time blinkers) last February; runner-up on three occasions, including on good to firm at Chepstow last summer, but was well held at Yarmouth (soft) 15 days ago. |
9/2 |
16/1
Form: 38-677
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 9lb
4 yo Filly
OR: 55
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 4 (5) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 0y Class 5 |
9st 4lb |
Ex-French filly who capitalised on a reduced mark when gaining a first win at the 14th attempt in 1m6f handicap at Redcar (good) in June; creditable second of four over 2m there (good to firm) since, both under today's rider Cian Horgan. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 1 (4) |
19th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 7f 217y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Ex-French filly who capitalised on a reduced mark when gaining a first win at the 14th attempt in 1m6f handicap here last month; back up 4lb but another bold showing is on the cards with this return to 2m a likely plus. |
8/13 |
|
1st 5 (3) |
20th Jun 2026 Good 1m 5f 218y Class 6 |
8st 12lb |
Trainer not saddled a Flat winner in around six years; this maiden has tumbled down the handicap since joining from Andre Fabre but has been giving no indication she's ready to take advantage. |
14/1 |
50/1
Form: 5977-7
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 0lb
9 yo Gelding
OR: 45
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (3) |
28th Jun 2026 Standard 2m 0f 120y Class 6 |
8st 9lb |
Just 1-30 and nothing for a long time to suggest he can double his tally. |
50/1 |
|
7th 7 (6) |
19th May 2026 Standard 2m 0f 56y Class 6 |
9st 0lb |
Useful in Ireland in his younger days but been poor under both codes for this yard for a good while; tailed off behind two of these at Pontefract last time. |
50/1 |
|
7th 11 (11) |
21st Apr 2026 Good To Soft 2m 5f 139y Class 6 |
8st 10lb |
He's dropped to a basement mark but his sole win came in 2020 and this 9yo struggled to get competitive last year; first run since last October. |
40/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £10.70 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.75 |
| Trifecta | £60.60 |
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