Result 19:10 · Chester

Absolut Vodka Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Class 4Handicap1m 6f 110yGood3yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 3m 02.90s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Whatsgoingonmarvin (IRE)	Poppy Scott	Sir Mark Prescott Bt	—	2.62	2.92
2	Percy Shelley	Mason Paetel	James Owen	½L	5.00	5.58
3	Francesco Baracca (GB)	Oliver Carmichael	Eve Johnson Houghton	4¾L	34.0	39.7
4	Bulldog Spirit (IRE)	Shay Farmer	Brian Ellison	11¼L	3.50	3.65
5	Tailorman (FR)	Ryan Kavanagh	Ian Williams	16¼L	7.50	9.03
6	Polling Day (IRE)	Jordan Williams	Bernard Llewellyn	69¼L	12.0	15.1

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1 (1)

Percy Shelley v

6yo · 9-12 · OR 79

573632 J Mason Paetel T James Owen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jun 25	York	1m 6f	Good	C4	2/6	7½L	9.00
13 Jun 25	Goodwood	1m 6f	Good	C4	3/11	1¼L	13.0
31 May 25	Chester	2m	Good	C4	6/12	5½L	4.50

0 wins from 17 · placed 6

1 run here without a win

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2 (2)

Polling Day (IRE)

7yo · 10-1 · OR 77

653361 J Jordan Williams T Bernard Llewellyn —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Jun 25	Chester	1m 4f 110y	Soft	C5	1/10	—	34.0
20 Apr 25	Bath	1m 2f	Good To Firm	C5	6/7	5¼L	9.50
07 Feb 25	Lingfield Park	1m 2f	Standard	C5	3/8	3½L	13.0

3 wins from 18 · placed 7

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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3 (4)

Bulldog Spirit (IRE)

5yo · 9-7 · OR 76

197142 J Shay Farmer T Brian Ellison —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jun 25	Chester	1m 4f 110y	Good	C5	2/8	½L	3.75
01 Jun 25	Nottingham	1m 6f	Good	C5	4/8	1½L	4.33
10 May 25	Nottingham	1m 6f	Good To Firm	C5	1/6	—	5.00

5 wins from 29 · placed 11

Won 2 of 7 at around this trip

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4 (5)

Tailorman (FR) p

5yo · 9-10 · OR 75

436721 J Ryan Kavanagh T Ian Williams —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
28 Jun 25	Chester	2m	Good	C5	1/8	—	6.00
07 Jun 25	Doncaster	1m 6f 110y	Good	C5	2/5	½L	2.38
01 Jun 25	Chelmsford City	1m 6f	Standard	C4	7/12	3¼L	17.0

3 wins from 21 · placed 11

Course winner: 1 win from 5 here

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5 (3)

Francesco Baracca (GB)

4yo · 9-1 · OR 70

547414 J Oliver Carmichael T Eve Johnson Houghton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Jun 25	Lingfield Park	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C5	4/4	16¼L	4.00
06 Jun 25	Bath	1m 6f	Good	C5	1/6	—	7.50
30 May 25	Brighton	1m 4f	Good	C5	4/9	5½L	7.50

3 wins from 18 · placed 5

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

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6 (6)

Whatsgoingonmarvin (IRE)

3yo · 8-6 · OR 74

90601 J Poppy Scott T Sir Mark Prescott Bt —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Jul 25	Ayr	1m 5f	Good To Soft	C5	1/11	—	4.33
04 Nov 24	Kempton Park	1m	Standard To Slow	C4	12/12	22¾L	151.0
25 Oct 24	Doncaster	7f	Soft	C5	6/16	10L	301.0

1 win from 5 · placed 1

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