Follow @AtTheRaces On X Apprentice Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:30

Follow @AtTheRaces On X Apprentice Handicap

Date 2026-04-20

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,245

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 2.6°C

Wind 5mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 12.03s (slow by 1.33s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	The Gay Blade (GB) Cara Tuke · Iain Jardine	13/2	Won
2nd	Fircombe Hall (GB) Mason Paetel · Philip Kirby	15/2	0.3
3rd	Asadjumeirah (GB) Ethan Tindall · Antony Brittain	9/4F	2.75
4th	Auntie Jo (GB) Cian Horgan · David O'Meara	16/1	.5
5th	Quercus (IRE) Conor Whiteley · Stephen Hanlon	15/2	.5
6th	Bernie The Bear (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · Linda Perratt	40/1	1.5
7th	Indy's Angel (GB) Rhys Elliott · Philip Kirby	16/1	.75
8th	Nazca (GB) Oliver Carmichael · Linda Perratt	25/1	0.1
9th	Gimmieminnie (IRE) Shay Farmer · Daragh Bourke	11/1	1.5
10th	Sedgemoor (IRE) Jack Nicholls · John Ryan	4/1	0.3
11th	World Of Darcy (IRE) Alexandra Egan · John Ryan	16/1	1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (6)	Asadjumeirah Bay J:Ethan Tindall(3) T:Antony Brittain	J:Ethan Tindall(3) T:Antony Brittain	130	tp	326654	50	64	58	30d	—	—	-17	8.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Has five wins on AW; losing run is mounting up but slipping down weights.
1 (8)	Sedgemoor Chestnut J:Jack Nicholls T:John Ryan	J:Jack Nicholls T:John Ryan	135	b	80-141	55	67	50	45d	—	—	-13	7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two C&D wins, the latest on second start for new yard last month.
2 (11)	The Gay Blade Bay J:Cara Tuke(5) T:Iain Jardine	J:Cara Tuke(5) T:Iain Jardine	134	—	-74114	54	62	53	40d	—	—	+5	16.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Landed a couple of classified events over C&D in February but held in a handicap since.
3 (10)	Fircombe Hall Chestnut J:Mason Paetel T:Philip Kirby	J:Mason Paetel T:Philip Kirby	134	p	351316	54	66	53	9d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+6	15.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has been kept busy and won twice at Wolverhampton (6f) last month; hampered latest
4 (5)	Quercus Bay J:Conor Whiteley(3) T:Stephen Hanlon	J:Conor Whiteley(3) T:Stephen Hanlon	134	p	01210-	54	65	-	170d	—	—	+7	15.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
C&D winner in 2024; two Catterick wins last summer; off since November; new trainer
10 (4)	Gimmieminnie Bay J:Shay Farmer(3) T:Daragh Bourke	J:Shay Farmer(3) T:Daragh Bourke	126	h	0000-4	46	66	39	27d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Fair 4th in a classified on stable debut at Wolverhampton last month; may improve on that
7 (3)	Indy's Angel Bay J:Rhys Elliott T:Philip Kirby	J:Rhys Elliott T:Philip Kirby	127	—	6460-8	47	63	57	12d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Sole success came over C&D in September 2024 off 5lb higher mark; has deteriorated since.
5 (9)	Auntie Jo Grey J:Cian Horgan T:David O'Meara	J:Cian Horgan T:David O'Meara	133	v	555617	53	63	54	18d	—	—	+4	9.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Belatedly opened her account at the 19th attempt in a classified over 5f here last month.
11 (1)	World Of Darcy Bay J:Alexandra Egan(5) T:John Ryan	J:Alexandra Egan(5) T:John Ryan	126	p	066585	46	64	53	51d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Downhill since he rattled up a three-timer in October 2024.
9 (7)	Nazca Bay J:Oliver Carmichael(3) T:Linda Perratt	J:Oliver Carmichael(3) T:Linda Perratt	126	b	887286	46	63	54	30d	—	—	0	3.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Three of his six wins have been over C&D but last one was back in March 2024.
8 (2)	Bernie The Bear Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Linda Perratt	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall T:Linda Perratt	126	p	823480	46	63	54	27d	—	—	0	2.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has run poorly on last two starts; best watched for now.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Asadjumeirah	9/4	9/4	9/4
Sedgemoor	10/3	10/3	10/3
The Gay Blade	13/2	13/2	13/2
Fircombe Hall	15/2	7/1	15/2
Quercus	9/1	9/1	9/1
Gimmieminnie	9/1	11/1	10/1
Indy's Angel	16/1	14/1	16/1
Auntie Jo	16/1	14/1	16/1
World Of Darcy	20/1	20/1	20/1
Nazca	25/1	22/1	25/1
Bernie The Bear	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Gay Blade

16.1

OR: 1 Form: 12 Odds: 3.1

13/2

2nd

Quercus

15.9

OR: 1 Form: 12.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

3rd

Fircombe Hall

15.2

OR: 1 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Auntie Jo

9.4

OR: 0.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Asadjumeirah

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 1 Odds: 7.6

9/4

Sedgemoor

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Nazca

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Bernie The Bear

2.6

OR: 0 Form: 1.9 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Gimmieminnie

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Indy's Angel

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

World Of Darcy

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sedgemoor	55	67	50
The Gay Blade	54	62	53
Fircombe Hall	54	66	53
Quercus	54	65	—
Auntie Jo	53	63	54
Asadjumeirah	50	64	58
Indy's Angel	47	63	57
Gimmieminnie	46	66	39
World Of Darcy	46	64	53
Nazca	46	63	54
Bernie The Bear	46	63	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fircombe Hall	9d ago	Quick return
Indy's Angel	12d ago	Quick return
Auntie Jo	18d ago	Fit
Gimmieminnie	27d ago	Fit
Bernie The Bear	27d ago	Fit
Asadjumeirah	30d ago	Fit
Nazca	30d ago	Fit
The Gay Blade	40d ago	Fit
Sedgemoor	45d ago	Fit
World Of Darcy	51d ago	Fresh
Quercus	170d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Indy's Angel	Class Class 5	Class Rise

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 0 drops, 1 rise.