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14:00 Pontefract

Family Day On 18th August Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,120
  • 2nd: £968
  • 3rd: £484
  • 4th: £242
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.42s
  • Off Time: 14:01:10
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Pivotman

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Sehnsucht (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Pertuis (IRE)

      14/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Sehnsucht (IRE)

        72 p D
        7/2
        • Form 264-631
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-7
        • Official Rating 71

        in rear, ridden 3f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on, not reach winner

        2(4)
        Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

        The Ducking Stool

        34 D
        5/1
        • Form 410351
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-3
        • Official Rating 67

        in rear, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, never near leaders

        3(2)
        Silk - Yellow, black seams, black sleeves, yellow stars and cap

        Pertuis (IRE)

        8 p DCD
        14/1
        • Form 561456
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-1
        • Official Rating 65

        in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

        Pivotman

        4 D
        8/1
        • Form 60-8676
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-1
        • Official Rating 65

        chased clear leader, led entering final 2f, stayed on

        5(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE stars, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE cap

        Skyfire

        6
        7/1
        • Form 5-22064
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-1
        • Official Rating 65

        close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace

        6(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

        Jonny Lesters Hair (IRE)

        5 BFD
        13/2
        • Form 9-07725
        • Age 8
        • Weight 10-13
        • Official Rating 63

        led and soon clear, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon weakened and rider dropped whip

        7(8)
        Silk - Maroon and white diamonds, white sleeves, light green diamonds

        Taro Tywod (IRE)

        17 D
        11/2
        • Form 26-7612
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-12
        • Official Rating 62

        raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        8(9)
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon sash, hooped sleeves and cap

        Miss Ella Jade

        8 C
        15/2
        • Form 6-06284
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-3
        • Official Rating 53

        raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out

        9(3)
        Silk - Maroon, White stars, armlets and star on cap

        Zainda (IRE)

        70
        20/1
        • Form 25-6468
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 55

        close up, ridden when short of room 3f out, weakened 2f out

        Previous results

        2012
        (1)
        Silk -

        A Little Bit Dusty

        9/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 11-0

        2011
        (2)
        Silk -

        James Pollard (IRE)

        10/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 10-8

        2010
        (7)
        Silk -

        Umverti

        15/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        Taro Tywod landed a minor handicap at Brighton and couldn't quite peg back Yorksters Prince at Redcar after a 6lb rise in the weights. She's up another 2lb but Phil Collington will ensure she gets a good ride. The Ducking Stool has been in very good form and battled to victory at Yarmouth though he probably wouldn't want any rain. Pertuis has run poorly since scoring at Ripon in June and Johnny Lesters Hair hasn't won for almost two years, though he's dropped in the weights accordingly. SEHNSUCHT has finally found his form and looked a horse worth following when scoring at Leicester in May so is given the nod despite having an inexperienced pilot on board.

        Formwatch

        Sehnsucht (IRE) 10-3fav (9-2) Close up, chased leading pair over 5f out, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway when hit by rivals whip 2f out, switched left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Rock Song (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.

        The Ducking Stool 7-2 (9-8) Prominent, chased leader over 2f out, led inside final furlong, readily, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f app hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Conducting (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.

        Pertuis (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, soon headway, one pace, 6th of 11, 10l behind Hernando Torres (9-13) at Beverley 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.

        Pivotman 7-1 (9-4) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 5l behind Ted's Brother (9-1) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.

        Skyfire 12-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 6f out, chased clear leader and clear of rest, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Knight Owl (9-1) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

        Jonny Lesters Hair (IRE) 5-1fav (9-9) Led early, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Manchestar (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.

        Taro Tywod (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Led early, tracked winner, pushed along when winner went clear over 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just held near finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Yorksters Prince (9-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.

        Miss Ella Jade 9-1 (9-9) In touch in 5th, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Hernando Torres (9-13) at Beverley 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.

        Zainda (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 13l behind Defendant (9-3) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gd in May.