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15:30 Pontefract

King Richard III Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £9,338
  • 2nd: £2,796
  • 3rd: £1,398
  • 4th: £699
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.04s
  • Off Time: 15:33:14
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ower Fly

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Watchable

    9/2

      1(3)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Watchable

      5 p D
      9/2
      • Form 04-1063
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 92

      tracked leader, soon switched right, led just over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish

      2(8)
      Silk - Red and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves

      Ower Fly

      11 BFD
      10/1
      • Form 598224
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, clear towards finish

      3(4)
      Silk - Black, orange stars, orange and black striped cap

      Private Matter

      20 D
      8/1
      • Form 9-03010
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 88

      held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out

      4(7)
      Silk - White, maroon epaulets, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

      Raselasad (IRE)

      13
      11/2
      • Form 512-682
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 87

      led, soon crossed to inside rail, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap

      Highly Sprung (IRE)

      8 DCD
      9/4
      • Form 03-7511
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 74

      tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon switched left, kept on same pace inside final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots

      Dalton

      34 p D
      4/1
      • Form 4/1060-1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, plugged on

      8(5)
      Silk - Beige, Red seams, armlets and cap

      Mr Orange (IRE)

      27 p DCD
      14/1
      • Form 7-91601
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 78

      outpaced in rear, plugged on final furlong, no impression

      6(2)
      NR

      Huntsmans Close

      23 D
      20/1
      • Form 2358-09
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 79

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2017
      (11)
      Silk -

      Robero

      7/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-0

      2016
      (5)
      Silk -

      Johnny Cavagin

      10/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-5

      2015
      (10)
      Silk -

      Nameitwhatyoulike

      8/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      HIGHLY SPRUNG can complete a hat-trick of course and distances victories under a penalty for last week's impressive victory. He won from higher marks than this when trained by Mark Johnston and Silvestre De Sousa has struck up a fine partnership with Les Eyre. Dalton was having his first start for Julie Camacho and returning from a long break when winning readily at Hamilton and a 5lb rise is unlikely to prevent another big effort but Raselasad has never raced over a trip this short though did lead for a long way over a mile last time. Watchable looks the main threat as he's only 2lb higher than when successful in a handicap at this level at Doncaster in May and wasn't beaten far at Epsom last week. Mr Orange is 6lb higher than his victory in lower grade at Hamilton while Ower Fly looks a few pounds high.

      Formwatch

      Watchable 9-2 (9-11) Pressed leader on inside, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Baron Bolt (9-12) at Epsom 6f hcp (3) gf in Jul.

      Ower Fly 5-2fav (9-1) Soon crossed over to lead on rail, ridden hung left and narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on but lost 2 places near finish, 4th of 6, 3/4l behind Lady Freyja (8-2) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

      Private Matter 12-1 (9-1) In rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Cenotaph (8-11) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jun.

      Raselasad (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Led, clear over 2f out until driven 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Waarif (9-3) at Carlisle 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.

      Highly Sprung (IRE) 3-1 (10-0) Chased leader, led over 1f out, ridden clear, readily, won at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Gold Hunter (10-0) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.

      Dalton 6-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, switched left and headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Short Work (9-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Mr Orange (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, rallied 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Aleef (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.

      Huntsmans Close 50-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (10-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.