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14:50 Pontefract

Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,200 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.05s
  • Off Time: 14:50:39
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Hortzadar

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Courtside (FR)

    4/1

      3
      Silk -

      Delph Crescent (IRE)

      7/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Purple and white check, dark green sleeves and cap

        Space Bandit

        16 D
        2/1
        • Form 1-46121
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 87

        tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong

        2(10)
        Silk - White, maroon stripe, striped sleeves, light blue cap

        Cote d'Azur

        15 D
        11/2
        • Form 50004-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 86

        keen in rear, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway, not trouble leaders

        3(5)
        Silk - BLACK, YELLOW yoke, RED disc, WHITE and red halved sleeves, GREEN & BLACK quartered cap

        Delph Crescent (IRE)

        15 p D
        7/1
        • Form 15146-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 82

        raced wide close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Hortzadar

        294 D
        12/1
        • Form 33218-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 81

        in touch, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, comfortable

        5(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White cross belts and armlets

        Whitehall

        212 p D
        16/1
        • Form 134273-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 78

        very slowly away, always in rear

        6(8)
        Silk - White, red inverted triangle, hooped sleeves and cap

        Courtside (FR)

        15 BFD
        4/1
        • Form 34267-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 78

        raced wide, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner

        7(9)
        Silk - Light green, yellow sleeves, light green armlets, yellow cap

        Ghayyar (IRE)

        175 t D
        20/1
        • Form 954068-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 76

        in touch, pushed along 2f out, no impression

        9(2)
        Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

        Dark Devil (IRE)

        16 p D
        13/2
        • Form 45340-0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 74

        close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        10(3)
        Silk - Black, silver disc

        Staplegrove (IRE)

        16
        33/1
        • Form 843-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 71

        led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra

        8(6)
        NR

        Trinity Star (IRE)

        17 v DCD
        10/1
        • Form 01022-8
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 74

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2018
        (6)
        Silk -

        Gulf Of Poets

        6/1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-7

        2017
        (2)
        Silk -

        Red Tea

        4/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        2016
        (4)
        Silk -

        Spring Offensive (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        In depth

        Verdict

        TRINITY STAR is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and has won three times around here so his comeback on Tapeta should be ignored. Space Bandit has been in fine form on the Fibresand at Southwell and can race from the same mark as his latest victory back on Turf. Cote d'Azur could do with slightly further though the stiff track will play to his strengths while Hortzadar had winning form in France and could be nicely treated on his debut for David O'Meara while Whitehall won at Nottingham for the Stoute yard last summer. though is 9lb higher. Delph Crescent won three times last summer but was beaten a long way on his reappearance at Doncaster, though that wasn't his form.

        Formwatch

        Space Bandit 5-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged left, ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Weld Al Emarat (9-3) by 3/4l, 6 ran.

        Cote d'Azur 25-1 (9-9) Held up and behind, steady progress over 2f out, soon pushed along, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Stonific (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

        Delph Crescent (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden and weakened well over 2f out, last of 12, 33l behind Stonific (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.

        Hortzadar (9-1) 8th of 16, 1 3/4l behind Associate (8-12) at Saint-Cloud 1m hcp gd in Jun.

        Whitehall 7-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chasing leaders when wandered under pressure entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Ghayadh (9-7) at Bath 1m hcp (4) fm in Sep.

        Courtside (FR) 13-2fav (9-3) Held up and behind, pushed along 2f out, ridden and effort well over 1f out, soon edged left, never troubled leaders, 11th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Right Action (9-4) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) gf in Mar.

        Ghayyar (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 17, 11l behind Deja (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.

        Dark Devil (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never dangerous, 14th of 17, 15 1/4l behind Central City (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar.

        Staplegrove (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Led, soon clear, headed over 3f out, quickly lost place, eased over 1f out, last of 17, dist behind Central City (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar.

        Trinity Star (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, never going pace to get on terms, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 6 3/4l behind Rey Loopy (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.