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17:05 Pontefract

Northern Racing College Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,211 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £300
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.55s
  • Off Time: 17:05:56
  • 7 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue triple diamond
  • Form 21-5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 71

tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong

2(6)
Silk - White, maroon stripe, striped sleeves, light blue cap
  • Form 222-455
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 70

in touch in rear, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

3(3)
Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
5/1
  • Form 3663-26
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 69

close up, effort approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

4(7)
Silk - Light green, white spots on sleeves
  • Form 4393-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 68

soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again final strides

5(4)
Silk - Black, Red triple diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap
  • Form 1676-55
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 66

keen led early, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra and hung right final furlong

6(5)
Silk - White, red cross belts, royal blue and white halved sleeves, royal blue cap
  • Form 460706-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 65

raced wide in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression

7(1)
Silk - White, purple stars on sleeves
  • Form 3537
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 64

in touch in rear, good headway entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Northern Angel's victory at Nottingham was gained on ground with some give and she didn't appear to appreciate an extra furlong on Tapeta at Wolverhampton on her reappearance. She can do better than that and doesn't have too much weight to concede. THE RIGHT CHOICE looked quite moderate in maidens but showed much improved form to finish close up in a strong York nursery in July and looks the type to improve in his second season. Queen Of Kalahari scored twice on Turf for Charlie Hills last term and though not showing much on the all-weather for new connections she's now dropped to a more reasonable mark. Leeshaan looked potentially useful when scoring at Haydock in June but hasn't progressed as expected nor has Magic Mark, who started out with a couple of promising runs on very fast ground last summer.

Formwatch

Northern Angel (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Beshaayir (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Apr.

Queen Of Kalahari 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, hampered entering final 2f, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Spring Romance (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

Magic Mark 10-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Helvetian (9-12) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

The Right Choice (IRE) 6-1 (8-3) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, kept on, nearest at finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Mr Wagyu (8-8) at York 6f (2) gd in Jul.

Leeshaan (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Fortunate Vision (9-10) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) sft in Apr.

Cardaw Lily (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders in 3rd, outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 10 1/2l behind Global Academy (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f (5) pol in Dec.

Shortbackandsides (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Outpaced, hung badly right from halfway, eased final furlong, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Rock On Baileys (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.