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16:00 Pontefract

Coral Supports The Northern Racing College Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £12,000 added
  • Winner: £7,470
  • 2nd: £2,237
  • 3rd: £1,118
  • 4th: £559
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 11.77s
  • Off Time: 16:00:38
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Melodic Motion (IRE)

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Celestation

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - grey, orange seams, orange cap

      Desert Way (IRE)

      264 D
      12/1
      • Form 5413-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 81

      tracked leaders, ridden and 4th over 2f out, well held from over 1f out

      2(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red chevrons, White and Red striped sleeves, Red and White quartered cap

      Luna Mare (IRE)

      214
      7/1
      • Form 53/129-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in touch in rear, niggled along over 5f out, outpaced and no impression over 2f out, well held over 1f out

      4(6)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Mittens

      188
      2/1
      • Form 01-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 79

      tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home

      5(3)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      Melodic Motion (IRE)

      182 BF
      13/8
      • Form 622-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 78

      held up in touch in 4th, closed 4f out, 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, picked up well final 100 yards, led close home

      6(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Light Green epaulets

      Celestation

      221
      9/2
      • Form 4451-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 75

      led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again well inside final furlong, headed close home

      3(4)
      NR

      Pernickety

      1 h D
      8/1
      • Form 3660-12
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 70

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2016
      (1)
      Silk -

      Maleficent Queen

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      2015
      (3)
      Silk -

      Pleasant Valley (IRE)

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Maven

      4/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10

      In depth

      Verdict

      Pernickety will find this tougher than the race she won at Brighton last month and she was engaged at that track yesterday. MITTENS is preferred returning to action having won a maiden race at Lingfield in October and expected to improve for this longer trip. Celestation ended last season with a maiden win at Chester and Luna Mare was placed at Ayr in October while Melodic Motion was runner-up at Nottingham on a couple of occasions. But the latter's former stablemate Desert Way won over 1m2f before placing in a higher grade handicap than this in August and could figure debuting for new connections today.

      Formwatch

      Desert Way (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, effort on inside 2f out, never a threat, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Haalan (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in Aug.

      Luna Mare (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place halfway, last of 9, 28l behind Elysian Fields (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (2) gf in Oct.

      Mittens 3-1 (9-0) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong (hand timed), won at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct beating Getna (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

      Melodic Motion (IRE) 11-8fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Big Challenge (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Nov.

      Celestation 8-1 (9-0) Made all, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Chester 7f mdn fll stks (4) gs in Sep beating Aimez La Vie (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.

      Pernickety 6-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly 6f out, 2nd again over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Apr beating Ms Gillard (9-6) by 3/4l, 8 ran.