Racecards
18:30 Pontefract
Happy Belated 50th Birthday Andrew Askin Maiden Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 5y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,240
- 2nd: £1,521
- 3rd: £761
- 4th: £380
- Form 338325
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Jason Watson
edged right start, chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with winner
- Form 0-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer John Berry
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
chased leaders on inside, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Art Dealer
13- Form 435677
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey B A Curtis
chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon weakened and well behind
- Form 876-045
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Phil Dennis
led, headed over 2f out, no chance with winner from over 1f out
Bookmark
8- Form 08-4652
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Rowan Scott
slow to break, held up in last, switched right and headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon well clear, easily
- Form 870-056
- Age 3
- Weight 8-0
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Faye McManoman
raced keenly, pressed leader until 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Bookmark is due to be raised 3lb for last week’s second at Chelmsford. She should be in the mix again and is preferred to Water Iris and Art Dealer with neither of the latter pair looking any nearer to winning. But BROUGHTONS MISSION was doing his best work at the finish when runner-up over a mile here last month and a chance is taken John Berry’s charge stays this extra distance as he goes handicapping for the first time.
Formwatch
Water Iris 9-1 (9-5) Hampered soon after start and dropped to rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Mille Miglia (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gf in Aug.
Broughtons Mission 7-1 (9-1) Towards rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran green and headway 1f out, stayed on well inside last, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Alpha Cru (9-2) at Pontefract 1m stks (4) gf in Aug.
Art Dealer 16-1 (9-2) Led, headed 5f out, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Lafan (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Bryanwood (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Raced in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, ridden under 2f out and soon no impression, held when slightly short of room inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Riches And Rubies (8-9) at Beverley 1m 4f mdn hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bookmark 10-1 (9-3) Keen close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, nk behind Power On (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Golden Cluster 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, nudged along over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression, 6th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Sky Blue Thinking (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Aug.