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15:30 Pontefract

RIU Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,234
  • 2nd: £2,456
  • 3rd: £1,227
  • 4th: £614
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.86s
  • Off Time: 15:31:00
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Garden Oasis

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Bass Player (IRE)

    15/2

      1(6)
      Silk - White, Brown braces, Amber cap

      Garden Oasis

      18 p DCD
      10/3
      • Form 3-41165
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 80

      led and set strong pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final 110 yards, ran on gamely

      2(5)
      Silk - Dark green, white triple diamond and diamond on cap

      Cosmos Raj

      11 p D
      15/2
      • Form 125210
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 79

      rearing in stalls, slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, carried wide bend 6f out, ridden out wide over 1f out, never involved

      3(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, dark blue armlets, yellow cap

      Orbaan

      12 t D
      5/2
      • Form 323145
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 77

      tracking leaders when carried wide bend and lost place 6f out, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, took never nearer 3rd post

      4(8)
      Silk - Royal blue and yellow stripes, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, hooped cap

      Volenti (IRE)

      30 D
      12/1
      • Form 259225
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 67

      chased leaders, pushed along out wide 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, lost 3rd post

      6(1)
      Silk - Light blue and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves, light blue spots, light blue and dark blue hooped cap

      Bass Player (IRE)

      39
      15/2
      • Form 1-80830
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 67

      slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders inside, ran wide bend 5f out,pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish

      7(2)
      Silk - Yellow and emerald green diabolo, emerald green and yellow halved sleeves, emerald green cap

      Paris Lights (IRE)

      27 D
      7/2
      • Form 625386
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 66

      held up in rear, carried wide bend 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, held when eased towards finish

      8(3)
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue seams, dark blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap

      Captain Corelli (IRE)

      19 DCD
      11/1
      • Form 111-696
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 64

      chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final 110 yards, weakened and lost places towards finish

      5(7)
      NR

      Distinction (IRE)

      16 v CDCD
      11/4
      • Form 721401
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 67

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2024
      (3)
      Silk -

      Zozimus (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4

      2023
      (4)
      Silk -

      Motawaafeq (FR)

      18/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12

      2022
      (3)
      Silk -

      Global Spirit

      13/8
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Formwatch

      Garden Oasis 6-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Cosmos Raj (9-1) at Ripon 1m hcp (4) sft in Jul.

      Cosmos Raj 12-1 (9-8) Held up and always towards rear, 12th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Billyb (9-9) at York 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      Orbaan 17-2 (9-9) Tracked leading trio, pushed along over 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, weakened son after, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Indalo (9-12) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in Jul.

      Volenti (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Towards rear, some headway 2f out, soon no impression, 5th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Thats My Boy Luke (9-6) at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

      Bass Player (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) Mid-division, headway 4f out, no extra inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 7 1/4l behind Titian (10-13) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.

      Paris Lights (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, some late headway on inside, never really involved, 6th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Canvas (9-6) at Doncaster 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

      Captain Corelli (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Port Erin (9-13) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.

      Distinction (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) In touch on inner, headway but waiting for room 2f out, soon switched left, ridden and led final 110yds, kept on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Whatacracker (9-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.