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20:15 Pontefract

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 27y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,450 added
  • Winner: £4,455
  • 2nd: £2,091
  • 3rd: £1,046
  • 4th: £523
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 50.71s
  • Off Time: 20:20:35
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Flint Hill

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Dynali

    2/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark blue, yellow chevron, yellow and dark blue hooped sleeves, yellow cap

      Ottonian

      10 pt
      9/2
      • Form 11/44-84
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 80

      close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish

      3(1)
      Silk - Yellow, blue disc, sleeves and cap

      Warranty (FR)

      20 b
      5/1
      • Form 6961-20
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 67

      led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, striped sleeves

      Flint Hill

      25
      6/4
      • Form 9655/6-3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 66

      tracked leaders, led 2f out, idled entering final furlong, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on

      5(4)
      Silk - Yellow and light blue (quartered), yellow sleeves, light blue stars, yellow cap, light blue star

      Dynali

      7 p
      2/1
      • Form 3-55431
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 60

      tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

      6(3)
      Silk - Black, yellow seams, striped sleeves and cap

      Royal Born (IRE)

      9
      40/1
      • Form 497637
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-2
      • Official Rating 45

      slowly away, close up in rear, wide and effort 5f out, outpaced 3f out

      2(6)
      NR

      Arabescato

      2 C
      9/4
      • Form 216132
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 75

      NonRunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Dynali won a lower grade contest over 2m at Chelmsford recently and will find this tougher. Arabescato just missed out on the Turf course at Lingfield a couple of days ago and can go well again but FLINT HILL is preferred. The latter finished third at Newcastle when last on the Flat in March but has won over hurdles since and a bold bid is expected.

      Formwatch

      Ottonian 6-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, well held after, plugged on to take modest 4th towards finish, 4th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Thai Terrier (9-8) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in May.

      Warranty (FR) 28-1 (9-5) Ridden away from stalls, led after 1f, headed over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 29 1/4l behind Call My Bluff (9-11) at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gs in May.

      Flint Hill 3-1fav (11-2) Held up in rear, not always fluent, headway 7th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 11, 28 1/2l behind Minella Trump (11-8) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in May.

      Dynali 3-1 (9-10) Led, headed 10f out, pressed leader 4f out, led and pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in May beating Smith (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

      Royal Born (IRE) 66-1 (8-3) In rear, ridden and switched wide over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Bollin Neil (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gs in May.

      Arabescato 5-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, nk behind Desert Friend (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.