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16:00 Pontefract

Jamaican Flight Handicap

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 56.39s
  • Off Time: 16:00:45
  • 13 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tribe

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Great As Gold (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Malakiya (IRE)

      9/2

        1(3)
        Silk - White and dark green diamonds and armelts, white cap

        Rule For Ever

        9/1
        • Form 59-9141
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12

        held up, headway over 5 out, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        2(5)
        Silk - Red, Light Green armlets

        Tribe

        BF
        6/1
        • Form 53/8554-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-10

        held up, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, ridden to lead well over 2f out, stayed on strongly

        3(4)
        Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

        Malakiya (IRE)

        9/2
        • Form 033461-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        held up, headway over 6f out, chased leaders over 2f out, no impression

        4(6)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Victory Quest (IRE)

        v BF
        14/1
        • Form 482-113
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5

        in touch, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened

        5(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, White stars, Emerald Green cap, White star

        Sand Repeal (IRE)

        v
        9/1
        • Form 775-333
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, weakened over 2f out

        6(7)
        Silk - Yellow and purple (quartered), diabolo on sleeves, purple cap, yellow diamond

        Blue Hills

        b
        13/2
        • Form 321201
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, headway 7f out, weakened well over 3f out, tailed off

        7(13)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap

        Great As Gold (IRE)

        CDC
        13/2
        • Form 34637-2
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, headway 8f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, one pace

        8(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue (halved), Dark Blue sleeves, Red cap

        Synonymy

        5/1
        • Form 2-44413
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        held up mid-division, weakened well over 3f out, tailed off

        9(12)
        Silk - Orange, Purple seams, hooped sleeves, Orange cap

        Al Moulatham

        bt
        14/1
        • Form 0-30612
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-2

        soon led, clear after 3f until 8f out, ridden and headed 6f out, soon weakened

        10(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink stripe

        Greyside (USA)

        p
        33/1
        • Form 447-65
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        slightly hampered start, always towards rear

        11(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow cap, Emerald Green diamond

        Spectested (IRE)

        50/1
        • Form 000/47-9
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7

        very slow away and reluctant to race, always well behind

        12(8)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Jamaican Flight (USA)

        CDC
        100/1
        • Form 6/8566-7
        • Age 14
        • Weight 8-7

        led early, chased leaders, weakened over 4f out, tailed off

        13(1)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets

        Capitalise (IRE)

        BF
        9/1
        • Form 242-823
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4

        in touch, pushed along halfway, headway over 6f out, one pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        Blue Hills is a thorough stayer so has a good chance of getting home up the hill but we will side with the proven Great As Gold with Rule For Ever and Victory Quest two for the shortlist. The selection is effective on all types of ground and is is able to race off a mark just 2lbs above his highest winning one. That last win was in this race last year and Bryan Ellison's charge must have solid claims of making it two years in a row. Blue Hills is thoroughly consistent and had the selection four lengths behind him in second when successful at Southwell a fortnight ago. He can race off a 3lb lower mark on turf so must be accorded plenty of respect. Rule For Ever has won two off his last three, both for today's jockey and Ian McInnes' runner has place claims at least, although a higher turf mark will make life tricky. Malakiya is an interesting flat runner for Jonjo O'Neill and relatively unexposed, he should be watched in the betting. Victory Quest has done most of his running on the all-weather but returns to the turf off what looks a stuff enough mark so is passed over, along with Synonymy who should like the ground but doesn't look obviously well-treated back on turf. All in all this looks a toughie for punters, and we will tentatively side with last-year's winner Great As Gold to repeat the trick.