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16:15 Pontefract

King Richard Iii Handicap (Class 3)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.48s
  • Off Time: 16:15:34
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Turnkey

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Damika (IRE)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE)

      10/1

        1(2)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Turnkey

        10 D
        10/1
        • Form 700520
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-13
        • Official Rating 90

        held up in rear, ridden and good headway on outer well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on

        2(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink seams, Pink cap, Dark Blue star

        King's Gait

        10 b DC
        5/1
        • Form 99-4837
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-12
        • Official Rating 89

        towards rear, never dangerous

        3(6)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond and armlets, quartered cap

        Mr Wolf

        10 p CDDC
        7/1
        • Form 68-2870
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-11
        • Official Rating 88

        led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

        4(5)
        Silk - Light Blue and White stripes, Red and Yellow striped cap

        Damika (IRE)

        10 D
        13/2
        • Form 8318-03
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 87

        mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, not pace of winner

        5(12)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Continent

        11 D
        12/1
        • Form 027150
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 85

        chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

        6(9)
        Silk - Pink, Dark Blue stars, Dark Blue and Pink diabolo on sleeves, Pink cap, Dark Blue star

        The Snatcher (IRE)

        24 v D
        9/1
        • Form 0-05600
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 84

        in touch, weakened over 1f out

        9(1)
        Silk - White, Light Blue hoops, chevrons on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Coeur Courageux (FR)

        46 t
        11/1
        • Form 80-6706
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 77

        held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong

        11(10)
        Silk - Orange, Purple stars, Orange cap, Purple star

        Angaric (IRE)

        31
        8/1
        • Form 764-226
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 74

        chased leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, one pace

        12(15)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Paris Bell

        11 D
        14/1
        • Form 6-90710
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 73

        slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression

        13(4)
        Silk - Light Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, quartered cap

        Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE)

        28 D
        10/1
        • Form 42-0098
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 72

        towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong

        14(3)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, diamonds on sleeves and a quartered cap

        Campo Bueno (FR)

        6 b D
        12/1
        • Form 0-00043
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 68

        chased leaders, ridden and not much room approaching 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        15(7)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond and sleeves, Black cap

        Brigadore

        2 BFCDDC
        16/1
        • Form 404336
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 65

        slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, one pace

        7(8)
        NR

        Hiccups

        5 DC
        • Form 1-13603
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 82

        Nonrunner

        8(13)
        NR

        Braddock (IRE)

        56
        • Form 11-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 78

        Nonrunner

        10(14)
        NR

        Goodbye Cash (IRE)

        5 D
        • Form 171443
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 82

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Braddock gets the call here ahead of Paris Bell and Turnkey. Braddock looked a horse of good potential when scoring at Newcastle last time and, although this is a step up in terms of the level of challenge for him, a seven pounds rise for that victory does not seem excessive and we will stick with him today. Dandy Nicholls has won this race twice in the last five years and his Turnkey has shown enough of late to be given thought in this competitive race. That said, King's Gait and Continent are closely-weighted with him based on recent Redcar form. Mr Wolf is back to a winning course and distance mark from last summer, but that came on good to firm, while The Snatcher is definitely on a good mark if rediscovering last season's best form. Finally, Angaric is another that looks to be on a competitive mark, while Paris Bell is another to be on a winning mark and his Newcastle run last time was too bad to be true. Once again, though, the selection is Braddock.

        Formwatch

        Turnkey 11-2 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, weakened halfway, 10th of 12, 16l behind Protector (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.

        King's Gait 9-2 (9-6) Led, headed approaching final furlong, weakened, 7th of 12, 12l behind Protector (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.

        Mr Wolf 14-1 (9-4) Raced alone stand side, no chance, 11th of 12, 20l behind Protector (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.

        Damika (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Protector (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.

        Continent 14-1 (8-11) Close up until weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14l behind Green Park (8-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-105 (2) sft in Jun.

        The Snatcher (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no progress, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 14l behind Black Charmer (9-5) at Sandown 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jun.

        Coeur Courageux (FR) 9-1 (8-8) Held up behind, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 8l behind Daaweitza (8-5) at Haydock 1m hcap (3) gf in May.

        Angaric (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 11l behind H Harrison (8-3) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (4) gd in Jun.

        Paris Bell 5-1 (9-13) Dwelt, towards rear stands' side, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 19l behind Prospect Court (8-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.

        Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 9-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind H Harrison (8-2) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun.

        Campo Bueno (FR) 10-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Countdown (9-5) at Catterick 7f hcap (3) gs.

        Brigadore 9-2fav (9-10) Raced far side group, dwelt, held up behind, effort 2f out, no impression, 6th of 18, 2 1/2l behind Quicks The Word (8-5) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd.

        Hiccups 10-3 (10-0) Held up and keen, headway over 2f out, to chase leading pair, no impression, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Guilded Warrior (9-10) at Warwick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.

        Braddock (IRE) 5-1fav (9-0) Made all centre, stayed on strongly final furlong, won at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in May beating King Harson (9-4) by 2l, 17 ran.

        Goodbye Cash (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden over 2f out, plugged on, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Nobilissima (8-1) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.