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15:40 Pontefract
Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap (Class 2)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 5f 3y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £25,000 added
- Winner: £12,885
- 2nd: £6,042
- 3rd: £3,022
- 4th: £1,510
- Form 836368-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 56431-4
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey K Stott
prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 654253-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 86
prominent, ridden and beaten over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 234411
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey Jonathan Fisher
led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, held by winner inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 10-0431
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey D Tudhope
chased leaders, lost place 4f out, well beaten 2f out, eased inside final furlong
- Form 150970-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Form 602173-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, driven and no impression from 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 6403-55
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Jason Watson
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway
- Form 115059-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Adrian Nicholls
- Jockey Barry McHugh
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, well held over 1f out
- Form 14759-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey Laura Pearson
behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 822200-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Cam Hardie
always towards rear
- Form 41324-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey P Mathers
behind, struggling over 3f out, some late headway, never dangerous
- Form 464/031-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Connor Beasley
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Nine-times winner Bossipop likes it here and has won first-time-back in the past. The stable have two other runners with Showalong, a winner at Chester last May, the stable pick on jockey bookings. Fine Wine goes for a hat-trick after two victories at Southwell, though has shot up the ratings whereas Dave Dexter is only up 3lb for his victory at the same track. Ey Up It's Maggie won twice last season and led for a long way over 6f on her reappearance at Doncaster. That should have blown the cobwebs away but the vote goes to HUDDLE UP (NAP), who had some smart form in Ireland last season and starts out for the Barrons on a fair mark.
Formwatch
Count D'Orsay (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Raced wide held up, headway halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Raasel (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Ey Up It's Maggie 10-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 18, 2 3/4l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Rebel At Dawn (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Overall leader centre, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Raasel (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Fine Wine (FR) 11-2 (9-1) Made all, asked to quicken before 2f out, ridden after 2f out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Ehrmann (8-13) by 3l, 9 ran.
Dave Dexter 12-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Apr beating Whittle Le Woods (9-3) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Showalong 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after, 17th of 19, 10 1/4l behind Illusionist (8-10) at York 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Glory Fighter 10-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on but held close home, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Zargun (9-1) at Catterick 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Spoof 17-2 (8-12) Prominent centre, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3l behind Fine Wine (8-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Abate 25-1 (8-10) Chased leaders near side of group, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Nomadic Empire (9-8) at York 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Dream Composer (FR) 22-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace in last trio, some headway on inside 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 3/4l behind If You Dare (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Bossipop 11-1 (9-4) Led narrowly, disputed lead after 2f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Black Friday (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Rayong 12-1 (8-8) Midfield, ridden 2f out, faded over 1f out, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Raasel (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Fox Hill 33-1 (9-10) Raced wide close up, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 15, 18 3/4l behind Prospect (9-3) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Huddle Up (IRE) 3-1fav (9-10) Settled behind leaders, ridden to progress on rail 2f out, disputed over 1f out, kept on well, just prevailed at line, won at Navan 5f hcp Yielding in Oct beating Pretty Boy Floyd (10-2) by shd, 13 ran.