Racecards
15:25 Pontefract
Wilfred Underwood Memorial Handicap (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 5y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 07-35
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey B A Curtis
raced freely, led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 0063-14
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
awkward start and slowly away, in rear, ridden over 5f out, soon well behind, tailed off
Revolver (IRE)
245- Form 606-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home
- Form 000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
awkward start, in rear, driven over 2f out, plugged on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair
- Form 509-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leaders on inside, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, lost remote 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 740-66
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey J P Sullivan
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In depth
Verdict
MY GIRL MAGGIE faced a tougher task at Newmarket on her reappearance but still finished a decent third in novice company. She’ll likely improve again now handicapping and Mark Johnston’s filly should have the edge over Revolver. The latter has been gelded since last year when failing to figure over 7f but this extra distance will suit the Prescott charge and Nikolayeva is another upped in trip having won at Wolverhampton back in January, though debuts on Turf today. Baltic Wolve is fitted with headgear on his return and looks best of the rest.
Formwatch
Baltic Wolve 20-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 21 1/2l behind Kingswear (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
My Girl Maggie 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Renaissance Queen (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Nikolayeva 12-1 (9-2) In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Arabescato (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Revolver (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Prominent on outside, lost place over 2f out, 6th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Society Lion (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Bouncing Bobby (IRE) 200-1 (9-2) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 24l behind Count Of Amazonia (9-2) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Oct.
Dangeroffizz (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 36l behind Mishriff (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in Nov.
Grey Eminence 6-1 (9-6) Led narrowly to over 5f out, pressed winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 50 yards, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dark Phoenix (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Feb.