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15:25 Pontefract
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- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 720090
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never threatened
- Form 341063
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey George Buckell
towards rear, headway on outside 6f out, driven and lost place over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
- Form 031358
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
- Jockey Miss Anna Hesketh
in rear, ridden along over 5f out, well behind final 3f
- Form 6-08103
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Tom Marquand
chased leaders, lost place 3f out, hanging left when well beaten over 1f out
- Form 998013
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey J Garritty
mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, stayed on with threatening inside final furlong
- Form 804746
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, pressed for 2nd 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 3421
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Owen Burrows
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
took keen hold, tracked leaders, driven 3f out, lost place 2f out
- Form 385614
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey Martin Lane
dwelt, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 4th close home, unable to get on terms
- Form 613728
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 260145
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey G C O'Neill
tracked leader, led over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, just held on
- Form 110915
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, kept on well, just held
- Form 1-74407
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
led, headed over 8f out, chased winner until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Mubajal could be anything after winning a Chelmsford maiden in a canter - Owen Burrows' three-year-old shouldn't be far away in this. El Beau was a close-up third at York after winning a small race at Hamilton but Hanseatic is better over a mile. Modernism, on the other hand, had been racing over further before his latest one-paced third at Haydock and it's hard to enthuse about the recent efforts of Off Art, though this represents a big drop in class. PLANE SONG is hard to catch right but has ability and races off the same mark as when third here last time, ahead of Modernism and Mysterial – he gets a tentative vote.
Formwatch
Off Art 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, lost place over 2f out, 13th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Treasury Notes (9-10) at Ripon 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Berlusca (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Taken to post early, raced wide in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Shawaahid (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Tapis Libre 11-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, lost place over 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, 23 1/2l behind Tamayuz Magic (9-6) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Plane Song (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Regal Monarch (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
El Beau (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 3rd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Muraabit (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp stks (4) gs in Sep.
Polar Forest 5-1 (10-0) Held up, in last pair, headway on inside 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 14 1/2l behind Lord Franklin (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Mubajal 8-11fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, shaken up to lead over 1f out, easily, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (4) pol in Aug beating Heartstone (9-0) by 9l, 3 ran.
Toga Tiger (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Held up, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Exoteric (9-4) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in Aug.
Hanseatic 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 11 3/4l behind Zwayyan (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Mysterial 14-1 (9-3) Led, raced freely, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Regal Monarch (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Play Nicely 10-1 (9-4) Held up, mid-division and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Tamayuz Magic (9-6) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Optima Petamus 25-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 7th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Lord Franklin (9-9) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Modernism 25-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Lord Ben Stack (9-4) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Sep.