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18:05 Pontefract

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  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,368
  • 2nd: £905
  • 3rd: £450
  • 4th: £217
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.74s
  • Off Time: 18:05:31
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mason Hindmarsh

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Bold Marc (IRE)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Glenmuir (IRE)

      7/2

        1(4)
        Silk - Light blue, red stars on sleeves

        Dialogue

        24
        16/1
        • Form 09569-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 68

        held up behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - White, royal blue cross belts, royal blue and white hooped sleeves and cap

        Postman

        6 p D
        12/1
        • Form 5-66195
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-10
        • Official Rating 68

        chased leaders, badly hampered when squeezed for room approaching final furlong, one pace after

        3(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and cap

        Nevada Desert (IRE)

        8 D
        33/1
        • Form 007750
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-9
        • Official Rating 67

        dwelt, held up in rear and pulled hard, never dangerous

        4(11)
        Silk - White, red diamond, red and white chevrons on sleeves, white cap, red diamond

        Rowan Lodge (IRE)

        19 b D
        20/1
        • Form 522820
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 66

        held up towards rear and keen, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - Black and Gold stripes, Black sleeves, Black cap, Gold diamond

        Times Ahead (USA)

        57
        25/1
        • Form 9-460
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-8
        • Official Rating 70

        towards rear, weakened over 1f out, soon eased

        6(1)
        Silk - Red, pink hollow box, hooped sleeves and cap

        Glenmuir (IRE)

        10 D
        7/2
        • Form 657673
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 65

        tracked leaders on inside, not much room and squeezed through over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on

        7(12)
        Silk - White, Red armlets, quartered cap

        Prime Circle

        10 p
        20/1
        • Form 415448
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 62

        towards rear, ridden 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong

        8(3)
        Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

        Seldom (IRE)

        12
        12/1
        • Form 601603
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 62

        led, headed over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        9(2)
        Silk - Grey, White hoop, Light Blue sleeves, Orange cap

        Bold Marc (IRE)

        24 p D
        5/1
        • Form 542509
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 61

        held up towards rear, headway 2f out, switched left to rail over 1f out, soon not much room, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, always held

        10(8)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue star, white and dark blue striped sleeves, white cap

        Scarab (IRE)

        10 p
        6/1
        • Form 0-03642
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 60

        prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        11(10)
        Silk - White, red epaulets, red and white halved sleeves, white cap, red diamond

        Desert Hunter (IRE)

        14 BFDCD
        11/1
        • Form 281437
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 59

        soon tracked leaders on outer, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish

        12(7)
        Silk - White, White and Royal Blue hooped sleeves, Red cap

        Mason Hindmarsh

        26
        4/1
        • Form 354526
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 62

        chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on strongly

        Previous results

        2009
        (6)
        Silk -

        Wiseman's Diamond (USA)

        4/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        2008
        (3)
        Silk -

        Effigy

        7/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        2007
        (5)
        Silk -

        Young Bertie

        3/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        In depth

        Verdict

        A chance is taken on top-weight DIALOGUE after a recent pipe-opener at Carlisle. Geoff Harker's gelding should come on for a seven furlong spin on soft ground and now back on good ground over a mile he should fare better, especially as his handicap mark is now 20lbs lower than his last win in December 2008. Postman failed to deliver in cheek-pieces last time which remain on, and he is opposed alongside claiming/selling specialist Rowan Lodge and the less exposed Times Ahead. Glenmuir caught the eye behind the well-handicapped Nolecce at Newcastle when not getting a clear run and he remains of interest, a comment that also applies to the 'thrown in' front-runner Bold Marc and the Newcastle second Scarab. Of the rest course specialist Desert Hunter looks the most

        Formwatch

        Dialogue 20-1 (9-7) Dwelt, always in rear, 12th of 14, 19l behind Cara's Request (9-8) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.

        Postman 7-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, no impression after, 5th of 11, 7l behind Clumber Place (10-11) at Chester 7f am hcp 0-70 (5) gs.

        Nevada Desert (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 10th of 16, 14l behind Miami Gator (11-2) at Doncaster 1m stks 0-70 (5) gd.

        Rowan Lodge (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 15l behind Tropical Duke (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.

        Times Ahead (USA) 16-1 (9-4) Tailed off over 5f out, last of 13, 39l behind For Life (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.

        Glenmuir (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

        Prime Circle 5-1 (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon not much room, weakened, 8th of 13, 7l behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

        Seldom (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Legal Legacy (9-2) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

        Bold Marc (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 14, 15l behind Cara's Request (9-8) at Carlisle 7f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.

        Scarab (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Nolecce (8-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd.

        Desert Hunter (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 9l behind Piquante (9-10) at Redcar 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

        Mason Hindmarsh 8-1 (8-0) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 9, 8l behind The Caped Crusader (8-3) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.