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17:10 Pontefract

Punters Choice Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 26.76s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Melodian

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Dickie Deadeye

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Meteorite Sun (USA)

      8/1

        3(5)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow check, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Yellow quartered cap

        Meteorite Sun (USA)

        21
        8/1
        • Form 5321/0
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-10

        held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra

        4(12)
        Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap

        Jimmy Byrne (IRE)

        14
        20/1
        • Form 52300-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong

        6(10)
        Silk - Black and Yellow diamonds, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, Yellow cap

        Rotuma (IRE)

        21 b
        8/1
        • Form 24104-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-5

        chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap

        Liberty Seeker (FR)

        206
        16/1
        • Form 33/0000-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-4

        chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        8(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Daimajin (IRE)

        5
        33/1
        • Form 105400
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2

        took keen hold towards rear, headway on outer 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f, eased well over 1f

        10(2)
        Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

        Melodian

        5 b
        5/1
        • Form 156-545
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-13

        led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside last, kept on well

        11(6)
        Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

        Dickie Deadeye

        12
        7/2
        • Form 0050-65
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10

        chased leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside last

        12(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Brown diamond, hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Brown star

        Moonshine Bill

        12
        11/4
        • Form 01520-3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-6

        held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        13(11)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

        Sinjaree

        21
        8/1
        • Form 00-0510
        • Age 6
        • Weight 7-13

        held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression after

        1(3)
        NR

        Albavilla

        299
        • Form 3/556-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-0

        Nonrunner

        2(7)
        NR

        Best Flight

        212
        • Form 0341-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        Nonrunner

        5(1)
        NR

        Archie Babe (IRE)

        13
        • Form 000-015
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6

        Nonrunner

        9(13)
        NR

        Megan's Magic

        16
        • Form 01542-6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        Sure to be no hanging about here with the likes of Archie Babe in attendance. However, Melodian also likes to bowl along at the head of affairs and he just edges the vote after posting a good effort at Beverley last week. Others to consider include: Albavilla, for whom Johnny Murtagh is a very interesting jockey booking, and Best Flight, who makes his turf debut today and is very lightly raced for a horse of his age. However, he faces no easy task at the weights and along with Meteorite Sun, is probably best watched today. Archie Babe, as a previous four-time winner at the track, obviously likes his racing around here but may find this trip is his bare minimum these days. So he is taken on with Melodian, who is well in with the likes of Rotuma, and he may be too hard to match for toe if he runs up to form again today.