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15:10 Pontefract
Riu Palace Meloneras Handicap (Class 2)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £7,789
- 2nd: £2,332
- 3rd: £1,166
- 4th: £584
- Form 16310-0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 97
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 03807-7
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 083-410
- Age 10
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on, held on well
- Form 31110-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 93
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 68/7505-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey M O'connell
held up towards rear and keen, never a factor
Crown Choice
269- Form 103140-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
in rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and brought to outer, kept on well towards finish
- Form 9302-00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey A Mullen
held up mid-division and keen, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 90730-2
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey M Fenton
held up mid-division, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, always held
Haajes
193- Form 345051-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up towards rear on outer, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, never dangerous
- Form 81008-6
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey M Stainton
held up in touch, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 42607-2
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, soon headed, weakened towards finish
- Form 057021-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Wildcat Wizard is tried in first-time blinkers and anything Dandy Nicholls saddles at the moment is worth noting. The veteran Flipando often pops up at a big price and still has the pace to get involved while Kieren Fallon's presence on the very progressive Hoof It suggests Mick Easterby means business. Green Park will have needed his recent run at Beverley though he's probably a few pounds high at present but Internationaldebut looks reasonably treated despite a 4lb rise for his fine second at Doncaster. Tombi is very well in at his best and if Geoff Harker has him right he should be winning in this grade before long but this can go to DISCANTI, who made a promising return behind Cape Vale at Ripon and though having a little to find with Haajes on October's York running has a fitness advantage over Paul Midgley's charge.
Formwatch
Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 17th of 20, 9l behind Horseradish (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Judd Street 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, carried left over 1f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 7l behind Iver Bridge Lad (9-7) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) fm.
Flipando (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Reared start, held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous, 15th of 20, 7l behind Horseradish (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Green Park (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Towards rear, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 15th of 17, 11l behind Breathless Kiss (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Tombi (USA) 28-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Hitchens (9-5) at York 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Sep.
Crown Choice 14-1 (8-3) Towards rear stands side, switched towards centre over 1f out, never on terms, 16th of 21, 9l behind Castles In The Air (8-10) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Jul.
Wildcat Wizard (USA) 14-1 (8-11) Slowly away, always towards rear, last of 20, 20l behind Horseradish (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Internationaldebut (IRE) 9-2fav (9-4) In touch stands' side, headway 3f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Lord Aeryn (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Haajes 7-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway on stands' rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led near line, won at York 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct beating Russian Spirit (9-5) by hd, 17 ran.
Tabaret 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden entering final furlong, kept on, 6th of 17, 5l behind Breathless Kiss (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Discanti (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Cape Vale (9-6) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Corporal Maddox 12-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, well held over 1f out, last of 9, 12l behind Iver Bridge Lad (9-7) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) fm.
Hoof It 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct beating Noble Storm (9-6) by nk, 21 ran.