Racecards
14:30 Pontefract
Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,700 added
- Winner: £2,970
- 2nd: £1,394
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 900700-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Aiden Brookes
keen in touch, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 43438-9
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home
- Form 83068-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
raced wide, keen, raced wide in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out
- Form 53211-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on
- Form 24569-2
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey J Mitchell
keen tracked winner, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4-44266
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced wide towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
- Form 136157-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and lost 2 places close home
- Form 488008-
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer S Whitaker
- Jockey Phil Dennis
towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd close home
- Form 1140/5-5
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
raced wide took keen hold close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 282283-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey A Mullen
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Ventura Rascal finished a decent third over track and trip earlier in the month and will be sharper for the outing. The latter comment also applies to Nottingham runner-up Zlatan though he hasn’t won for a long time now and MUSAHABA is preferred. Unplaced over 1m2f in Ireland last year, he has a pipe-opener under his belt having ran over 6f on his debut for David O’Meara. Today’s trip should suit the half-brother to Group 1 winner Nazeef now handicapping for the first time and he looks worth chancing. Dreamseller is not badly treated on his return to action and is preferred to Cote d'Azur.
Formwatch
Irv (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Raced wide towards rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 11th of 13, 13 1/2l behind First Charge (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Cote d'Azur 25-1 (9-2) Led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Kentuckyconnection (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
City Wanderer (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 5l behind Makambe (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Musahaba 17-2 (10-0) Prominent, shaken up 2f out, outpaced by front pair from 1f out, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Dexter Belle (8-11) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Ventura Rascal 10-1 (9-7) Led early, soon prominent, led again when ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Dragons Will Rise (8-13) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Zlatan (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden under pressure over 2f out, made strong challenge and headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Billhilly (8-13) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Young John (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Jockey slow to remove blindfold and badly missed break, in rear throughout, 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Paxos (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Dreamseller (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Athmad (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Prominent, led over 7f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 9l behind Hector's Here (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Clipsham Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, no extra, 5th of 7, 6 1/2l behind One Step Beyond (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Bibbidibobbidiboo (IRE) 200-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, wandered into 1st, went 2nd before 4th until 5th, weakened before 3 out, awkward 2 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Third Time Lucki (11-4) at Wetherby 2m (3) gs in Oct.