Racecards
16:00 Pontefract
Dalby Screw-driver Handicap (Class 2)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Form 670935
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey S J Drowne
prominent, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 1-429
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R Winston
in touch, effort when not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 50-7413
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey E Ahern
tracked leader, ridden along over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
Red Lancer
19- Form 88-5090
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
hampered after 1f and behind, effort over 2f out, no impression
- Form 4173/11
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey R L Moore
held up, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 170020
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up, ridden along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner
- Form 710077
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 030020
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey P Robinson
Nonrunner
- Form 0-00996
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 86
Nonrunner
Mutawaffer
12- Form 525205
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
Nonrunner
- Form 241411
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
Nonrunner
Pugilist
379- Form 22184-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey D Holland
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Macorville is in cracking form and gets the vote here with Corran Ard and Day To Remember the pair taken to chase him home. The selection is clearly on the upgrade and he won well last time at Haydock when beating Rawdon. That was on heavy ground but he is equally at home on a faster surface and we think he can complete the hat-trick. Corran Ard is another chasing the hat-trick but he was all-out to score at Sandown last time when he beat Wellington Hall and he might just be worth taking on today. Day To Remember ran well at The Curragh last time but he is probably at his best on easier ground and for that reason we will take him on. Go Tech is a course and distance winner who is on a handy mark and he course won this last year, but we are happy to stick with Macorville to lead them home.
Formwatch
Salamanca 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 9, 3l behind Dance Partner (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) gf.
Book of Music (IRE) 9-4fav (8-7) Ridden over 3f out, not much room well over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 8l behind New Guinea (8-0) at Chester 1m 5f lst hcp (1) gd in Aug.
Day To Remember 8-1 (9-3) Mid-division, 8th straight, ridden to challenge in 4th from under 2f out, 3rd and kept on same pace under pressure from 1f out, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Telemachus (8-5) at Curragh 1m 4f hcp gd in Jul.
Red Lancer 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 12th of 13, 36l behind Peppertree Lane (8-3) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-105 (2) hvy.
Corran Ard (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Raced wide, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, led 1f out, all out, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun beating Wellington Hall (9-0) by a hd, 13 ran.
Along The Nile 15-2 (9-7) Behind, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 17, 20l behind Salute Him (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Go Tech 33-1 (9-1) In rear, ridden, outpaced 3f out, kept on well final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 9, 5l behind Krugerrand (8-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Dunaskin (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 8l behind Rohaani (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-110 (2) gd.
Artistic Style 11-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 5l behind Krugerrand (8-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Mutawaffer 16-1 (8-11) In touch, driven along 4f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Rohaani (9-4) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-110 (2) gd.
Macorville (USA) 13-8fav (9-4) Made virtually all, ridden over 2f out, ran on, won at Haydock 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy beating Rawdon (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Pugilist 25-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 1l behind Miss Provvidence (8-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f stk 0-85 (3) gf in Sept '05.