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16:40 Pontefract

Birthday Package - New For 2013 Handicap (Class 4)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.25s
  • Off Time: 16:40:54
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Frontier Fighter

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Shadowtime

    17/2

      3
      Silk -

      Dolphin Rock

      10/3

        1(2)
        Silk - Orange, Light Blue disc, Light Blue sleeves, Orange spots and spots on cap

        Green Howard

        189
        4/1
        • Form 132415-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 85

        held up in touch, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to modest 4th inside final furlong

        2(7)
        Silk - Purple, white disc, purple sleeves, white stars, purple cap, white star

        Frontier Fighter

        30 D
        7/2
        • Form 133114
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 84

        chased leading trio, went 3rd going well on inside over 2f out, switched right soon after, led over 1f out, stayed on well

        3(8)
        Silk - Dark blue, yellow hoop

        Al Muheer (IRE)

        185 b D
        20/1
        • Form 507445-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 84

        last pair, pushed along and weakened over 3f out

        4(1)
        Silk - Black, Pink epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Shadowtime

        209 DCD
        17/2
        • Form 414817-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 76

        held up towards rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, one pace and no impression on winner final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Purple and Red (halved), Purple sleeves, Red and Purple quartered cap

        Dolphin Rock

        13 DCD
        10/3
        • Form 13204-1
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 76

        slowly into stride, soon pushed along to dispute lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - Pink, maroon star, maroon sleeves, pink stars, maroon cap, pink star

        Rossetti

        18 D
        13/2
        • Form 8245-92
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        in touch, stayed on same pace and no impression final 2f

        7(3)
        Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

        Hayek

        13 b D
        9/1
        • Form 66756-7
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        held up in last pair, modest progress inside final furlong, never on terms

        8(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Orange diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Our Ivor

        26 D
        16/1
        • Form 8-11155
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-8
        • Official Rating 72

        led and disputed, every chance 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        9(9)
        Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap

        Piceno (IRE)

        13 p D
        20/1
        • Form 335744
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 70

        took keen hold, chased leading pair until over 2f out, weakened 2f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        This has been run seven times and no favourite has been successful. Shadowtime is a specialist at Beverley but won over this C&D in September, though he invariably needs his comeback run. Green Howard has done very well to win five races from a dozen starts and is just 2lb higher than for his victory at Yarmouth in August. Frontier Fighter has his first start on Turf but there's no reason why he shouldn't transfer his good form from the all-weather, a remark that also applies to recent Wolverhampton runner-up Rossetti. With Brian Ellison's horses still going well, DOLPHIN ROCK, who made all over the course and distance earlier this month, is taken to defy a 3lb weight rise and complete a quick double.

        Formwatch

        Green Howard 6-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Kingscroft (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.

        Frontier Fighter 9-4 (8-13) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Dubai Hills (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Mar.

        Al Muheer (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, driven 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 5th of 12, 5l behind Benzanno (8-4) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct.

        Shadowtime 6-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 9, 12l behind I Confess (9-0) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.

        Dolphin Rock 9-2 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs beating Blue Maisey (8-10) by 1/2l, 16 ran.

        Rossetti 10-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Exceedexpectations (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.

        Hayek 33-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 16, 6l behind Dolphin Rock (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.

        Our Ivor 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 8, 1/2l behind Trois Vallees (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Mar.

        Piceno (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, held up in touch on inside, stumbled well over 1f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat, 4th of 16, 4l behind Dolphin Rock (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.