Racecards
15:20 Pontefract
Tote Marathon Handicap (Class E)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f 122y
- Going: Soft
- Form 2400-00
- Age 10
- Weight 9-10
led until headed 4f out, ridden and soon weakened
- Form 0/0300-5
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer O O'Neill
- Jockey Sophie Mitchell
held up in rear, some headway 5f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 0013-14
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J FitzGerald
- Jockey P Hanagan
with leaders, ridden 6f out, soon behind
- Form 2/400-03
- Age 8
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey V Slattery
slowly away, soon prominent, ridden to lead briefly 2f out, stayed on one-paced final furlong
- Form 40220/1
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey Claire Bryan
held up in mid-division, effort 4f out, no extra final 2f
- Form 03030-5
- Age 8
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey G Duffield
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, chasing leader 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, got up near line
Mattan
20- Form 33/0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey P Goode
held up in mid-division, effort 5f out, no impression afterwards
- Form 0/0403-2
- Age 8
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey K Darley
chased leaders, led just under 2f out, ridden and quickened clear final furlong, not hold on
Memphis Dancer
722- Form 060026/
- Age 6
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey S Hitchcott
held up in mid-division, soon ridden and never a factor
- Form 000400/
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer J Portman
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
prominent, ridden 6f out, no danger
- Form 3155-00
- Age 5
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer Mrs Barbara Waring
- Jockey A Mackay
mid-division, headway to go prominent 6f out, one-paced final 2f
- Form 00000/0
- Age 5
- Weight 8-0
- Trainer R D E Woodhouse
- Jockey R Winston
mid-division, never nearer
- Form 02300-0
- Age 10
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey K Dalgleish
in touch, reminders 7f out, joined leader 6f out, soon ridden and weakened
Glory of Love
471- Form 00650/0-
- Age 6
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer Mrs A Naughton
- Jockey Iona Wands
mid-division, never nearer
Spa Lane
209- Form 005000-
- Age 8
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey Michael Doyle
with leaders, led 4f out, not quicken 2f out, no extra final furlong
Mu-Tadil
60- Form 0000-54
- Age 9
- Weight 7-10
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey J Bramhill
in rear, some headway 6f out, ridden over 4f out, no danger
In depth
Formwatch
Drama King ran away with a similar contest over 2m1f at the last meeting here, coming home 11 lengths clear of Knockdoo, with Distant Storm further back in third, Charming Admiral fifth, course specialist Black Ice Boy seventh and Martha Reilly ninth. However, the handicapper has been quite severe to the winner and at the revised weights over this further distance it would come as no great surprise if Knockdoo proved good enough to reverse the form. Jonjo O'Neill's horse had no trouble staying two and a half miles on the flat and was doing his best work in the closing stages in that race so the extra distance should not trouble him, and it seems significant that Kevin Darley is again booked to ride. Of the remainder, Batoutoftheblue is generally a reliable type who won at Southwell but was then a bit disappointing back on turf at Musselburgh. A bigger threat may come from Old Feathers, who is a winner over hurdles and on the sand this year and relatively unexposed on the level while Bridie's Pride has generally been running in better company than this but is getting a bit long in the tooth.