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15:30 Pontefract

S B Honda Handicap (Class E3) (Class 3)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.84s
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Blue Maeve

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Trojan Flight

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      Tuscan Flyer

      14/1

        4
        Silk -

        Ballybunion (IRE)

        15/2

          1(9)
          Silk - Light Blue and White diamonds, White sleeves, White cap, Red spots

          Midnight Parkes

          8
          10/1
          • Form 310030
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong

          3(5)
          Silk - White and Red stripes, White sleeves, Red stars, Black cap

          Obe One

          6
          7/1
          • Form 404450
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders

          4(12)
          Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

          Calypso Dancer (FR)

          13
          33/1
          • Form 03-2400
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          mid-division, effort 2f out, soon weakened

          5(2)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoops and sleeves, Yellow cap, Royal Blue star

          Trojan Flight

          4
          5/2
          • Form 212104
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3

          towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, just failed

          6(13)
          Silk - Red, white chevron, white sleeves, red armlets and star on white cap

          Chico Guapo (IRE)

          12
          25/1
          • Form 000000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-1

          led early, with winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

          7(14)
          Silk - White, Royal Blue and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap

          Online Investor

          8
          10/1
          • Form 000244
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-13

          towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace inside final furlong

          9(16)
          Silk - PINK, BLACK cross belts and cap

          Gone'n'dunnett (IRE)

          9
          33/1
          • Form 310520
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-11

          soon outpaced

          10(15)
          Silk - Yellow, large Royal Blue spots, halved sleeves

          Erracht

          52
          50/1
          • Form 600050
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-11

          outpaced

          11(4)
          Silk - Yellow, Orange star

          Blue Maeve

          21
          16/1
          • Form 421500
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-9

          soon led, ridden over 1f out, all out

          12(3)
          Silk - Black, Yellow stars, checked sleeves, Black cap, Yellow star

          Tuscan Flyer

          8 b
          14/1
          • Form 404000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-9

          chased leaders, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong

          13(8)
          Silk - Maroon, White hoops and armlets

          Fitzwarren

          21
          66/1
          • Form 300360
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-9

          in touch, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

          14(10)
          Silk - Yellow, large Royal Blue spots, halved sleeves

          Stagnite

          10
          40/1
          • Form 100650
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened

          15(1)
          Silk - Royal blue and white (quartered), royal blue sleeves, red diamonds, red cap

          Roan Raider (USA)

          19 v
          40/1
          • Form 502025
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-8

          in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

          16(11)
          Silk - Red, White epaulets, Red sleeves, White stars, quartered cap

          Strawberry Patch (IRE)

          7
          11/2
          • Form 021062
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-8

          always behind

          17(6)
          Silk - White, Black chevron, Black and White hooped sleeves and cap

          Ballybunion (IRE)

          7
          15/2
          • Form 510320
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-7

          mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on

          18(17)
          Silk - Light Blue, White Cross of Lorraine and sleeves

          Kew The Music

          7 v
          16/1
          • Form 000001
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-7

          slowLY into stride, outpaced, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

          2(18)
          NR

          Oeuf A La Neige

          10
          • Form 061501
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-7

          Nonrunner

          8(7)
          NR

          Twice Upon A Time

          8
          • Form 040060
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-12

          Nonrunner

          In depth

          Verdict

          Trojan Flight has perhaps just gone off the boil but he has a plumb draw here and he can come good again, with Online Investor, Oeuf A La Neige, and Kew The Music others for the short list. The selection put up a succession of decent efforts from marks around 60, at both five and six furlongs this summer, and although six is arguably his optimum, he has won over five at Beverley last month and this stiff five should be ideal for him. He seems to go on any ground, so that won't be a problem, and despite being fully exposed he has a better chance than most from this berth, so we will take another chance on him. Conversely, Online Investor seems better over the minimum trip, and Dandy Nicholls' gelding cannot be ruled out here after some encouraging efforts off this mark on his last three starts. However, he has to come from fairly wide and that might just prove his undoing. Oeuf A La Neige and Kew The Music are also both drawn virtually on the M62 here and will find it tough to come from stalls 19 and 20. However, their form means that they do merit consideration. Both are in good heart at present, though both would also prefer six furlongs, with the latter having a tough penalty to have to try and defy. On balance, they are both opposed here, and we will plump for Trojan Flight to go in again.