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14:50 Pontefract
ITV7 Starts Now Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 5y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,711 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £400
- Form 326106
- Age 8
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs S A Watt
- Jockey Phil Dennis
keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 46-8626
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey D Tudhope
towards rear, very wide into straight 2f out, never near leaders
- Form 1-27854
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 66
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Breathable
41- Form 244-406
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
keen tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
- Form 09911
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace and lost 2 places inside final final furlong
- Form 987
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Vintage Rose
46- Form 585
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 63
close up, pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased clear winner inside final furlong
- Form 396-750
- Age 9
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey A Mullen
held up, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It doesn't always pay to take a short price about a three-year-old against older horses in handicaps but KING AND QUEEN has completed a double in impressive fashion since moving from France and is still ahead of the assessor. Sempre Presto has gained both of her career victories on this track and is just 2lb higher than her last success while Champagne Rules and Low Profile fought out a finish over the course and distance in May and the revised weights should see them just about dead-heat. Breathable was in winning form around this time last year and has gradually dropped to a winnable mark.
Formwatch
Champagne Rules 7-1 (10-0) Bit keen tracking leaders on outside, wide on home turn and straight, 6th and no impression final furlong, 6th of 7, 6l behind Edgar Allan Poe (10-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Low Profile 9-2 (9-1) Led early, chased winner until 6f out, 2nd again over 3f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Celestial Force (9-9) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Sempre Presto (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Zihaam (9-2) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Breathable 9-2 (9-3) Led early, chased leader until over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Bombero (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
King And Queen (FR) 1-5fav (8-6) Led, steadied pace 6f out, headed over 2f out, led again approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) sft in Jul beating Carbon Dating (10-0) by 4l, 7 ran.
Mousebird (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 21 3/4l behind Litigious (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2f fll stks (4) gs in Jun.
Vintage Rose 66-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 11l behind Grenadier Guard (9-5) at Haydock 1m 4f stks (4) hvy in Jun.
Correggio 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Edgar Allan Poe (10-5) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.