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16:05 Pontefract
Ladbrokes Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Form 21200-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey M Fenton
held up, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 76316-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
in touch, led over 2f out, driven over 1f out, edged left under pressure and kept on final furlong, headed post
- Form 016159-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
held up behind leaders, headway over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong
Summers Lease
172- Form 138-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey T P Queally
prominent, effort when edged right over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 49412-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
towards rear, ridden along when squeezed for room and hampered over 2f out, not recovered
- Form 31703-3
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey L Morris
held up behind leaders, effort when hampered over 2f out, soon behind
- Form 2714-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 52811-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
led, headed over 2f out and remained in touch, driven over 1f out, squeezed for room entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
Faldal
144- Form 651-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey A McCarthy
jumped right at start and held up, headway 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong to lead post
- Form 11422-3
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
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Previous results
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Verdict
ATABAAS ALLURE may be able to complete a hat-trick at the expense of Summers Lease and Latin Tinge. Atabaas Allure failed to win in maiden company but her first venture into the handicap ranks was a successful one as she held on to beat Silent Hero by a neck. The runner-up scored on his next start and she upheld the form with a cosy success at Great Leighs from a 3lb higher mark; she's climbed a further 4lbs but could well find improvement for this step up in trip on just her sixth start. Summers Lease produced an impressive display on debut which must have helped to persuade connections to run her in Listed company on what proved to be her final start of the year. She's capable of better than she showed that day and is up to winning from this mark. Latin Tinge didn't fire on her return at Lingfield which raises obvious questions but she merits a look as does Casilda who ran a fair race on her first start for a new yard. They are by no means the only candidates in this contest but they make up our short-list which is headed by Atabaas Allure.
Formwatch
Syvilla (8-8) 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Winkle (8-8) at Deauville(FR) 1m 4f stk in Oct.
Just Lille (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, one pace from over 2f out, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Halicarnassus (9-0) at Ripon 1m 2f stks (3) gf.
Princess Taylor 10-3 (8-11) Started slowly and held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 7, 8l behind Redesignation (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Amanda Carter 12-1 (9-1) Keen in mid-division, effort 3f out, soon driven and beaten, 9th of 12, 11l behind Times Vital (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Oct.
Summers Lease 11-2 (8-10) Held up behind leaders, effort over 3f, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 28l behind Les Fazzani (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f Listed stks (1) sft in Nov.
Rio Guru (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Aphrodisia (8-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f fll hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gf.
Pension Policy (USA) 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Murrin (8-11) at Great Leighs 1m hcap (5) pol in Jan.
Latin Tinge (USA) 5-2fav (9-10) Taken to post early, in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Good Again (9-6) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol.
Atabaas Allure (FR) 4-1fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, driven to lead just inside final furlong, all out gamely, won at Great Leighs 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Rapid Release (9-7) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Faldal 7-2 (9-0) Made all, ridden clear final furlong, won at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec beating Luckier (9-0) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Casilda (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Press The Button (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (3) pol.