Racecards
16:35 Pontefract
Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Form 36
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, headed over 6f out, tracked winner, led again 2f out, soon ridden, headed close home
Collide
t- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, pushed along 2f out, kept on under a hand ride final furlong
Extra Large
12- Form 44
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey D Tudhope
close up, headway to chase leader 2f out, pushed along and faded final furlong
- Form 04-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey S De Sousa
squeezed out start, headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, tracked leader, hung left approaching final furlong, driven inside final furlong, quickened to lead close home
Rock Force (IRE)
101- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
close up, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
went right start, soon in rear, keen and hampered over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 65-8809
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
very slowly away in rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Rock Force was second in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket in April but the form of that race has not worked out and Tom Dascombe’s colt hasn’t raced since. COLLIDE (NAP) is a son of Frankel out of a mare that has produced winners with all of her offspring to race, including the top-class Suffused. He is fancied to make a belated winning start to his career. Joie De Vivre can improve on her third at Carlisle while Extra Large’s run at Thirsk can be ignored as he never recovered from a tardy start.
Formwatch
Cheer The Title (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon driven, weakened final furlong, 6th of 15, 7 1/4l behind National Army (9-2) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Collide Frankel colt out of Scuffle.
Extra Large 5-2 (9-0) Slowly away held up, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Perisher (9-0) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gd in Jul.
Future Score (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) In rear and in touch, outpaced over 2f out, last of 4, 8 3/4l behind Lucky Deal (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Nov.
Rock Force (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 19, 2l behind Sawwaah (9-5) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (3) gd in Apr.
Joie De Vivre (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up behind, headway 3f out, soon driven to chase leaders, ridden and stayed on final furlong, took narrow 3rd near finish, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 9, 4 3/4l behind Why We Dream (8-11) at Carlisle 1m stks (5) gf in Jul.
Little Poem 66-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, lost place halfway, last of 9, 18 1/2l behind Whinmoor (9-8) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Spritzig 100-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always behind, last of 13, 18 1/4l behind Preening (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.