Racecards
15:00 Pontefract
Darley Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £20,616
- 2nd: £9,668
- 3rd: £4,836
- 4th: £2,416
- Form 2223-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey Connor Beasley
close 3rd inside, angled out when not clear run briefly and went 2nd over f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always held
Empire Power
11- Form 6-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 64
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey S Foley
raced in 4th, ridden out wide and outpaced 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
always in rear, eased when no chance over 1f out
- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey D Tudhope
made all, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, always doing enough, unchallenged
In depth
Formwatch
Blessed Star (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Close up, pushed along when led 2f out, ridden approaching 1f out, headed entering final 110 yards, kept on but outpaced by front pair towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Law Degree (8-11) at Ripon 1m (5) sft in Sep.
Dinah Myte Sixties Icon filly out of Miss Meticulous.
Empire Power 40-1 (8-13) Swoon switched left start, midfield, hung right when making headway 2f out, rallied and ran on well final furlong,went third final 110 yards, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3l behind City Of Poets (9-11) at Wetherby 7f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Magical Idea (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Held up off the pace towards rear, pushed along and headway when not clear run and angled out over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Christmas Gift (8-13) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gd in Jun.
Radiant Jewel Lope De Vega filly out of Main Desire.
Wujjood (IRE) 5-6fav (9-2) Wore ear plugs which were removed at the start, slowly away, held up and raced in share of third, dropped to last halfway, waiting for room over 2f out, outpaced when pushed along over 1f out, kept on but no further headway final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Nanino Niyati (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (2) gf in Jun.