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13:25 Pontefract
Fly High Faye Nickels Handicap (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,400 added
- Winner: £3,493
- 2nd: £1,040
- 3rd: £519
- 4th: £260
- Form 13259-7
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Zak Wheatley
raced wide in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 4340-68
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Paula Muir
tracked leaders, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 459-861
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed close home
- Form 96-0508
- Age 10
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Rowan Scott
in touch, pushed along halfway, headway on inner over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 554562
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey D Tudhope
raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong
Lofty
12- Form 236-190
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey R P Downey
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 7-24474
- Age 7
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Barry McHugh
towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 735253
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
raced wide led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 332255
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 71
slowly away in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 0660-08
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
close up, ridden and headway to chase leader entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 94-0229
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 436-72
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on strongly to lead close home
- Form 725-416
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
- Form 42489-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 75
NonRunner
- Form 1534-43
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
This looks wide open but the three-year-olds Iva Reflection and Grace And Virtue both have a squeak. Musharrif, The Armed Man and last week’s Newmarket runner-up Swift Approval are all fairly treated on their best form but Kindly went up 5lb for winning at Hamilton. We’ll take a chance on SIX STRINGS (NAP), who was knocking on the door off higher marks on Fibresand over the winter. He’s been dropped 10lb since last running on Turf and his trainer is the ideal person to exploit the handicapper’s generosity. Final Frontier also warrants a mention.
Formwatch
Musharrif 17-2 (9-7) Slight lead, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Manshood (9-5) at Hamilton 5f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
The Armed Man 22-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Mutabaahy (8-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Kindly 4-1 (9-7) Keen led early, prominent, ridden to lead and edged left entering final furlong, ran on, won at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul beating Inexes (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Held up in midfield, pushed along when lost position 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression final fulong, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Roundhay Park (9-5) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Swift Approval (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 3l behind Al Rufaa (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Lofty 33-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 13th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Karibana (9-5) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
War Whisper (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Steadied start from wide draw, behind, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Saluti (9-4) at Pontefract 5f hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Kupa River (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/4l behind Tranchee (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Six Strings 13-2 (9-3) Slowly away outpaced, never near leaders, 5th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Exalted Angel (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Mr Orange (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, nudged along before halfway, ridden in last over 2f out, plugged on final furlong, 8th of 11, 13l behind Edgewood (8-12) at Hamilton 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Iva Reflection (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Live In The Moment (8-13) at York 5f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Grace And Virtue (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Jordan Electrics (9-11) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Magical Effect (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Queen's Sargent (9-4) at Beverley 7f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Nubough (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Raced keenly and tracked leaders, moved up to challenge and ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 9, 6 1/2l behind Prompting (9-5) at Ayr 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Final Frontier (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Pushed along to soon lead, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed when slightly hampered entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Kindly (9-7) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gd in Jul.