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17:20 Pontefract

Monday 23 October 2017

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

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Off time: 17:24 | Winning time: 1m 7.08s

1^st

(6)

Van Gerwen

48-11

4/1

T: J L EyreJ: J Fanning

Tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on op 11/2 tchd 6/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(12)

Henley

59-0

28/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: Barry McHugh

Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on op 33/1

3^rd

1 ½

(13)

Eccleston

69-6

14/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Joe Doyle

Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish op 16/1

4^th

(11)

Cosmic Chatter

78-9

10/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

(10)

Muatadel

49-1

7/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton

Charged gates stumbled and nearly unseated rider, slowly away in rear, ridden and headway when edged right over 1f out, kept on final furlong op 8/1

6^th

(2)

Royal Brave

69-8

7/2f

T: Rebecca BastimanJ: D Tudhope

Dwelt in touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong op 4/1

7^th

2 ¾

(1)

My Name Is Rio

79-6

12/1

T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan

In touch, headway halfway, ridden and weakened final furlongf op 10/1

8^th

(15)

Gamesome

69-0

16/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: D C Costello

Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor

9^th

(7)

Escalating

59-7

11/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Lewis Edmunds (3)

Towards rear, pushed along halfway, effort when short of room over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 14/1

10^th

1 ¼

(14)

Straightothepoint

59-0

28/1

T: B SmartJ: G Lee

Raced wide close up, pushed along and weakened halfway tchd 25/1 and tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Hoofalong²³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: M & D Easterby J: D Allan

(5)

Aleef²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

(8)

Rosina⁵⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Mrs A Duffield J: S A Gray

(3)

Ziggy Lee³⁸⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 11

T: L A Mullaney J: Adam J McNamara

(4)

Tahoo⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: B A Curtis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.90Pl:£1.10, £5.10, £4.20EX:£87.70Trifecta:£3,872.40Tricast:£774.66SF:£83.76Swingers:£8.10, £9.80, £20.20

Forecasts

Royal Brave (7/2), Van Gerwen (4/1), Tahoo (11/2), Muatadel (7/1), Hoofalong (8/1), Cosmic Chatter (10/1), Aleef (10/1), Escalating (11/1), My Name Is Rio (12/1), Eccleston (14/1), Rosina (14/1), Gamesome (16/1), Ziggy Lee (20/1), Henley (28/1), Straightothepoint (28/1)

This handicap is a complex punting puzzle to close the year at the Yorkshire track with a few candidates that have dropped to marks that they ought to be able to win off. Hoofalong would come into that category and he should not be taken lightly off this mark and neither should Straightothepoint although he could have been blessed with a better draw. Neither Royal Brave nor Tahoo the pair who head the weights can be written off although the former would been the preference from that duo. Ziggy Lee is likely to need this run but should be watched for signs of potential after he showed that he was a useful sprinter last year. A strong pace is required for VAN GERWEN to show his best and he should get that here and he’ll be finishing fast and late at a track that suits him well.