16:30 Pontefract

Sunday 20 August 2023

All14:2514:5515:2516:0016:3017:00

Mary Clark 'Favourite Day Of The Year' Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   1m 4f 5y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:30  |   Winning time: 2m 37.3s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
7/1
T: E A L DunlopJ: Connor Beasley
Tracked leaders on inside, angled out over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven clear op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
11
6
(6)
7/2
T: J FergusonJ: S H James
Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead turning in, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
(4)
9/4f
T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan
Pressed leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed turning in, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong op 3/1
4th
Horse silk
1
4
(9)
9/2
T: R M BeckettJ: Hector Crouch
Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and went remote 4th turning in op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
1
7
(1)
5/1
T: C JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened op 11/2
6th
Horse silk
7
3
(3)
17/2
T: Dylan CunhaJ: Kyle Strydom
Raced awkwardly with head in the air and never going well, soon dropped to last pair, some headway out wide 3f out, outpaced and struggling in rear over 2f out op 6/1

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Non-Runners

9
(5)
Horse silk
Whatacracker22
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 3
T: M Walford  J: A Mullen
NR
5
(7)
Horse silk
Carrigillihy11
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: T D Easterby  J: D Allan
NR
8
(8)
Horse silk
Sophiesticate8
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: J S Goldie  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.90, £1.80EX:£31.20Trifecta:£106.80Tricast:£69.14SF:£30.49Swingers:£4.40, £3.40, £2.20

Forecasts

Wor Willie (9/4), Roaring Legend (7/2), Clan Chieftain (9/2), Alumnus (5/1), Carrigillihy (11/2), Whatacracker (6/1), Citizen General (7/1), Sophiesticate (8/1), Ace Rothstein (17/2)

Verdict

Having created a good impression when off the mark at Chepstow, CLAN CHIEFTAIN hasn't fired on his last two starts, but he drops in grade and returns to a sound surface, so it's worth taking the chance that he can bounce back. Fellow 3yo Roaring Legend is also of interest and course-specialist Carrigillihy can't be ignored.

  1. CLAN CHIEFTAIN
  2. ROARING LEGEND (FR)
  3. CARRIGILLIHY

Previous Winners

2022
Wor Willie
Weight: 10-2  |Age: 4
J: P Mulrennan  |  T: M Dods
2/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,281.002nd: £2,947.003rd: £1,472.004th: £737.005th: £367.00

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