15:00 Pontefract

Sunday 23 June 2024

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Pontefract Castle Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f 5y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 2m 37.07s
1st
Horse silk
7
(8)
1/1f
T: R M BeckettJ: W Buick
Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on gamely, all out op 11/10 tchd 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
nse
3
(10)
33/1
T: D M SimcockJ: Callum Rodriguez
Slowly into stride and slightly hampered start, held up well off the pace in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, not clearest of runs and switched right 1f out, stayed on well between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, just failed op 28/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(3)
7/1
T: Rae GuestJ: Jason Hart
Raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again entering final furlong, ridden and kept on, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, kept on for 3rd, no chance with leading duo op 15/2 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
½
10
(5)
66/1
T: R VarianJ: J Fanning
Raced keenly in mid-division, headway on inside turning in, soon chasing leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 33/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
(4)
49-2
11/2
T: E WalkerJ: Tom Marquand
Held up in mid-division, some headway out wide over 1f out, never going pace to get involved op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
½
2
(2)
49-2
11/2
T: S WoodsJ: R Havlin
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, angled out over 1f out, ridden and outpaced inside final furlong op 9/2 tchd 6/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ½
6
(1)
12/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
(9)
150/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Robinson
Restless in stalls, off the pace in last pair, never a factor op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
½
11
(12)
12/1
T: G P CromwellJ: O J Orr
Off the pace and always towards rear, never on terms op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
2
5
(11)
28/1
T: K P De FoyJ: Benoit D L Sayette
Held up off the pace in last pair, pushed along and outpaced in rear over 2f out, tailed off op 22/1
11th
Horse silk
50
1
(7)
100/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: C Lee
Soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along and weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off and virtually pulled up final furlong op 50/1

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Non-Runners

9
(6)
Horse silk
Sea Of Roses30
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 4
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.20, £3.60, £2.10EX:£44.70Trifecta:£260.70SF:£51.32Swingers:£9.90, £2.40, £25.80

Forecasts

River Of Stars (1/1), Scenic (11/2), Ayyab (11/2), Sea Of Roses (6/1), Divina Grace (7/1), Never Ending (12/1), Vera Verto (12/1), Ermesinde (28/1), Ching Shih (33/1), Three Priests (66/1), Avon Light (100/1), Zarabanda (150/1)

Verdict

If RIVER OF STARS is back to anywhere approaching her best she'll be a tough nut to crack in a listed race in which her yard has a good record. Vera Verto and Never Ending can fight it out for minor honours.

  1. RIVER OF STARS (IRE)
  2. VERA VERTO (IRE)
  3. NEVER ENDING (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Voodoo Queen
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
J: David Egan  |  T: R Varian
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £28,010.002nd: £10,665.003rd: £5,340.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,335.006th: £670.007th: £335.008th: £165.00

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