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15:35 Pontefract

King Richard III Handicap (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,308
  • 2nd: £4,834
  • 3rd: £2,418
  • 4th: £1,208
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.59s
  • Off Time: 15:35:29
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW star, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, YELLOW star
6/1
  • Form 00-5036
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 100

mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, came stands side and well beaten straight

2(5)
Silk - White, red inverted triangle, hooped sleeves and cap

Aberama Gold

17 p D
5/1
  • Form 242840
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 99

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, came stands side and well beaten straight

3(2)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow star, yellow sleeves, emerald green stars, yellow cap, emerald green star
11/2
  • Form 60-2569
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 95

towards rear, headway over 2f out, came stands side straight, no impression on leaders

5(3)
Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
17/2
  • Form 18-3933
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 88

awkward start, chased leaders, came stands side straight, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home

6(8)
Silk - Yellow and white (quartered), yellow sleeves, white armlets, red cap
11/1
  • Form 17-1374
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 87

pushed along leaving stalls, led and gradually switched left, headed over 3f out, soon on inside rail and stayed there, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace

7(1)
Silk - Orange, Purple sash, White sleeves, White cap, Purple spots

Golden Apollo

6 pt DCD
16/5
  • Form 060-083
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 86

held up on inside rail and stayed there throughout, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, headed close home

8(7)
Silk - Yellow, Red disc, Yellow sleeves, Red stars, Red cap

Danzan (IRE)

10 b DCD
9/2
  • Form 29-2278
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 84

prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, came stands side straight, one pace and no impression from over 1f out

9(4)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
12/1
  • Form 734004
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 83

always behind, came stands side straight

4(9)
NR

Mondammej

10 h CD
4/1
  • Form 163042
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 88

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Tim Easterby has three entered here with preference just for the 2019 Ayr Silver Cup winner Golden Apollo though he was well beaten in this a year ago. Danzan was receiving 10lb when narrowly beaten by Barbill at Chester last August and is 1lb better off. Brian The Snail is best on the all-weather these days but HEY JONESY is probably still capable of winning at this level. Last year's Wokingham winner was in the lead inside the final furlong in last month's renewal but soft ground blunted his speed and he faded into sixth. Corinthia Knight may prove best of the remainder.

Formwatch

Hey Jonesy (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Prominent far side, led group and overall over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 21, 2 1/4l behind Rohaan (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.

Aberama Gold 18-1 (9-4) Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 20th of 21, 20 1/4l behind Rohaan (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.

Barbill (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Raced far side, held up and never on terms, 9th of 21, 7 1/2l behind Rohaan (9-8) at Ascot 6f hcp stks (2) sft in Jun.

Corinthia Knight (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/4l behind Music Society (9-6) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

Flying Pursuit 9-1 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on into fourth inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Punchbowl Flyer (10-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) sft in Jun.

Golden Apollo 18-1 (9-5) Towards rear, shaken up halfway, slightly short of room when ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 3rd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Rathbone (9-11) at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

Danzan (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Mid-division, never a factor, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Ejtilaab (9-11) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.

Brian The Snail (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-1) at Chester 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

Mondammej 7-1 (9-2) Held up, stayed on strongly final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Ejtilaab (9-11) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Jun.