Racecards
15:50 Pontefract
Trinidad & Tobago Handicap (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 22y
- Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
- Form 222102
- Age 6
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer Mrs A L M King
- Jockey L Dettori
held up mid-division, ridden over 4f out, kept on final 2f
- Form 543/30-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
chased leaders, driven along, lost place over 7f out, tailed off final 3f
- Form 525220
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey K Darley
mid-division, steady headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, led final furlong, headed inside last, kept on same pace
- Form 113645
- Age 10
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer Mrs S Lamyman
- Jockey D McGaffin
led, soon clear, pushed along over 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
Spa Lane
18- Form 655545
- Age 10
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer J Coupland
- Jockey D Holland
held up towards rear, headway on outer over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1
- Form 332221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 30-5050
- Age 9
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J Bramhill
slowly away, always behind, tailed off over 2f out
Sahnour
30- Form 450656
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey D Corby
held up towards rear, some headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 244303
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
always outpaced, behind, tailed off final 3f
- Form 534242
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer P McBride
- Jockey Dale Gibson
chased clear leader, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 450603
- Age 4
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer Mrs Lucinda Featherstone
- Jockey Joanna Badger
slowly away, behind, headway halfway, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 2f out
Verdict
Some very familiar faces here but Etching adds something of a new dimension to this stayers heat and the three-year-old is preferred over course specialists Jamaican Flight and Spa Lane - although Rouge Blanc is also very much respected. However, Etching is still only lightly raced and is holding her form well after being upped in trip during the summer. The selection is 2lb worse off with Rouge Blanc after her victory at Nottingham last month but the manner in which she gained her success gives her every chance of upholding the form.