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15:40 Pontefract

Phil Bull Trophy Conditions Stakes (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 216y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 9.37s
  • Off Time: 15:40:38
  • 10 Ran
1(13)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green braces, yellow sleeves, black armlets, emerald green cap

Baddam

24
14/1
  • Form 579919
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 92

chased leaders, weakened over 3f out

3(9)
Silk - Yellow, Emerald Green cross belts, Emerald Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, quartered cap
100/1
  • Form 3003-09
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 67

chased leaders, weakened over 4f out

5(7)
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap
16/1
  • Form 842421
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 83

held up towards rear, beaten over 3f out

6(10)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, DARK GREEN epaulets, WHITE cap
6/1
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

slowly into stride, in rear, effort over 4f out, never on terms

7(5)
Silk - Royal blue

Veracity

23 BF
7/4
  • Form 11225-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 108

chased leader, led over 1f out, kept on

8(1)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap
100/1
  • Form 054250
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 65

held up in touch, weakened over 4f out

9(3)
Silk - RED, black sash, halved sleeves, black cap
  • Form 523320
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 92

led, ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on

11(12)
Silk - GREY, large YELLOW spots, sleeves and cap

Let It Be

8 C
33/1
  • Form 211114
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 75

held up, headway over 4f out, soon beaten

12(4)
Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Red and White diabolo on sleeves, Red and Black quartered cap
  • Form 191731
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 91

held up, chased leaders 8f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression

13(8)
Silk - Maroon, Beige chevron, sleeves and cap
15/2
  • Form 242172
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-0
  • Official Rating 80

held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, chased leading pair over 2f out until no extra from over 1f out

2(6)
NR
  • Form 528668
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 85

Nonrunner

4(11)
NR
  • Form 8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3

Nonrunner

10(2)
NR
  • Form 7116-34
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 73

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

VERACITY is given the vote to land this feature race ahead of Tazbar and Let It Be. Frankie Dettori is rarely seen at a Pontefract meeting on an autumn Monday and that could be a good indication in itself that Veracity has a great chance of winning this race. His form last season was decent with Group form to his name. He was thought good enough to run against Group 1 company when finishing fifth in the St. Ledger and now dropped into this grade he has to be given the utmost respect. Tazbar is a grade 2 winning hurdler and was improving into a top class prospect over jumps last season. He reverts to the level for the first time in his career today and although he is given respect we cant help feeling that this may be used as a pipe opener for a hurdles campaign this winter. Let It Be is the stables other runner who has landed a four timer this summer. As a consequence he has shot up to a mark of 75 but will be up against it at the weights against some horses rated a lot higher. So for the winner we return to Veracity.

Formwatch

Baddam 40-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, pushed along 6f out, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, last of 9, 44l behind Honolulu (9-1) at Doncaster 2m 2f Yorks Oaks (1) sft in Sept.

McEldowney 25-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 20l behind Nawamees (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (5) sft in Sept.

Sphinx (FR) 5-2 (9-7) Held up in rear and keen, smooth headway over 5f out, led on bit over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, soon clear, won at Ayr 2m 1f hcap (4) hvy in Sept beating Dr Sharp (9-4) by 6l, 7 ran.

Tazbar (IRE) 6-5fav (11-6) Tracked leader, challenged 2 out, ridden and every chance last, carried left flat, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Lodge Lane (11-6) at Perth 3m nh nov hdl (2) gs in Apr (N.Hunt).

Veracity 11-4fav (9-1) Prominent, challenged over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 6, 18l behind Foxhaven (9-1) at Chester 1m 4f lst stk (1) gs in Sept.

Victory Quest (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Prominent, effort over 3f out, soon beaten, 14th of 15, 41l behind Kiribati King (9-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcap (5) gs in Sept.

Bogside Theatre (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 45l behind The Betchworth Kid (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcap (2) sft in Sept.

Let It Be 13-2 (9-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Wells Lyrical (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (4) gd in Sept.

Tarkheena Prince (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway to lead over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcap (3) hvy in Sept beating Torphichen (8-12) by a hd, 8 ran.

Dolly Penrose 11-2 (8-8) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, soon pushed along, every chance over 2f out, hung left and no extra aproaching final furlong, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Lady Dedlock (8-13) at Newmarket 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.

Greenwich Meantime 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders, 8th of 13, 11l behind Meshtri (8-10) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sept.

Nodform William 80-1 (9-13) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 13, 14l behind Another Moment (9-10) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gs in Aug.

Gallileo Figaro (USA) 10-1 (8-4) Prominent, tracked leader halfway, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Calculating (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.