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20:40 Pontefract

Castleford Tigers Handicap (Class 5)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.42s
  • Off Time: 20:41:21
  • 15 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Grey and emerald green diabolo, emerald green sleeves, quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 000-512
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 70

held up rear division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

3(14)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue hollow box, light blue sleeves, black armlets, light blue and dark blue check cap
40/1
  • Form 412568
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 70

held up towards rear, ridden entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, no impression

4(8)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

French

3 p BFD
11/2
  • Form 7-62122
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 70

held up in touch, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

5(2)
Silk - Yellow, red epaulets, yellow sleeves, red stars, red cap

Compton Park

46 t DCD
8/1
  • Form 97-3738
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 69

tracked leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong

6(6)
Silk - Red, White epaulets, White sleeves, Red spots, hooped cap

Meandmyshadow

12 b D
20/1
  • Form 40-5367
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 68

tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

7(5)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and PURPLE (quartered), PURPLE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN armlets
14/1
  • Form 032885
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 68

held up towards rear, headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish

8(1)
Silk - Orange, Light Blue disc, Light Blue sleeves, Orange spots and spots on cap

Be Bold

51 D
16/1
  • Form 519-000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 68

held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Maroon, white disc, maroon sleeves, white stars, maroon cap, white stars

Racquet

10 D
16/1
  • Form 93-9306
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 66

tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10(7)
Silk - Beige, Red seams, armlets and cap

Mr Orange (IRE)

21 p DCD
11/2
  • Form 226-944
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 65

held up mid-division, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on and no impression

11(11)
Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE braces, ROYAL BLUE cap
14/1
  • Form 2-21609
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 63

held up behind and keen, headway final furlong, kept on same pace

12(4)
Silk - Black and Light Blue check, Black sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 4509-77
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 62

always behind

13(12)
Silk - Yellow, emerald green star, royal blue sleeves, red cap
  • Form 00510-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 61

held up mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well

14(16)
Silk - Dark Blue, large Red spots, sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 32466-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off

15(13)
Silk - Dark blue, white epaulets, red and dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue and red hooped cap

Le Laitier (FR)

369 DCD
25/1
  • Form 429/460-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

rear division, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong

16(10)
Silk - RED, ROYAL BLUE seams on sleeves
12/1
  • Form 348171
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 60

towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong

2(15)
NR

Avenue Of Stars

24 p DCD
12/1
  • Form 5000-77
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 70

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

ROUND THE ISLAND (NAP), a winner at Newcastle and Ripon last year, only just failed to make a successful reappearance at Thirsk a week ago when headed on the line by Meshardal. He's on the same mark here and will be difficult to beat. Siege Of Boston made a successful debut for John Butler after arriving from Ireland but couldn't cope with a 6lb rise at Wolverhampton and is up another 4lb. French makes a quick reappearance after beaten a short-head at Wolverhampton on Friday but is now 9lb higher than his victory at Thirsk. Castlerea Tess had been in winning form at Wolverhampton before landing a minor handicap at Catterick while Mr Orange won here last summer and is just 4lb higher after showing reasonably consistent form.

Formwatch

Siege Of Boston (IRE) 4-6fav (9-13) Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, switched right and ran on, unable to reach winner, edged right close home, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Bounty Pursuit (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

Ticks The Boxes (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, driven 3f out, soon outpaced, no impression, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind The Armed Man (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in May.

French 11-8fav (8-8) Went left start, took keen hold, tracked leader, led and edged left over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 3, shd behind Simply Me (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Jun.

Compton Park 9-2 (9-8) Awkwardly away towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 12, 3l behind Lydia's Place (10-0) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Meandmyshadow 12-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 3f out, driven and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Socialites Red (9-3) at Nottingham 6f hcp fll (5) gd in May.

Fleckerl (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Slow to break, in rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 5l behind Curious Fox (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in May.

Be Bold 33-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 20 1/2l behind Foolaad (9-9) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Racquet 8-1 (8-7) With leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Lucky Beggar (9-7) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

Mr Orange (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 4f out, not quicken 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Merdon Castle (9-2) at Carlisle 6f hcp (4) gf in May.

Cliff (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 9th of 19, 10 3/4l behind Theodorico (11-6) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in May.

Total Power 13-2 (9-12) Always towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Absolutely Awesome (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in May.

Round The Island 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Meshardal (8-13) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gs in Jun.

Niqnaaqpaadiwaaq 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out, 11th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Art Echo (9-5) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.

Le Laitier (FR) 8-1 (8-13) Chased clear leader until over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 12, 23 3/4l behind Barwah (8-4) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

Castlerea Tess 8-1 (9-13) Went right start, tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Penny Dreadful (9-12) by 3/4l, 7 ran.

Avenue Of Stars 15-2 (9-13) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 14 3/4l behind El Hombre (9-5) at Hamilton 6f hcp (5) gf in May.