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15:55 Pontefract

Sky Bet Pontefract Cup Handicap (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 2y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,200 added
  • Winner: £5,400
  • 2nd: £2,535
  • 3rd: £1,268
  • 4th: £634
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 0.96s
  • Off Time: 15:55:36
  • 8 Ran
2(8)
Silk - Emerald green, white hoops, royal blue sleeves, emerald green cap
  • Form 1263-32
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 78

in touch in rear, wide and headway 3f out, tracked leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

3(3)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap
11/4
  • Form 9-11181
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

led 1f, tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, switched right over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on

4(5)
Silk - Pink and Royal Blue diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Pink cap
12/1
  • Form 43-260
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 75

in rear, headway and switched right entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

5(7)
Silk - Yellow, dark green braces
  • Form 1821-15
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leader until 6f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

6(11)
Silk - Royal blue, light blue epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, light blue cap
  • Form 1538/02
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 74

close up, pushed along 5f out, weakened 2f out

8(2)
Silk - Black, yellow braces, black and red hooped sleeves, black cap, yellow star
  • Form 634117
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 69

raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

9(1)
Silk - Royal blue, yellow epaulets, royal blue and white striped sleeves, royal blue cap, yellow star
10/1
  • Form 4-23534
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 68

close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White hollow box, checked sleeves and cap
3/1
  • Form 303-112
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 63

led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

1(9)
NR
5/1
  • Form 1112-61
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 80

NonRunner

7(10)
NR
10/1
  • Form 658-245
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 71

NonRunner

10(4)
NR
  • Form 4248/48
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 67

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

CALL MY BLUFF has only been here once, landing a Class 5 soft-ground handicap over the trip in October. He scored again at Nottingham last month and though stepping up a level from a 6lb higher mark. looks the one to beat. Magna Moralia has produced his best form on soft ground so more rain would help but Let Me Be acts on any going as he showed with a battling victory on fast ground at Ayr. A dual bumper winner, he'll have no problems with the trip but Russian Rumour's victories have been at a lower level and she was well beaten in this grade at Salisbury. Selsey Sizzler's recent victories have been at Class 6 level while London Eye has never raced on ground with give.

Formwatch

Magna Moralia (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Close up, pushed along and slightly outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Crossing The Bar (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.

Let Me Be (IRE) 15-8fav (9-11) Led 1f, tracked leader, wandered over 2f out, ridden and chased new leader inside final 2f, led narrowly inside final furlong, driven out, won at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Socially Shady (9-5) by nk, 5 ran.

Gauntlet (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, dist behind Master Milliner (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.

Russian Rumour (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders out wide, pushed along soon after halfway, stayed on past weakening rivals inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 18 3/4l behind Master Milliner (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.

Neverbeen To Paris (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Led 1f, settled 3rd 11f out, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, hung left and outpaced inside final 2f, rallied between horses inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Byron Hill (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

London Eye (USA) 9-4 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 24l behind Bird For Life (8-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in May.

Seagulls Nest 11-2 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 10 3/4l behind Summer's Knight (8-4) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

Selsey Sizzler 15-8fav (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Bollin Neil (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gs in May.

Call My Bluff (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 2m hcp (5) gs in May beating Cochise (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.

Snookered (IRE) 13-8fav (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 4f out, one pace and no impression final 2f, 5th of 6, 12l behind Thai Terrier (9-8) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in May.

Victoriano (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) In touch, lost place 5f out, not a factor after, 8th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Galidermes (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.