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16:45 Pontefract

Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 5y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £5,234
  • 2nd: £2,456
  • 3rd: £1,227
  • 4th: £614
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 20.25s
  • Off Time: 16:47:20
  • 7 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Dark green, white stars, light green and dark green check sleeves, dark green cap, white star
10/3
  • Form 12-2307
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 84

tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out, went remote 4th final 100 yards

2(1)
Silk - Pink, dark blue star, dark blue cap
  • Form 360424
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 79

close 3rdon inside, angled out 2f out, soon 2nd, ridden to lead over 1f out, briefly pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well and in command final 110 yards

3(6)
Silk - Dark green, white stars on sleeves

Shamran

52
16/1
  • Form 4241
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 82

tracked leaders out wide, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

4(5)
Silk - Black, White seams, hooped sleeves, White cap
4/1
  • Form 71-103
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 81

led, stayed on inside in straight, pushed along turning in, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

6(2)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap

Tipsy Tiger

12 p BFD
9/2
  • Form 642214
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 78

held up in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong, never going pace to reach leading duo

7(3)
Silk - Purple and white (quartered), purple sleeves, purple cap, white star
  • Form 322311
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 74

held up in 5th, smooth headway tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, soon challenging, no extra final 110 yards

8(7)
Silk - Grey, Pink cross belts, White sleeves, Pink stars, Grey cap, Pink stars
  • Form 0-31108
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 69

steadied start and awkwardly away, always behind

5(8)
NR
  • Form 53-2315
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 78

NonRunner

In depth

Formwatch

Paddy The Squire 9-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, asked for effort over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Bolster (10-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.

Austrian Theory (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on to take 4th towards finish, never a threat, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Two Brothers (10-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

Shamran 13-8 (9-4) Close 3rd out wide, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Salisbury 1m stks (5) gf in Aug beating Monsieur Fudge (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.

Spirit Of Acklam 9-2 (9-10) Prominent early, chased leaders, effort 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Can't Stop Now (9-1) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.

Tipsy Tiger 11-4fav (9-8) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, ran on one pace, never a danger, 4th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Wintercrack (9-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.

Inappropriate (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, looked pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well and found extra towards finish, won at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Up The Jazz (9-9) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

Magnetic North (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Raced keenly in last pair, pushed along and struggling home turn, tailed off, last of 8, 25 1/2l behind Clockwatcher (9-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Sep.

Expected Arrival (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Mid-division, effort on outside over 2f out, kept on but not pace to get on terms, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Rockit Tommy (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Oct.