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17:10 Pontefract

Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.38s
  • Off Time: 17:10:47
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Van Gerwen

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Burning Thread (IRE)

    10/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Red and Royal Blue check, White sleeves

      Market Choice (IRE)

      19 D
      9/2
      • Form 793691
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 75

      held up, effort on inside over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner, went 3rd close home

      2(8)
      Silk - Gold and Black check, Pink sleeves and cap

      Dance Alone

      8 b D
      10/1
      • Form 252216
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 75

      went right start, held up, ridden and well beaten over 1f out

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark Green, Emerald Green stars on sleeves, Dark Green cap, Emerald Green star

      Rose Eclair

      19 b D
      3/1
      • Form 223133
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 74

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra

      4(7)
      Silk - Purple, Emerald Green striped sleeves, White cap

      Burning Thread (IRE)

      26 b D
      10/1
      • Form 084629
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 72

      held up, not clear run and switched left when effort over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner

      5(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black stars, Black and Yellow hooped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

      Van Gerwen

      20 h
      11/4
      • Form 154426
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 73

      made all, clear over 1f out, readily

      7(6)
      Silk - Yellow, dark blue seams, dark blue and yellow chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap

      Wilde Extravagance (IRE)

      24 CD
      10/1
      • Form 6-53319
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 70

      tracked leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th post

      9(3)
      Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Black cap

      Spike (IRE)

      24 CD
      11/2
      • Form 15-0667
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 68

      prominent, ridden over 2f out, losing place when short of room over 1f out

      6(5)
      NR

      Royal Brave (IRE)

      8 D
      6/1
      • Form 352532
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 71

      NonRunner

      8(9)
      NR

      Mysterious Glance

      94
      8/1
      • Form 55083-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 69

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2015
      (14)
      Silk -

      Soul Brother (IRE)

      16/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7

      2014
      (3)
      Silk -

      Bondi Beach Boy

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10

      2013
      (9)
      Silk -

      Oldjoesaid

      12/1
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7

      In depth

      Verdict

      Wilde Extravagance is just 3lb higher than his course and distance victory in July in this grade, when he had subsequent winner Market Choice back in third, but found Class 4 company beyond him at Ripon. Market Choice enjoyed the softer ground at Thirsk last time so any rain would aid his cause and he holds the consistent Rose Eclair on that form. But DANCE ALONE just gets the nod in a tight handicap as he didn't enjoy the best of runs at Beverley last week after scoring there earlier while it's about time Royal Brave was winning again as he's slowly dropping to a fair mark. Mysterious Glance has definitely improved on her last two starts at Wolverhampton but Spike hasn't shown much since winning here a year ago.

      Formwatch

      Market Choice (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Midnight Malibu (9-6) by nk, 7 ran.

      Dance Alone 11-4 (9-6) Chased leaders on inside, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Musharrif (9-7) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

      Rose Eclair 8-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Market Choice (8-9) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in Sep.

      Burning Thread (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, last of 9, 6l behind Princess Tansy (8-12) at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.

      Van Gerwen 11-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Ustinov (9-7) at Haydock 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

      Wilde Extravagance (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Broke well, soon tracking leader, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 10 1/4l behind Penny Pot Lane (8-5) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.

      Spike (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up, in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Penny Pot Lane (8-5) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.

      Royal Brave (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway towards inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on into 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Astrophysics (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.

      Mysterious Glance 14-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Black Grass (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun.