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16:10 Pontefract

Toteexacta Bluff Cove Handicap (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 216y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 59.08s
  • Off Time: 16:12:32
  • 10 Ran
1(12)
Silk - Yellow and Dark Green (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Green stars, Yellow cap

Inchpast

16 b
22/1
  • Form 2370/80
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 73

held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, no impression

3(4)
Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve hoops and armlets, Light Blue cap
14/1
  • Form 6/08-004
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

4(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, White chevrons, striped sleeves, check cap
6/1
  • Form 233827
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 63

with leader, led 12f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

5(10)
Silk - Light Green, Maroon and Dark Green striped sleeves, Red cap
10/3
  • Form 383352
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 62

held up in touch, ridden over 6f out, weakened 3f out

6(9)
Silk - White, Royal Blue disc, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, Light Blue and White hooped cap
7/2
  • Form 763651
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 70

led, headed 12f out, chased leader, weakened over 2f out

7(6)
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets
  • Form 823433
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 55

held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish

9(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap
50/1
  • Form 09-0835
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 49

chased leaders, weakened 3f out

10(1)
Silk - Orange, Purple sash, White sleeves, White cap, Purple spots
40/1
  • Form 90-9630
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

held up in touch, weakened over 3f out

11(2)
Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves
100/1
  • Form 800R
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 45

slowly away, always behind

12(8)
Silk - Red, Yellow stars, Red sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Red cap, Yellow star
10/3
  • Form 211272
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-1
  • Official Rating 57

held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, led again towards finish

2(3)
NR
  • Form 21332-5
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 68

Nonrunner

8(11)
NR
  • Form 383423
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 65

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Another tough race to call here for punters with very little between many of the leading lights but the principals look to be Toboggan Lady, Love Brothers and Noddies Way and the narrow vote is given to Love Brothers. The selection won well last time out when beating Geordieland over course and distance and although rising in the weights he again has conditions to suit and he is taken to win again. Toboggan Lady rates the main danger as she has no weight and was slightly unlucky in running second behind Hora last time so she should be watched in the market. Noddies Way is another worthy of respect on his latest second behind Go Amwell but he remains a maiden after 18 starts and is clearly hard to win with. Inchpast looks vulnerable under top weight on what he has shown of late while Capitalise is another that is sure to run his race but is another that is hard to win with, and with this in mind for the winner we return to the progressive Love Brothers.

Formwatch

Inchpast 66-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 15, 49l behind Malt Or Mash (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

Moonshine Beach 33-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 10, 19l behind Estate (11-1) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.

Boxhall (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Tonnante (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept.

Noddies Way 4-1 (9-4) Led, driven along 6f out, headed over 2f out, led 1f out, soon headed, no extra, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Go Amwell (7-13) at Goodwood 2m hcap (6) gf in Sept.

Love Brothers 20-1 (8-6) Made all, ridden over 3f out, kept on gamely final 2f, eased down close home, won at Pontefract 2m 2f stk (3) gf beating Geordieland (9-3) by 5l, 7 ran.

Capitalise (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 4f out, led inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, unable to quicken, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Go Amwell (8-11) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.

Matinee Idol 100-1 (8-10) Prominent, lost ground over 7f out, effort when weakening 2f out, 5th of 7, 13l behind dhtrs Strobe (9-1) & Indonesia (10-0) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcap (5) frm in Sept.

Sweet Lavinia 14-1 (8-9) In touch, led after 3f, headed over 9f out, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, 41l behind Golden Groom (8-13) at Ripon 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.

Glad Star (GER) 200-1 (9-6) refused to race in race won by Ahlawy (10-4) at Redcar 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (5) gf in Aug, 8 ran.

Toboggan Lady 11-2 (8-6) Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly final furlong, close 2nd near finish, just held, 2nd of 15, nk behind Hora (8-3) at Newcastle 2m 3yo hcp (5) gd.

At The Money 13-2 (8-7) With leader, led after 3f, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 5th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Kayf Aramis (8-9) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in May.

Dansimar 7-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 13, 14l behind Estate (9-11) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) std.