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15:30 Pontefract

totepool Pontefract Castle Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 5y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £45,000 added
  • Winner: £25,520
  • 2nd: £9,675
  • 3rd: £4,842
  • 4th: £2,412
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.54s
  • Off Time: 15:30:19
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Abingdon (USA)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Lucy The Painter (IRE)

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Shearling

      40/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap

        Abingdon (USA)

        290 BFD
        Evs
        • Form 4/11215-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 107

        tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable

        2(7)
        Silk - Orange and Yellow check, Orange sleeves, Yellow cap

        Colonial Classic (FR)

        50 D
        12/1
        • Form 32197-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 97

        tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place

        3(3)
        Silk - Grey, Black triple diamond and sleeves, Yellow cap

        Lucy The Painter (IRE)

        15
        9/1
        • Form 9-09654
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 93

        in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd towards finish

        4(5)
        Silk - Cherry, Black sash, Primrose and White quartered cap

        Pure Art

        32
        7/1
        • Form 24173-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 99

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded and lost 2 places inside final furlong

        5(4)
        Silk - Pink, Dark Blue sleeves, Pink stars, Dark Blue cap, Pink star

        Shearling

        80 D
        40/1
        • Form -
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        keen early close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

        6(2)
        Silk - Purple, light green star, purple sleeves, light green stars, purple cap, light green star

        Signe (IRE)

        64
        6/1
        • Form 111
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 85

        slow into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor

        7(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Tioga Pass

        256 p D
        25/1
        • Form 015277-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 99

        raced wide towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor

        8(8)
        Silk - White, light green stars, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

        Yorkidding

        5 D
        5/1
        • Form 4-32318
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 99

        raced wide close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        Previous results

        2016
        (8)
        Silk -

        Loving Things

        9/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        2015
        (1)
        Silk -

        Connecticut

        4/7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-1

        2014
        (3)
        Silk -

        Freedom's Light

        7/4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        In depth

        Verdict

        ABINGDON (NAP) is proven at this level with Listed wins at both Newbury and York last year. Ryan Moore partnered her to the first of those successes and she’ll likely improve further this season. She’s clear of Pure Art and Colonial Classic on these terms and the latter pair have come up short in this grade before while the likes of Yorkidding and Tioga Pass are decent handicappers. But a couple of these are more intriguing with the unbeaten Signe taking on much higher rated fillies as she steps up from handicapping while three-time bumper winner Shearling makes her debut on the Flat.

        Formwatch

        Abingdon (USA) 5-2fav (8-7) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 12, 9l behind Simple Verse (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.

        Colonial Classic (FR) 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, went 2nd approaching final 2f, every chance 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places close home, 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Ajman Princess (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gf in May.

        Lucy The Painter (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, niggled along 4f out, closed 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, plugged on in 4th from over 1f out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Bateel (9-0) at Haydock 1m 4f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Jun.

        Pure Art 6-1 (9-0) In touch, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Nezwaah (9-0) at Ayr 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.

        Shearling 5-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 6l behind Dame Rose (10-8) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gd in Apr.

        Signe (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, steady headway into 2nd entering final 2f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, strong run well inside final furlong, led post, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Apr beating Grapevine (9-4) by ns, 8 ran.

        Tioga Pass 20-1 (9-7) Switched left after start, took keen hold towards rear, some late moderate headway, never involved, 7th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Twitch (9-7) at Bath 1m 6f lst fll stks (1) gf in Oct.

        Yorkidding 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 8th of 18, 17 1/2l behind Thomas Hobson (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.