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17:15 Pontefract

Sky Bet Sunday Series Pontefract Cup Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 2f 2y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,308
  • 2nd: £4,834
  • 3rd: £2,418
  • 4th: £1,208
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.05s
  • Off Time: 17:15:25
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Blow Your Horn (IRE)

16/5

    2
    Silk -

    Cold Henry

    7/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Red and royal blue stripes, red sleeves, royal blue armlets, royal blue cap

      Land Of Winter (FR)

      44 b
      9/1
      • Form 406-645
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 82

      led, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, plugged on same pace

      2(7)
      Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

      Haizoom

      18
      9/4
      • Form 26-4631
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 78

      tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and dropped away

      3(6)
      Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

      Champagne City

      51 p DCD
      18/1
      • Form 4023-18
      • Age 10
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 78

      prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

      4(3)
      Silk - Purple, beige cross belts, chevrons on sleeves, purple cap, beige star

      Blow Your Horn (IRE)

      14 p
      16/5
      • Form 664411
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 76

      held up in rear, smooth headway well over 2f out, pushed along and led over 1f out, soon drifted left, stayed on well, comfortably

      5(2)
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoops, striped sleeves, white cap

      Adamaris (IRE)

      136 b
      7/1
      • Form 1340-52
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 75

      towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms

      6(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, striped sleeves

      Flint Hill

      13 CCD
      17/2
      • Form 3-34613
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 69

      chased leaders, ridden and weakened tamely well over 2f out

      7(4)
      Silk - RED, YELLOW stars, hooped sleeves and stars on cap

      Cold Henry

      12
      7/2
      • Form 0711-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 60

      mid-division, ridden well over 1f out, kept on to chase leader over 1f out, no impression inside last

      Previous results

      2022
      (4)
      Silk -

      Kaizer

      9/2
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-6

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Let Me Be (IRE)

      11/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2

      In depth

      Verdict

      Flint Hill is a three-times course winner but didn't run as well as expected here last time after scoring at Catterick. Champagne City's comfortable track and trip victory in April came on soft ground but Haizoom showed his liking for quick condition at Ripon and has only been raised 2lb. BLOW YOUR HORN is on a hat-trick and showed a very good attitude at Beverley so gets the nod but Cold Henry is now 7lb higher than his last winning mark. Land Of Winter has the form to win this but prefers softer ground.

      Formwatch

      Land Of Winter (FR) 18-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Zinc White (9-11) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in May.

      Haizoom 4-7fav (9-10) Led early, chased leader, led again over 2f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, won at Ripon 2m hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Lord Caprio (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.

      Champagne City 13-2 (9-9) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 4f out, behind 2f out, 8th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Crescent Lake (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in May.

      Blow Your Horn (IRE) 15-2 (8-13) Rear mid-division, pushed along and headway when switched right 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, edged left but stayed on well, always doing enough, won at Beverley 2m hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Coltor (9-10) by 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Adamaris (IRE) 66-1 (11-12) In touch, 6th before 5th, lost place before 2 out where not fluent, no extra after 2 out, 10th of 15, 25 3/4l behind Coolmeen Park (11-4) at Thurles 2m mdn Good - Yielding in Feb.

      Flint Hill 3-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 6l behind Yorkindness (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      Cold Henry 7-1 (9-4) In touch in mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, just held close home, 2nd of 12, hd behind Ship To Shore (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.