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15:10 Pontefract

Betfred Supports The NRC Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 46.08s
  • Off Time: 15:10:18
  • 11 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Freewheel (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Newmarket Warrior (IRE)

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Just Be Lucky (IRE)

      13/2

        1(4)
        Silk - Red, white diamond

        Know Your Name

        159 D
        6/1
        • Form 322122-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        led at strong pace but pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        2(12)
        Silk - YELLOW, RED sash, armlets and cap

        Freewheel (IRE)

        28
        9/1
        • Form 52/569-5
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 74

        held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out

        3(10)
        Silk - Red, Beige seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Memory Cloth

        9 p D
        8/1
        • Form 5338-64
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 74

        towards rear, headway inside final furlong, never dangerous

        4(8)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White cross belts, Orange sleeves, Royal Blue cap

        Normandy Knight

        237 D
        12/1
        • Form 511727-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 72

        pressed leader at strong pace and clear of chasing group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        5(5)
        Silk - Orange, Black star, Red sleeves, Orange cap, Black star

        Pivotman

        22 bt CD
        5/2
        • Form 03330-2
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 71

        held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run inside final 2f, no progress, eased when held in closing stages

        6(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Yellow cap

        Just Be Lucky (IRE)

        16
        13/2
        • Form 23396-3
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        chased clear leading pair, closed over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and one pace well inside final furlong

        7(3)
        Silk - Beige, maroon hoops and armlets, beige cap

        Tanawar (IRE)

        205 D
        16/1
        • Form 525117-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 68

        always towards rear, never a factor

        8(6)
        Silk - White, emerald green cross of lorraine, emerald green and white striped sleeves, check cap

        Newmarket Warrior (IRE)

        194 p BF
        9/1
        • Form 478734-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 66

        slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed

        10(2)
        Silk - Grey, purple seams, purple sleeves, grey stars, purple cap, grey star

        Samsonite (IRE)

        34 C
        14/1
        • Form 000-788
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        held up in last pair, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer

        11(11)
        Silk - Royal blue, red stars, sleeves and stars on cap

        John Caesar (IRE)

        19 pt
        16/1
        • Form 57443-1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 64

        held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders

        12(1)
        Silk - Dark blue, white epaulets, red and dark blue striped sleeves, dark blue and red hooped cap

        Le Laitier (FR)

        167 C
        25/1
        • Form 930429-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 63

        chased leaders, led approaching final furlong, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, 4th and one pace in closing stages

        9(7)
        NR

        Yulong Xiongba (IRE)

        54 h
        14/1
        • Form 633-225
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2015
        (1)
        Silk -

        Trinity Star (IRE)

        5/6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        2014
        (3)
        Silk -

        Correggio

        15/2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6

        2013
        (3)
        Silk -

        Eutropius (IRE)

        8/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        In depth

        Verdict

        Four-year-olds have won the last three and are well represented. NORMANDY KNIGHT completed a double at this level last summer and Richard Fahey puts up an apprentice to negate the rise in the weights so he's handed the vote in a wide-open contest. Just Be Lucky made a decent reappearance at Windsor and should be losing his maiden tag soon. Pivotman is nearing the veteran stage but usually runs well here as he did on testing ground three weeks ago but John Caesar gained his first-ever victory on Tapeta earlier in the month and steps up in grade from 4lb higher. Know Your Name was in good form at Wolverhampton in the autumn but it's almost two years since he won on Turf while Memory Cloth is better over further, though any rain would aid his cause. Tanawar is 5lb higher than his last winning mark and has a long absence to overcome but Freewheel, who started life with Aidan O'Brien and is now on his fifth trainer, has dropped to his lowest-ever mark.

        Formwatch

        Know Your Name 9-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, nk behind Idol Deputy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

        Freewheel (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Pearl Spectre (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.

        Memory Cloth 16-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Spring Offensive (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) sft in Apr.

        Normandy Knight 10-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 5l behind Woody Bay (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (4) gs in Sep.

        Pivotman 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Sugar Lump (9-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.

        Just Be Lucky (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went centre in straight, headway under pressure and went towards far side over 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Double Czech (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.

        Tanawar (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Keen in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gd in Oct.

        Newmarket Warrior (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Scrutiny (9-7) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct.

        Samsonite (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 12 1/2l behind Anton Chigurh (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.

        John Caesar (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr beating Toymaker (9-5) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

        Le Laitier (FR) 12-1 (8-10) Close up, soon pushed along, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Wink Oliver (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.

        Yulong Xiongba (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, faded last 75 yards, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Tangramm (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.