Racecards
18:30 Pontefract
Alamo Business Systems Handicap (Class 5)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good to Firm in places; final 6f: Good)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,711 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £400
- Form 4-64442
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey Nathan Evans
close up, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 422P-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
held up, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5-06532
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey Phil Dennis
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace
Laqab (IRE)
51- Form 57-6938
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
dwelt held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
- Form P08-709
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 0026-54
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 0548-48
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Parole (IRE)
27- Form 71346-0
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
raced wide towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 391184
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
raced wide close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1432-75
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
keen close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 53642-0
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
dwelt in touch, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, wandered around and ran on
- Form 1060-89
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
towards rear, never on terms
- Form 5146-57
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer L A Mullaney
- Jockey D C Costello
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never neare
- Form 227-448
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey P J McDonald
always in rear
- Form 227459-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Cam Hardie
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 44240-5
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Connor Beasley
raced wide held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Form 05932-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey P J McDonald
NonRunner
Verdict
Pumaflor, Trinity Star and Mr Cool Cash are all previous course and distance winners and the latter pair will strip fitter for their comeback runs. Kings Academy appeared to stay upped to a mile at Nottingham but may find the going too fast. Zlatan has travelled up from Herefordshire off the back of a close second at Chepstow and is a pound lower so must have every chance. TAGUR looks the pick of Kevin Ryan’s two runners and appears to act on any type of surface. His latest fourth at Thirsk was another sound effort and he can pick up the winning thread again with Almunther unlikely to enjoy this drop in distance and drawn widest of all. Thirsk second Zeshov looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Zlatan (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders far side, headway to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Happy Escape (9-6) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Heir of Excitement (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 16 1/4l behind Society Red (9-7) at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Zeshov (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Whitkirk (8-13) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Laqab (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Pearl Spectre (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Pumaflor (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened over 1f out,, 9th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Star Of The East (9-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Planetaria (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, went 4th close home, 4th of 9, 3l behind Glory Awaits (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Hanseatic 12-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never near leaders, 8th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Mustaqbal (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Parole (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 22l behind Mustaqbal (9-5) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Tagur (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mango Chutney (9-3) at Thirsk 1m hcp (5) gf in May.
Kings Academy 25-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, prominent, outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on well, 5th of 17, 1 3/4l behind Lamloom (9-5) at Nottingham 1m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Trinity Star (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Dwelt, always in rear, 12th of 14, dist behind Mutarakez (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) sft in May.
Mont Royal (FR) 28-1 (9-1) Slowly away and went left start, held up in rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Trading Point (10-4) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in May.
Beverley Bullet 12-1 (8-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 14, 12l behind Mutarakez (9-6) at Pontefract 1m hcp (4) sft in May.
Ronnie The Rooster 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leader, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Ubla (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Totally Magic (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 16, 15 1/4l behind Pioneering (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Mr Cool Cash 18-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 5th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Presidential (9-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Almunther (IRE) 7-2fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Dose (8-13) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.