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16:45 Pontefract

Simon Bowett 70th Birthday Handicap (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 8.43s
  • Off Time: 16:46:11
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Captain Scooby

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Taffetta

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Henley

      16/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Yellow, Maroon star, sleeves and star on cap

        Groundworker (IRE)

        34 D
        10/1
        • Form 97744-8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 69

        raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

        2(2)
        Silk - Red, Yellow hoop, halved sleeves, Yellow cap

        Johnny B Goode (IRE)

        17 D
        11/4
        • Form 322-790
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 68

        in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish

        3(1)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue cross belts and armlets

        Taffetta

        6 D
        3/1
        • Form 0336-25
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-4
        • Official Rating 66

        tracked leaders, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught post

        4(7)
        Silk - White, maroon epaulets, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Henley

        26
        16/1
        • Form 27/268-5
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 65

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

        5(6)
        Silk - Red, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue stars

        Captain Scooby

        2 b D
        11/1
        • Form 476324
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-1
        • Official Rating 63

        dwelt, towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, soon switched right, ridden and ran on to lead post

        6(9)
        Silk - Brown, pink cross of lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap

        Poppy In The Wind

        193 v D
        20/1
        • Form 174420-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 62

        pushed along in rear, outpaced halfway

        7(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE Cross of Lorraine and armlets, check cap

        Danish Duke (IRE)

        12 p
        7/2
        • Form 263353
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 62

        tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace

        8(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Emerald Green hoop, Emerald Green sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, Emerald Green cap

        Henry Morgan

        203 D
        16/1
        • Form 214297-
        • Age 9
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 55

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        9(8)
        Silk - Mauve, black star, diamonds on sleeves, black cap, mauve star

        Fuel Injection

        10 D
        14/1
        • Form 569728
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 51

        mid-division, outpaced halfway

        Previous results

        2015
        (8)
        Silk -

        Sleeping Apache (IRE)

        10/3
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        2014
        (2)
        Silk -

        Shillito

        8/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        None of these have won on the track, not even Captain Scooby who was having his 158th run when well beaten at Nottingham on Saturday. Danish Duke had been very busy at Southwell, mainly over 7f, before leading for a long way over 6f at Catterick earlier this month. TAFFETTA reappeared after a long break to chase home Perfect Peak on heavy ground at Redcar but didn't enjoy racing on Fibresand on her next start. Back on this sort of ground, she looks the one to beat. Poppy In The Wind is 12lb higher than her only victory and Henry Morgan invariably needs his first run after a break.

        Formwatch

        Groundworker (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Keen, chased leaders on outside, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 6l behind Diatomic (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Mar.

        Johnny B Goode (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 12 1/4l behind Bouclier (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.

        Taffetta 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened overr 1f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind Saved My Bacon (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.

        Henley 40-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Sleepy Blue Ocean (9-0) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.

        Captain Scooby 7-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division but in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer, 4th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Lewisham (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Apr.

        Poppy In The Wind 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, weakened 1f out, 13th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Tarando (9-1) at Ayr 6f hcp (6) gd in Oct.

        Danish Duke (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Lackaday (9-7) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) sft in Apr.

        Henry Morgan 9-2 (9-4) Held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Tarando (8-13) at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) gd in Sep.

        Fuel Injection 8-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon hung left, no extra, 8th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Dream Ally (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.