Sarah Smith 50th Birthday Handicap (Class 5) Racecard

Channel: RTV
Distance: 5f 3y
Going: Good To Firm

$Pontefract$

Runners: 12
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Stalls: Inside
Weather: Rain

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No.(Draw)

Runner

Best Odds

(2)

Cavalier Approach ^b

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Edward Bethell

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

Had a few of today's rivals behind when winning readily over C&D last week; strong claims

8-7451

Age: 4

Weight: 10-4

OR: 67

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	10-2 b	1/12	Protest Rally (1½L)	100/30F	67	80
22 Jun 24	Ayr Ayr	6f GF	5Hc	9-10 b¹	5/10	Be Proud (3½L)	8/1	69	70
5 May 24	Ham Hamilton	5f GS	5Hc	9-11	4/6	Giselles Izzy (1¾L)	13/8F	70	72
31 Mar 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	6f St	5Hc	9-10	7/13	Secret Road (3½L)	15/2	71	69
3 Nov 23	Nmk Newmarket	5f Hy	5Hc	9-5	8/13	Parisiac (3¼L)	7/1	71	66
25 Sep 23	Ham Hamilton	6f GS	53yHc	9-5	1/7	Sacred Falls (1¾L)	9/4F	66	79

(12)

Ghathanfar ^p

J: Jason Hart

T: Tracy Waggott

Course Winner - Won before at this course

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

C&D winner; running well off his reduced mark this season but stall 12 tempers enthusiasm

5-3230

Age: 8

Weight: 10-2

OR: 70

Days: 24

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
15 Jun 24	Yor York	6f GS	4Hc	9-2 p	11/20	Holkham Bay (7½L)	18/1	71	61
8 Jun 24	Cat Catterick	6f GF	5Hc	9-10 p	3/9	Resilience (½L)	13/8F	71	79
13 May 24	Cat Catterick	6f Gd	5Hc	9-9 p	2/12	Hail Sezer (¾L)	7/2F	70	79
22 Apr 24	Wdr Windsor	6f GF	5Hc	9-9 p	3/9	Strike (1½L)	100/30	70	76
9 Oct 23	Pon Pontefract	6f GS	5Hc	9-10 p	5/10	Sir Maxi (6¾L)	11/2	73	62
22 Sep 23	Ayr Ayr	6f GS	2Hc	9-8 p	5/20	Ascot Adventure (4¾L)	14/1	75	72

(9)

Dicko The Legend

J: Billy Garritty

T: Liam Bailey

Two good efforts for new yard recently, third over 6f here last week; that trip suits best

-24633

Age: 4

Weight: 9-13

OR: 67

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	6f GF	5Hc	10-2	3/8	Late Arrival (¾L)	8/1	67	74
12 Jun 24	Ham Hamilton	5f GF	5Hc	9-8	3/9	Newyorkstateofmind (½L)	10/1	67	74
31 May 24	Cat Catterick	6f GS	5Hc	9-8	6/9	Mister Sox (8¾L)	28/1	69	53
24 Jan 24	Lin Lingfield (AW)	5f St	5Hc	9-2	4/8	Night On Earth (4L)	3/1	70	69
10 Jan 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	6f St/Slw	5Hc	9-3	2/11	Premiere Beauty (2¾L)	3/1F	70	74
21 Dec 23	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-5	1/9	Sassy Redhead (2¼L)	5/2F	64	79

(3)

Newyorkstateofmind

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 29 in the last 14 days (0%)

Cold Recent Form Trainer - 1 wins from 24 in the last 14 days (4%)

Hamilton winner last month; fair effort at Newcastle 11 days ago; well drawn; e-w shout

180515

Age: 7

Weight: 9-13

OR: 67

Days: 11

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Jun 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St/Slw	5Hc	9-1	5/14	Elegant Erin (2¼L)	18/1	67	70
12 Jun 24	Ham Hamilton	5f GF	5Hc	9-7	1/9	Cuban Rock (nk)	11/1	66	75
1 Jun 24	Don Doncaster	6f Gd	6Hc	9-11	5/11	Toptime (7½L)	33/1	67	56
10 May 24	Not Nottingham	6f Gd	5Hc	9-7	10/10	Ray Vonn (16L)	33/1	68	27
22 Apr 24	Wdr Windsor	6f GF	5Hc	9-7	8/9	Strike (11L)	12/1	68	43
1 Apr 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-9	1/8	White Umbrella (½L)	5/1	65	75

(1)

Sound Reason ^b

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O'Meara

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Well treated and shaped with promise here last week having fluffed the start; contender

476446

Age: 6

Weight: 9-12

OR: 66

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	10-1 b	6/12	Cavalier Approach (2¾L)	8/1	66	69
12 Jun 24	Ham Hamilton	5f GF	5Hc	9-5 p	4/9	Newyorkstateofmind (¾L)	7/2	67	74
6 Jun 24	Ham Hamilton	5f Gd	5Hc	9-4 p	4/11	Digital (2¾L)	9/1	67	68
22 May 24	Ayr Ayr	5f GF	5Hc	9-1 tv¹	6/8	Classy Al (4¼L)	6/1	70	65
14 May 24	Bev Beverley	5f GF	5Hc	9-7 p	7/10	Bella Kopella (3¼L)	100/30	70	68
22 Apr 24	Pon Pontefract	5f Sft	5Hc	9-11	4/8	Alafdhal (3¼L)	7/2	72	71

(11)

Emperor Caradoc ^p

J: David Nolan

T: Paul Midgley

Beaten Favourite - Losing favourite last time out

Runner-up in good-ground sprints on his last three runs; tricky draw to negotiate

009222

Age: 5

Weight: 9-12

OR: 66

Days: 29

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
10 Jun 24	Pon Pontefract	5f Gd	5Hc	9-2 p	2/8	Spring Is Sprung (1L)	9/4F	66	74
1 Jun 24	Don Doncaster	6f Gd	6Hc	9-9 p	2/11	Toptime (1½L)	4/1	65	73
2 May 24	Ayr Ayr	5f Gd	6Hc	9-9 p¹	2/10	Ski Angel (1L)	7/2	65	70
3 Apr 24	Cat Catterick	7f Hy	5Hc	9-6	9/10	Beauty Choice (19½L)	14/1	67	25
1 Mar 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	10f St	5Hc	9-3	11/12	Asgard's Captain (15½L)	100/1	69	49
2 Feb 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	7f St	5Hc	9-4	12/12	Bobby Joe Leg (7¾L)	12/1	70	60

(10)

Let's Go Hugo

J: Brandon Wilkie ⁵

T: Ollie Pears

3 x Distance Winner - Won 3 times before at this distance

AW win in April; finished well from a hopeless position behind Cavalier Approach last week

301444

Age: 4

Weight: 9-12

OR: 66

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	9-10	4/12	Cavalier Approach (2¼L)	14/1	66	71
8 Jun 24	Cat Catterick	6f GF	5Hc	9-1	4/9	Resilience (2¼L)	10/1	67	69
19 May 24	Rip Ripon	5f Gd	6Hc	9-11	4/11	Hurt You Never (3½L)	11/1	67	68
26 Apr 24	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	5Hc	8-11	1/12	Dark Kestrel (¾L)	12/1	63	75
29 Mar 24	Cfd Chelmsford (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-4	11/12	Dark Side Prince (7L)	13/2	63	48
15 Mar 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-4	3/6	Thismydream (1¾L)	5/2F	64	69

(7)

Zargun

J: Phil Dennis

T: Scott Dixon

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Made all at Doncaster in March off 4lb lower; mixed since and could do with lots of rain

691866

Age: 9

Weight: 9-10

OR: 64

Days: 57

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
13 May 24	Cat Catterick	6f Gd	5Hc	9-4	6/12	Hail Sezer (2¾L)	11/1	65	67
20 Apr 24	Not Nottingham	5f Sft	6Hc	9-13	6/11	Mehmo (5¼L)	11/2	66	58
9 Apr 24	Thi Thirsk	5f Hy	4Hc	8-7	8/13	Glory Fighter (11L)	15/2	66	40
24 Mar 24	Don Doncaster	5f Sft	5Hc	8-11	1/10	Maharajas Express (2¼L)	12/1	60	73
14 Mar 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	6f St	5Hc	8-10	9/10	Dark Side Thunder (13L)	66/1	62	32
5 Feb 24	Sth Southwell (AW)	6f St	5Hc	9-1	6/8	Kitaab (8¾L)	14/1	62	47

(8)

Imperiousity

J: Mark Winn ³

T: Shaun Harris

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Refused to race on his last three starts in 2023; new yard; carries considerable risk

13RRR-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 60

Days: 206

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Dec 23	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-9	RR/11	King Of The Jungle ()	22/1	60	-
5 Oct 23	Lin Lingfield (AW)	5f St	6Hc	9-9	RR/8	Nordic Glory ()	5/1	60	-
15 Sep 23	San Sandown	5f Gd	5Hc	8-10 b	RR/11	Dolly Gray ()	11/1	60	-
11 Sep 23	Bri Brighton	5.5f Gd	6Hc	9-6 b	3/6	Secret Handsheikh (5½L)	3/1	60	49
1 Sep 23	Sal Salisbury	5f GS	5Hc	8-10 b	1/5	The Thames Boatman (½L)	9/2	57	68
25 Aug 23	Goo Goodwood	5f Gd	5Hc	8-13 b	2/7	Dream By Day (nse)	9/1	57	65

(4)

Protest Rally ^p

J: Tom Marquand

T: Liam Bailey

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Drawn wide when 2nd to Cavalier Approach here last week; 5lb better off; contender again

401242

Age: 4

Weight: 9-4

OR: 58

Days: 8

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
1 Jul 24	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	9-7 p	2/12	Cavalier Approach (1½L)	22/1	58	66
24 Jun 24	Chp Chepstow	5f GF	6Hc	9-11 p	4/7	Gunnerside (1¾L)	6/5F	57	60
19 Jun 24	Rip Ripon	5f Sft	6Hc	9-11 p	2/10	Dunnington Lad (½L)	6/1	57	66
13 Jun 24	Mus Musselburgh	5f Gd	6Hc	9-1 p	1/8	Havagomecca (1½L)	11/1	52	65
30 May 24	Rip Ripon	6f Sft	6Hc	9-8 p	10/10	Run This Way (22L)	20/1	54	-
17 May 24	Ham Hamilton	5f Gd	6Hc	8-11 p	4/8	Astapor (1¾L)	10/1	55	59

(5)

Lettuce Leaf

J: Tom Eaves

T: Tom Tate

Slipped at the start when disappointing at Thirsk last month; still has untapped potential

445-30

Age: 3

Weight: 9-3

OR: 62

Days: 23

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
16 Jun 24	Thi Thirsk	5f GS	53yHc	9-3	15/19	Glory Hyde (7¼L)	13/2	62	47
27 May 24	Red Redcar	5f Sft	53yHc	9-1	3/6	Scoops Ahoy (½L)	17/2	62	68
8 Dec 23	Ncs Newcastle (AW)	5f St/Slw	52yNv	8-9	5/10	Sports Coach (4¼L)	22/1	-	62
31 Oct 23	Cat Catterick	5f Hy	52yNv	8-11	4/5	Rogue Enforcer (10½L)	5/1	-	36
26 Sep 23	Not Nottingham	5f Sft	42yMd	9-2	4/12	Irish Nectar (3¼L)	80/1	-	62

(6)

Dunnington Lad

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Peter Winks

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Made all at Ripon last month; overdid things at Nottingham latest; up in class

89-015

Age: 4

Weight: 9-1

OR: 55

Days: 12

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
27 Jun 24	Not Nottingham	5f GF	6Hc	9-12	5/8	Snow Berry (4L)	15/2	57	53
19 Jun 24	Rip Ripon	5f Sft	6Hc	9-6	1/10	Protest Rally (½L)	33/1	52	63
4 Jun 24	Wol Wolverhampton (AW)	6f St	6Hc	9-9	12/12	Global Effort (14L)	50/1	55	19
3 Jul 23	Pon Pontefract	5f GF	6Hc	9-4	9/11	So Grateful (12½L)	40/1	60	21
18 Jun 23	Don Doncaster	6f GF	63yHc	9-8 t	8/10	Annie Law (8¾L)	40/1	64	44
10 Jun 23	Cat Catterick	5f GF	53yHc	9-7	4/5	Jungle Fever (2¾L)	17/2	66	62