PONTEFRACT
26 September 2024
Thursday 26th September

Perth Tips

13:20 13:52 14:27 15:02 15:37 16:12 16:45 17:15

Newmarket Tips

13:35 14:10 14:45 15:20 15:55 16:30 17:05

Pontefract Tips

14:00 14:35 15:10 15:45 16:20 16:53 17:23

Listowel Tips

14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:37 17:10 17:45

Southwell (AW) Tips

16:25 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30
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Season Finale On 21st October Apprentice Handicap (Class 6) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 5f 3y
  • Going: Good To Soft
Pontefract
Runners
10

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

Stalls
Inside

Weather
Showers

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(1)
Papa Don't Preach silk
D
Papa Don't Preach
J: Andrea Pinna 7
T: Kevin Frost
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Has 2-31 strike-rate but he was a fair third last week and might not be far away
7-9463
Age: 5
Weight: 9-10
OR: 61
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Sep 24 Wdr Windsor 5f Gd 6Hc 9-10 3/9 Cabeza De Llave (2½L) 13/2 61 62
2 Sep 24 Wdr Windsor 5f GF 6Hc 9-6 6/8 Jungle Run (4¼L) 6/1 63 59
8 Apr 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 5f St 6Hc 9-5 4/11 Whisky McGonagall (2L) 14/1 64 67
24 Mar 24 Don Doncaster 5f Sft 5Hc 9-4 9/10 Zargun (8½L) 11/1 67 47
27 Oct 23 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 5f St 5Hc 9-7 7/9 Jojo Rabbit (6L) 7/2 69 58
12 Sep 23 Cat Catterick 5f Sft 5Hc 9-10 6/6 Albegone (7L) 9/2 72 58
2
(9)
Refuge silk
D
Refuge t
J: Lewis Chalkley 7
T: Michael & David Easterby
D
7 x Distance Winner - Won 7 times before at this distance
Won at Beverley in July but hasn't shone on his three starts since
451575
Age: 7
Weight: 9-9
OR: 60
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Sep 24 Lei Leicester 5f Sft 5Hc 9-4 t 5/9 Fletcher's Flight (5L) 22/1 62 56
15 Aug 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 5Hc 9-2 t 7/10 Opal Storm (4¾L) 9/2 63 57
13 Aug 24 Ham Hamilton 5f Sft 5Hc 8-13 5/5 Moonstone Boy (7¼L) 13/2 63 52
22 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 6Hc 9-5 t 1/12 Opal Storm (1L) 7/1 58 70
18 Jun 24 Cat Catterick 5f GS 6Hc 9-5 t 5/9 High Opinion (5L) 12/1 61 56
5 Jun 24 Rip Ripon 5f Gd 5Hc 8-12 t 4/10 Herakles (2½L) 33/1 63 64
3
(2)
Alafdhal silk
CD
Alafdhal
J: Grace McEntee
T: Phil McEntee
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
Back to form with good recent second on AW and he won over C&D (soft) in April
079852
Age: 6
Weight: 9-8
OR: 59
Days: 5
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Sep 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 6f St 6Hc 9-9 2/11 Koji (1½L) 14/1 59 68
9 Sep 24 Bri Brighton 5.5f Sft 6Hc 9-7 5/5 Secret Handsheikh (12½L) 8/1 62 32
25 Aug 24 Yar Yarmouth 6f GS 5Hc 9-9 8/11 B Associates (8¼L) 40/1 65 49
16 Aug 24 Nmk Newmarket (July) 6f Gd 5Hc 9-13 9/10 Spring Bloom (19L) 33/1 69 18
2 Aug 24 Nmk Newmarket (July) 6f Gd 5Hc 9-13 7/10 Infinity Blue (11½L) 50/1 71 48
28 Apr 24 Bat Bath 5.5f Sft 5Hc 9-9 12/13 Tyger Bay (21L) 12/1 72 11
4
(3)
Holbache silk
CD
D
Holbache p
J: Tom Kiely-Marshall 5
T: Julie Camacho
CD
C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance
D
4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance
Hasn't threatened the last twice but won over C&D in July on sole visit here
093146
Age: 6
Weight: 9-7
OR: 58
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Sep 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 5f St/Slw 6Hc 9-6 p 6/8 Golden Rainbow (6¾L) 4/1 59 44
13 Aug 24 Ham Hamilton 5f Sft 5Hc 9-1 p 4/5 Moonstone Boy (4¾L) 4/1 60 58
28 Jul 24 Pon Pontefract 5f GF 6Hc 9-4 p 1/6 Let's Go Hugo (2L) 13/2 55 67
3 Jul 24 Thi Thirsk 6f GS 6Hc 9-9 p 3/11 Garifullina (1L) 12/1 55 63
1 Jun 24 Don Doncaster 6f Gd 6Hc 9-1 p 9/9 Dazy Mazy (8¾L) 16/1 57 40
13 May 24 Cat Catterick 6f Gd 5Hc 8-11 p1 11/12 Hail Sezer (9½L) 14/1 58 38
5
(5)
Mrs Trump silk
D
Mrs Trump
J: Mark Winn
T: Paul Midgley
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)
Disappointing last time but good season otherwise, with three wins; could bounce back
225410
Age: 4
Weight: 9-7
OR: 58
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
11 Sep 24 Crl Carlisle 6f Sft 6Hc 9-9 13/16 Agnes Grey (13½L) 14/1 58 29
24 Aug 24 Red Redcar 6f GF 6Hc 9-6 1/11 Tees Douge (nk) 5/2F 55 65
28 Jul 24 Pon Pontefract 5f GF 6Hc 9-2 4/6 Holbache (3L) 5/1 56 57
22 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 6Hc 9-0 5/12 Refuge (3¼L) 6/1 56 56
27 Jun 24 Not Nottingham 5f GF 6Hc 9-6 2/8 Snow Berry (½L) 2/1F 54 63
13 Jun 24 Not Nottingham 5f Gd 6Hc 9-0 2/11 Sir Benedict (nk) 3/1F 52 61
6
(6)
Opal Storm silk
D
Opal Storm t
J: Aiden Brookes
T: Brian Rothwell
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Solid campaign for new yard this season; perhaps unsuited by Catterick latest; chance
262146
Age: 4
Weight: 9-6
OR: 57
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
10 Sep 24 Cat Catterick 6f Sft 6Hc 9-2 t 6/10 Crocodile Power (3L) 6/1 58 58
31 Aug 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 5Hc 8-11 t 4/11 Frank The Spark (1½L) 12/1 58 63
15 Aug 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 5Hc 8-4 t 1/10 Sound Reason (¾L) 13/2 54 66
22 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 6Hc 8-11 t 2/12 Refuge (1L) 12/1 53 61
20 Jun 24 Rip Ripon 6f GS 6Hc 8-12 t 6/10 Run This Way (3¼L) 18/1 54 54
7 Jun 24 Thi Thirsk 5f GF 5HcF 8-11 t 2/13 Profitable Edge (1½L) 14/1 54 62
7
(4)
Latin Five silk
D
Latin Five
J: Andrew Breslin
T: Paul Midgley
D
5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 14 in the last 14 days (0%)
Placed twice in a row on turf this summer; fair run on AW last time; he's on the shortlist
950337
Age: 7
Weight: 9-3
OR: 54
Days: 23
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
3 Sep 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 5f St/Slw 6Hc 9-3 7/14 Newyorkstateofmind (3L) 16/1 56 56
11 Aug 24 Rip Ripon 5f Gd 6Hc 9-6 3/9 Dunnington Lad (1½L) 13/2 57 62
16 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f Sft 6Hc 9-11 3/14 Jack Of Clubs (1¼L) 15/2 57 64
24 Jun 24 Thi Thirsk 5f GF 6Hc 9-10 10/13 Golden Rainbow (5¼L) 12/1 59 50
2 Jun 24 Not Nottingham 5f Gd 6Hc 9-1 5/10 High Opinion (3L) 9/1 60 60
19 May 24 Rip Ripon 5f Gd 6Hc 9-10 9/11 Hurt You Never (6¼L) 9/1 61 53
8
(10)
The Princes Poet silk
D
The Princes Poet p
J: Harry Burns
T: Ian McInnes
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
His mark continues to fall but for good reason and he's hard to fancy
300980
Age: 6
Weight: 9-0
OR: 51
Days: 10
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
16 Sep 24 Thi Thirsk 6f GS 6SlHc 9-5 11/11 King Of The Jungle (47L) 100/1 51 -
24 Aug 24 Red Redcar 6f GF 6Hc 9-6 8/11 Mrs Trump (6L) 66/1 52 42
10 Apr 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 6f St 6Hc 9-9 9/10 Gidwa (11L) 33/1 52 25
25 Mar 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 5f St 6Hc 9-4 h1 10/13 Stallone (4¼L) 33/1 53 46
27 Feb 24 Sth Southwell (AW) 6f St 6Hc 9-4 tb 12/12 Ignac Lamar (111L) 22/1 53 -
4 Feb 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 5f St 6Hc 9-6 tb1 3/11 Henery Hawk (3¾L) 22/1 54 51
9
(7)
Variety Island silk
Variety Island b
J: Rhys Elliott 5
T: Simon Whitaker
Poor strike-rate but has run well on both visits here and could be a contender
229476
Age: 5
Weight: 8-9
OR: 45
Days: 14
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
12 Sep 24 Ncs Newcastle (AW) 6f St/Slw 6Hc 9-0 b 6/10 Missmimi (2¾L) 6/1 46 46
28 Aug 24 Cat Catterick 7f Gd 6 9-6 p 7/10 Desert Dream (9¼L) 9/4F 48 36
7 Aug 24 Pon Pontefract 5f GF 5Hc 8-7 b 4/10 Glendown (2½L) 22/1 51 54
22 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f GF 6Hc 8-6 v 9/12 Refuge (4½L) 17/2 48 44
16 Jul 24 Bev Beverley 5f Sft 6Hc 9-2 v1 2/14 Jack Of Clubs (1L) 8/1 48 56
1 Jul 24 Pon Pontefract 6f GF 5Hc 8-11 p 2/8 Late Arrival (½L) 5/2F 48 56
10
(8)
Pink Stripes silk
Pink Stripes tb 1
J: William Pyle
T: Lisa Williamson
Well beaten on her last three starts and now 0-29; best to look elsewhere
643006
Age: 4
Weight: 8-9
OR: 45
Days: 17
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
9 Sep 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 5f St 6Hc 9-0 t 6/9 Maris Angel (7¼L) 50/1 46 30
29 Aug 24 Cfd Chelmsford (AW) 5f St 6 9-9 t 11/11 Bernard Spierpoint (13½L) 28/1 43 12
24 Aug 24 Red Redcar 6f GF 6Hc 8-11 t 10/11 Mrs Trump (13L) 66/1 46 14
23 Jul 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 5f St 6 9-6 t 3/10 Suanni (3L) 40/1 43 49
17 Jul 24 Ffo Ffos Las 5f GS 6 9-4 4/4 Alfred Cove (4½L) 25/1 43 45
8 Jul 24 Wol Wolverhampton (AW) 5f St 6Hc 8-9 6/9 Next Second (4½L) 33/1 46 37
Verdict

His two visits here this season yielded good performances and he shouldn't mind what the ground does, so VARIETY ISLAND gets the vote.

Verdict silk image
Variety Island

Betting Forecast:

7/2 Alafdhal,

5/1 Papa Don't Preach,

Mrs Trump,

11/2 Latin Five,

6/1 Opal Storm,

7/1 Variety Island,

8/1 Holbache,

12/1 Refuge,

40/1 Pink Stripes,

50/1 The Princes Poet

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