15:25 Pontefract

Sunday 20 August 2017

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Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Handicap

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 3m 49.18s

(2)

Almost Gemini^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: Kenneth Slack| OR: 70| C| D

5/1

Best effort in two starts since returning to the Flat came when third of 11 over this trip at Carlisle (good-to-soft) last time out. Represents shrewd connections and an interesting runner off the same mark here.

Form: 43/16-63

(4)

Wordiness⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: S De Sousa| T: P D Evans| OR: 68| D

7/2

Victorious in an amateur riders contest over an extended 2m at Doncaster (good-to-firm) last month. Held twice since and has been dropped 2lb for his latest effort at Wolverhampton.

Form: 422145

(3)

Ingleby Hollow^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 68| C

3/1

Returned to form the last twice and ran well when finishing runner-up over 1m6f at Catterick (soft) last time out. Races off the same mark today and has won off a 5lb higher mark in the past.

Form: 9-85632

(5)

La Fritillaire³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: J G Given| OR: 65| C

9/2

Ripon winner over 2m on good-to-firm in May and a couple of decent efforts in defeat since. Beaten 8L at Beverley last time and rates an interesting runner dropping in grade today.

Form: 7-61324

(9)

Ice Galley²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P Makin| T: P A Kirby| OR: 64

16/1

13 race maiden and well beaten in four starts since finishing runner-up over 1m5f at Ayr (good-to-firm) in May. Has a poor draw today and cheekpieces worn last time out are absent here.

Form: 720868

(8)

Tuscan Gold^p²⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 63| CD

14/1

Six time winner including over an extended 2m5f on good-to-firm ground here in April. Well held over hurdles the last twice and seeking his third success at this track.

Form: 86-2175

(10)

Hallstatt^t⁴³

Age: 11| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: J Mackie| OR: 62

16/1

Winner of a claimer over 1m6f at Wolverhampton in January and ran well over that trip on turf in three starts in the spring. Well held at Nottingham (good) last time out and more needed here.

Form: 413326

(1)

Mcvicar^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: J J Davies| OR: 56| D

7/1

Handicap hurdle winner at Doncaster (soft) in March and ran well when a close third over 2m at Thirsk (good-to-firm) on his return to the Flat last month. Probably found the trip on the sharp side when racing over an extended 1m5f last time.

Form: 064-536

(6)

Madam Lilibet⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs S A Watt| OR: 56| C

25/1

Beaten a neck by Tuscan Gold over an extended 2m5f here in April. Well beaten twice since including at Newcastle last time out and have to go back to October 2014 to find her most recent Flat success.

Form: 08-5290

Non-Runners

(7)

Tectonic⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: K Dalgleish J: G Lee

Forecasts

Ingleby Hollow (3/1), Wordiness (7/2), La Fritillaire (9/2), Almost Gemini (5/1), Mcvicar (7/1), Tectonic (7/1), Tuscan Gold (14/1), Hallstatt (16/1), Ice Galley (16/1), Madam Lilibet (25/1)

ALMOST GEMINI can defy top weight to claim this competitive looking staying handicap. The selection ran well when placed in a lady riders event last time out and has won at this track in the past. Tectonic has been in decent form of late and can go one better than when finishing third at Ayr last time out off the same mark here while Ingleby Hollow, a possible frontrunner and a winner here in 2015 can claim third.