15:05 Pontefract

Sunday 19 August 2018

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Moor Top Farm Shop Hemsworth Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 3m 52.11s

(6)

Wind Place And Sho⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ryan Tate| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 75| C

11/4

Finished 5¾L behind Becky The Thatcher over C&D two starts back before finishing third here over 2m2f last time. Handicapper assisting now but other seem to be better treated nonetheless.

Form: 5906-43

(3)

Galileo's Spear^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 70

10/1

Unsuccessful in 10 starts for this yard and this former French and Canadian trainer entire seems hard to win with. Decent second two runs back over 1m6f at Bath but couldn't build on it on the AW. Others make more appeal.

Form: 723425

(4)

Cray^p,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: J D Bethell| OR: 69

4/1

Just one win in 17 career starts but signs that that elusive second success not far away last twice with good seconds at Thirsk and Wolverhampton. Seems to just about get 2m so this will stretch stamina to the limit.

Form: 375622

(2)

Becky The Thatcher^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 67| BF| CD

11/8

Three-time hurdles winner has had a fine season since switching to the level. Second over mammoth 2m5f trip here before back-to-back wins including once over C&D. Second again latest and sure to make a bold bid.

Form: 06-2112

(1)

St Andrews^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 54

8/1

Moderate maiden hurdler ran a better race latest at Catterick where he finished third over 2m. Repeat of that run would give him a chance to be in the shake-up.

Form: 21-5283

(7)

Kisumu^p,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Lauren Steade⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 50

50/1

31-race maiden has been struggling to compete lately over hurdles and it was a similar story when last seen on the level last Winter. Easy to pass him over from 6lb out of the handicap.

Form: 25/6780-

Non-Runners

(5)

Dagueneau³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: E A L Dunlop J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Becky The Thatcher (11/8), Dagueneau (7/4), Wind Place And Sho (11/4), Cray (4/1), St Andrews (8/1), Galileo's Spear (10/1), Kisumu (50/1)

Ed Dunlop makes the trip up from Newmarket with DAGUENEAU his lone runner. This three-year-old is rapidly improving now over staying trips and his trainer will be aware that this gelding is likely to go up far more than 6lb which is the penalty carried here. Becky The Thatcher will provide the toughest opposition. This mare stays extremely strongly and clearly enjoys it round here. Top-weight Wind Place And Sho is pretty closely matched with the latter at these weights so can't be ruled out completely.