16:00 Pontefract

Tuesday 9 April 2019

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Enjoy Racehorse Ownership Jamaican Flight Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 3m 59.73s

(11)

Bailarico^p⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽⁵⁾| T: W Greatrex| OR: 73WS

11/4

Enjoyed a great time of it last year, winning five off the reel on the Flat, plus a couple of novice hurdles in the winter. Form then tailed off, and returns after wind surgery here. Will need to improve to defy an 8lb rise, but can't rule that out.

Form: 0/11111-

(3)

Akavit²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: E De Giles| OR: 68| CD

11/4

C&D winner on fast ground in 2017, when 4lb higher. Not in that sort of form in two starts last year, and two more in the winter, but dangerous to write him off back here from this mark.

Form: 10/48-56

(8)

The Resdev Way⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 64

12/1

Stays 2m, but has yet to win over further than 1m6f. Acts on good to firm. Entitled to need his reappearance, but more needed from his from this mark, and still has to prove he gets this extreme trip.

Form: 19154-6

(6)

So Near So Farhh¹⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon| OR: 67| BF| C

11/4

Scored here over 2m1f on soft ground in September, when 7lb lower. Ran well when just 1lb lower back here over C&D in October. Acts on fast ground and has a fair bit going for him, except that his record when fresh could be better.

Form: 431128-

(2)

Valkenburg³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: H Bethell| OR: 66

10/1

Scored on fast ground at Catterick (1m4f) in October, when 1lb lower and with Keith Dalgleish. Well held on stable debut over hurdles last month. More needed back in this code, but far from written off.

Form: 871636-

(4)

Galitello^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 65

6/1

Proved his stamina with a 2m AW win at Lingfield in February, from this same mark. Well held both starts since. Blinkers go on now, and he has run well here on his only previous visit, so reasons to believe he could bounce back.

Form: 53-8108

(9)

Leodis¹¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 58

25/1

Sole success came on fast ground at Redcar (1m6f) in June, when with Ron Barr. Out of sorts in both codes since then and looks up against it here.

Form: 455715

(1)

Strait Run^p,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 50

50/1

Last seen winning a Carlisle hurdle (2m1f, heavy) last month. 1-17 in this code, in which he has not run since 2017. Possibilities now that he has some recent form on the board, but fast ground a concern.

Form: 873800/

(5)

Lots Ov³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: F Norton| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

100/1

0-17 and impossible to recommend her on recent evidence.

Form: 8887-09

(7)

Dutch Melody⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Victor Santos⁽⁷⁾| T: L Egerton| OR: 45

100/1

Yet to make the frame from seven attempts and can't recommend her on anything we have seen so far.

Form: 00/670-7

Non-Runners

(10)

Royal Flag¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 9

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

So Near So Farhh (11/4), Bailarico (11/4), Akavit (11/4), Galitello (6/1), Valkenburg (10/1), Royal Flag (10/1), The Resdev Way (12/1), Leodis (25/1), Strait Run (50/1), Lots Ov (100/1), Dutch Melody (100/1)

Bailarico has been very well placed by Warren Greatrex and again merits plenty of respect here, but he will need more improvement and preference is for SO NEAR SO FARHH, whose record when fresh needs improvement, but who has otherwise got a fair bit going for him. Akavit, Royal Flag and Galitello are others of interest.