19:00 Pontefract

Friday 24 May 2019

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Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 39.71s

(3)

Just Wait⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 72| D

1/1

Evidently is a filly with plenty of stamina; impossible to oppose if replicating the performance that she gave at Doncaster (1m4f, good to firm) on Saturday when thrashing her rivals by an ever-widening 4½L; escapes a penalty (due an 8lb rise).

Form: 412-481

(9)

Sempre Presto²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| CD

8/1

Thrives at Pontefract (1,2,1,2) and was a winner over 1m2f on this card last year; 6lb higher than when beating Nelson River by 1L over C&D (good to soft) in October 2018; disappointing in a Doncaster Class 4 latest.

Form: 3551-27

(7)

Flower Power^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 69| D

25/1

A four-time Flat winner (1m4f-2m); blew away the cobwebs with a fair second to Archive on seasonal reappearance over 1m4f at Beverley (Zihaam fourth, Just Wait eighth); not on her game at Nottingham (1m6f) subsequently; must bounce back.

Form: 3114-29

(4)

Low Profile^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 68

25/1

1lb higher than when winning for Roger Charlton at Wetherby (1m6f, good to firm) in June 2018; well wide of the mark since switching to Rebecca Bastiman for 22,000gns in July 2018.

Form: 6146-86

(1)

Champagne Rules³²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: Mrs S A Watt| OR: 67| C| D

12/1

More prolific on the AW (4-19) than on turf; that said, he did win a 1m2f maiden here at odds of 100/1 way back in April 2014; competes from the same mark as when finishing 1L second to Mr Coco Bean at Redcar (penultimate).

Form: 412326

(2)

Zihaam^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 64| D

9/1

Handicapped to be competitive, often placed from higher marks over this trip in the summer of 2018; dwelt at Hamilton latest so that effort can be potentially excused; has Beverley previous with Flower Power and Just Wait.

Form: 2568-48

(10)

Spark Of War²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 63

12/1

Five-race maiden who cost 65,000gns as a yearling; shaped as if needing a greater test of stamina when a staying on fourth over 1m1f at Musselburgh (winner La Sioux has followed up); stable are flying at present.

Form: 436/9-4

(6)

Airplane²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rachel Richardson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| D

22/1

Prominent-racer; made all when recording a second career win over tonight's trip at Catterick (good) last September; still sits 2lb above that last winning mark, yet is ever so steadily raising her game in 2019; more required.

Form: 4104-08

(12)

Duke Of Alba²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: J Mackie| OR: 61| BF

5/1

11-race maiden who arguably deserves to find a small race for a string of consistent efforts; 1lb higher than when finishing a keeping on 1¼L second to Buckland Boy on his first attempt at this 1m4f trip at Thirsk latest.

Form: 4-63242

(8)

Jan De Heem²¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: Nathan Evans| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 55| D

50/1

Hasn't done much winning in recent years (largely fallow since early 2016); placed on his last couple of starts in 2018 (over 1m6f); would come as a surprise winner returning from a 216-day absence.

Form: 433733-

(11)

Love Rat^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: P Mathers| T: S Dixon| OR: 55| D

25/1

Hasn't raced on turf for 12 months now (0-2), but does have a couple of 1m4f AW wins on his CV, although one of those was at the height of the prize money disputes in March (in a weak three-runner affair).

Form: 61-2514

(5)

Correggio²³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 51| C

40/1

Triple course winner (1m-1m2f) in the more distant past; not on his 'a' game in recent years (placed on a couple of occasions); unconsidered tonight returning from a 239-day absence.

Form: 943396-

Forecasts

Just Wait (1/1), Duke Of Alba (5/1), Sempre Presto (8/1), Zihaam (9/1), Champagne Rules (12/1), Spark Of War (12/1), Airplane (22/1), Low Profile (25/1), Flower Power (25/1), Love Rat (25/1), Correggio (40/1), Jan De Heem (50/1)

The filly JUST WAIT escapes a penalty for Saturday's 1m4f Doncaster apprentices' handicap romp (due an 8lb rise), so rates as nigh impossible to oppose despite having previously finished behind a couple of tonight's rivals (Flower Power and Zihaam) at Beverley in April. For those seeking an each-way alternative against a horse likely to start at cramped odds, the upped in trip Spark of War is worthy of consideration for the bang in-form master of Belstane Keith Dalgleish.