16:20 Pontefract

Thursday 17 September 2020

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Matty Bown Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 44.33s

(11)

Irv¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 80| D

33/1

Fourteenth of 19 in handicap (80/1) at York (10.2f, good) 11 days ago. Back down in trip and he's opposable on recent form.

Form: 90-2900

(2)

Ulshaw Bridge^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J D Bethell| OR: 78| D

9/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (11/2) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 7-57402

(10)

Alfred Richardson⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: T Eaves| T: J J Davies| OR: 78| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm, 18/1) 42 days ago. Now 7 lb below last winning mark, but others preferred all the same.

Form: 50-8854

(5)

Twin Appeal³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 77

11/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good, 11/1) 3 days ago, not ideally placed. Should give another decent account of himself, for all that he remains vulnerable from a win perspective.

Form: 582235

(8)

Dancin Boy⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 77| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Last of 10 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm, 6/1) 44 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 90-5210

(3)

Locked N' Loaded^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 80| BF

4/1

Very good second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 5/2) 27 days ago. Whether he can reproduce that level of form on turf remains to be seen.

Form: 21-2042

(13)

Striding Edge²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 79| CD

20/1

C&D winner in July, beating Little Ted by 10 lengths. Last of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 14/1) 27 days ago. Clearly wasn't 100% there and claims if on-song this time.

Form: 315130

(1)

Garden Oasis^p1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

5/1

Latest win at Ripon in July. Sixth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Redcar (8f, heavy) 19 days ago. Now tried in cheekpieces and will be a threat if the headgear has the desired effect.

Form: 317656

(15)

Saisons D'Or³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 72| D

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (10/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good) 30 days ago. Needs to raise his game a notch or two.

Form: 440460

(9)

Smeaton¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| D

33/1

Latest win at Hamilton in July. 5/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Each-way chance, but no more than that.

Form: 118265

(4)

Helovaplan³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: B Smart| OR: 71| D

25/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good) 30 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark, but unlikely to take advantage of the handicapper's mercy judged on this season's exploits.

Form: 50-7080

(14)

Little Ted¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| BF| D

10/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in June. 6/5, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Holding form well this year and a bold show is on the cards.

Form: 113224

(7)

Dawn Breaking^b³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Barry McHugh| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 63| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good, 17/2) 3 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 115686

Non-Runners

(6)

Hammer Gun⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: D Shaw J: J Quinn

(12)

Destroyer³⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: T P Tate J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Locked N' Loaded (4/1), Ulshaw Bridge (9/2), Garden Oasis (5/1), Dawn Breaking (11/2), Destroyer (8/1), Little Ted (10/1), Dancin Boy (10/1), Twin Appeal (11/1), Striding Edge (20/1), Helovaplan (25/1), Hammer Gun (25/1), Saisons D'Or (28/1), Smeaton (33/1), Irv (33/1), Alfred Richardson (40/1)

LITTLE TED was 10 lengths behind Striding Edge over C&D in July, but he didn't enjoy the best of runs that day and, moreover, meets that rival on 9 lb better terms now. He again shaped better than the bare result last time and looks the most solid option. Stablemate Garden Oasis, Dawn Breaking and Destroyer all merit respect, but Locked N' Loaded appears to be more at home on artificial surfaces.