15:00 Pontefract

Monday 5 October 2020

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Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Ltd Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 49.11s

(8)

Eligible³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 77| D

100/1

First run since leaving Clive Cox when fourteenth of 15 in handicap (80/1) at Haydock (8.2f, soft) 30 days ago. Hard to fancy on the back of that.

Form: 21334-0

(6)

Fraternity²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Garritty⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

5/1

Winner at Ripon in July. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (18/1) at Chester (10.3f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 54-9154

(1)

Challet^h³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 74| D

9/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 6/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Ripon (8f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 24-9611

(11)

Frankelio³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 70| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Winner here in June. 10/1, 16 lengths last of 10 to Challet in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 50-1430

(2)

Red Jasper^v²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

40/1

3 wins from 8 runs this year. 6/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Kempton (8f), digging deep. Off 6 months. Yet to fully prove himself on turf.

Form: 183411

(4)

James Park Woods^p1⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 68| D

4/1

Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 40/1) 6 days ago, suited by way race developed. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Interesting from handy draw.

Form: 31-0804

(14)

Zodiakos^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| D

18/1

Latest win at Newcastle in June. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good to soft, 28/1) 34 days ago, slowly away. Stall 14 won't help.

Form: 617484

(9)

Servo²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss L C Siddall| OR: 64| D

150/1

Last of 7 in handicap (100/1) at Haydock (8.2f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 136P/1-7

(12)

Aoife's Joy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 67

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, nineteenth of 20 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others preferred.

Form: 440

(7)

Date In Vegas²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 66

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 22 days ago. May yet do better, so one to note.

Form: 353

(13)

Liberty Power^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S De Sousa| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, soft, 15/2) 15 days ago. Has a tricky draw to overcome.

Form: 6793

(3)

Dawn Breaking¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 61| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good, 11/2) 18 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 156860

(10)

William Alexander^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J Fanning| T: J L Eyre| OR: 60| BF| D

16/1

Winner at Beverley in September. Below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good, 13/8) 13 days ago. Could get back on track after more of a break.

Form: 0-56718

Non-Runners

(5)

Light Up Our Stars²⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: A W Carroll J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dawn Breaking (4/1), James Park Woods (4/1), Date In Vegas (4/1), Challet (9/2), Fraternity (5/1), Aoife's Joy (16/1), William Alexander (16/1), Liberty Power (18/1), Zodiakos (18/1), Frankelio (33/1), Red Jasper (40/1), Light Up Our Stars (50/1), Eligible (100/1), Servo (150/1)

CHALLET is only up 3 lb for his Ripon success and should be ideally placed from stall 1, so he's a tentative choice in his bid for the hat-trick in an open race. Date In Vegas has few miles on the clock and could launch a challenge if she gathers momentum soon enough, while Fraternity makes appeal with Billy Garritty taking a useful 5 lb off.