14:30 Pontefract

Tuesday 6 April 2021

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 14.22s

(4)

Internationaldream¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 94| D

7/1

Dual winner last term and ended campaign with creditable third in York listed race in October. However, looks on a stiff mark on return/handicap debut.

Form: 133123-

(2)

Uncle Jumbo⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 94| D

11/4

Won on Doncaster racecourse bow last summer and back on track when third of 5 in minor event at Newcastle (6f) 42 days ago. More required on handicap debut here, though.

Form: 1430-3

(1)

Bickerstaffe²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 88| BF

16/5

Promising type who made winning start at Hamilton last September. Not in quite same form in Ayr listed race next time but remains open to improvement on switch to handicapping.

Form: 16-

(7)

Popmaster²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker| OR: 86| D

16/5

Bagged a brace of Kempton minor events last autumn and improved on that form when close third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) on return last month. Likely more to come yet.

Form: 11-3

(5)

Out The Hat¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 85| BF| D

11/1

Below par when last seen here in October but had posted fairly useful form when third at York in August and can't be ruled out on handicap debut.

Form: 51323-

(3)

Ballyconneely Bay¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 80| CD

7/1

Off the mark when taking 8-runner maiden over C&D in September. Switched to John Quinn since and gelded. Opening mark could have been kinder for handicap bow.

Form: 521-

(6)

Pivoting¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 79| CD

40/1

Found improvement when opening account in 7-runner minor event over C&D in October and looks fairly treated on switch to handicapping.

Form: 7281-

Forecasts

Uncle Jumbo (11/4), Bickerstaffe (16/5), Popmaster (16/5), Internationaldream (7/1), Ballyconneely Bay (7/1), Out The Hat (11/1), Pivoting (40/1)

This can go to POPMASTER, who was a promising third on his reappearance at Lingfield and appeals as the type to do better yet. Bickerstaffe and Pivoting rate the principal dangers.