15:35 Pontefract

Tuesday 6 July 2021

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King Richard III Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 18.59s

(6)

Hey Jonesy^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: O McSweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 100| D

6/1

Unreliable type. 33/1, respectable sixth of 21 in handicap at Royal Ascot (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00-5036

(5)

Aberama Gold^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 99| D

5/1

Winless in 2021 but largely in good nick, left poorly placed when twentieth of 21 in handicap (18/1) at Royal Ascot (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 242840

(2)

Barbill¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: M R Channon| OR: 95| D

11/2

Arrives below par, ninth of 21 in handicap (66/1) at Royal Ascot (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 60-2569

(3)

Corinthia Knight^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 88| C| D

17/2

Course winner who got right back on track when third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (good) 16 days ago. Holds good claims nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 18-3933

(8)

Flying Pursuit^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87| D

11/1

Latest win at Ripon in May. 9/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (6f, soft) 8 days ago, needing lesser test, so he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 17-1374

(1)

Golden Apollo^p,t⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 86| CD

16/5

C&D winner who recorded respectable third of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Cheekpieces back on but he's unreliable overall.

Form: 060-083

(7)

Danzan^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84| CD

9/2

C&D winner but it's now twenty five runs since last win in 2018 and below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 18/1) 10 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 29-2278

(4)

Brian The Snail²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 10/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, good to firm) 24 days ago, well drawn. Ought to be competitive again eased 2 lb in the weights.

Form: 734004

Non-Runners

(9)

Mondammej¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: A Brittain J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Golden Apollo (16/5), Mondammej (4/1), Danzan (9/2), Aberama Gold (5/1), Barbill (11/2), Hey Jonesy (6/1), Corinthia Knight (17/2), Flying Pursuit (11/1), Brian The Snail (12/1)

A fairly useful sprint in which MONDAMMEJ is taken to confirm the promise of his Newcastle runner-up finish last week and gain a second win here in 2021. Corinthia Knight is weighted to have a big say and is feared most, although both in-form Aberama Gold and C&D scorer Brian The Snail are likely to be on the premises too in an open handicap.