17:30 Pontefract

Wednesday 4 August 2021

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Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 21.72s

(9)

Zumurud^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 74| BF| C| D

5/1

Course winner. Latest win at Catterick in May. Held form well since, third of 7 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago, doing best work late on. Player back down in class.

Form: 123633

(6)

Oso Rapido²⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 73

9/1

Won Redcar nursery on final 2-y-o start and very good third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good) on 3-y-o return. Unable to build on that next 2 starts and has left David O'Meara. Off 9 months.

Form: 761/360-

(4)

Spartan Fighter^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71| D

10/1

Below par last 3 starts but mark continues to slide and return to 6f will suit.

Form: 794895

(10)

Dark Defender^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 70| D

22/1

More than capable off this sort of mark when on-song, but he's none too reliable and well held last 2 starts.

Form: 0-00380

(5)

Obee Jo^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

7/2

Career best when notching a second win of 2021 in 12-runner handicap at Carlisle (6f, good). Not disgraced off revised mark at York since and not taken lightly.

Form: 013515

(8)

Magical Effect^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 67| CD

10/1

C&D winner in April off 2 lb higher. Has struggled to get involved of late but dangerous to dismiss off current mark.

Form: 143697

(7)

Round The Island²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 66| CD

10/3

6-time C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 2 days ago, never a threat. Temperament perhaps getting the better of him again.

Form: 6-32436

(3)

Mr Orange^p¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 62| CD

4/1

Produced a very laboured effort at Catterick 2 weeks ago but is a 6-time C&D winner so couldn't rule out completely.

Form: 9-95858

Non-Runners

(2)

Highly Sprung¹⁰

Weight: 9-12| Age: 8

T: J L Eyre J: Non Runner

(12)

Athollblair Boy¹²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 8

T: N Tinkler J: Aiden Brookes

(1)

Dream Together¹⁹

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: J Garritty

(11)

Lady Nectar¹⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs A Duffield J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

Round The Island (10/3), Obee Jo (7/2), Mr Orange (4/1), Dream Together (9/2), Highly Sprung (9/2), Zumurud (5/1), Athollblair Boy (6/1), Lady Nectar (7/1), Oso Rapido (9/1), Spartan Fighter (10/1), Magical Effect (10/1), Dark Defender (22/1)

HIGHLY SPRUNG produced his best effort of the season when runner-up in a class 3 over C&D off this mark 10 days ago and is taken to record his seventh C&D success. Zumurud wasn't far behind the selection that day and should be in the mix again, while Dream Together and Obee Jo both arrive in decent form.