13:45 Pontefract

Monday 18 October 2021

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Harriet Bethell's IJF Pontefract Course Walk Nursery

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 1m 52.24s

(2)

Grifter⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75

4/1

Not especially progressive but couldn't fault in terms of consistency, posting another creditable effort in defeat when fourth in a 14-runner York nursery (1m, soft) last time. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 522434

(9)

Everyday¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 74

12/1

Has followed low-key debut with a couple of encouraging efforts in 7f novice events at Newbury and Salisbury. Needs to improve now upped to a mile on nursery debut, but that's entirely possible.

Form: 035

(15)

Cowboy³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73

66/1

Step in the right direction when third of 8 in a maiden at Yarmouth (1m, good) last month. Type to do better now going down the nursery route, but others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 643

(7)

Shabano⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: R L Moore| T: R M Beckett| OR: 72

15/2

Has improved with each run, beaten only a head in 6-runner maiden at Epsom (7f, good) last time. Return to this trip will help now pitched into a nursery and booking of Ryan Moore adds to his appeal.

Form: 652

(17)

Young Winston^h²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: E Bethell| OR: 72| D

10/1

Combination of the drop in grade and strongly-run race brought about improvement when he landed a Ripon (1m, good to firm) nursery. Up 7 lb, but possibilities if coping with this slower surface.

Form: 73761

(11)

Fiftyshadesaresdev¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 71

8/1

Shaping up well, again leaving the impression that the return to this trip would be very much in his favour when fourth in a 6f nursery here (soft) a fortnight ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 9424

(6)

Reelemin¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: H Morrison| OR: 71| BF| D

3/1

Successful nursery debut upped to this trip at Ffos Las on penultimate start, and wasn't beaten far off revised mark at Kempton 13 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 00715

(10)

Chelsea Annie⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: A Keatley| OR: 71| BF

50/1

Made it third time lucky in a 7f Ayr novice in July, but she's failed to build on that in 2 subsequent starts and couldn't be sure that this step up in trip is what she wants.

Form: 32165

(5)

Sandy Paradise¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 70

25/1

Positives to glean from initial efforts at Chelmsford and Wolverhampton, but recent display at the latter track wasn't at all encouraging and sizeable step forward needed now pitched into a nursery.

Form: 639

(1)

Greatness Awaits^p1³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S De Sousa| T: M R Channon| OR: 67| BF| D

5/1

Clear-cut winner of a soft-ground Chepstow nursery (1m) in September. Entirely possible that the race came too soon when disappointing on the AW 4 days later and he's well worth another chance.

Form: 008515

(13)

Zimmerman⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67

66/1

Raised his game when a close third in a 6-runner Chester novice in June, but has failed to build on that in nurseries since and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 45368

(8)

Battyeford Boy^b⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 66| BF

28/1

Benefited from step up to 7f and fitting of blinkers when scoring on nursery debut at Leicester (good). Not disgraced upped to this trip next time, but current mark leaves little margin for error.

Form: 69015

(14)

Yeeeaah³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 64

40/1

Clear signs of ability in maiden/novice company and worth a second look now making the switch to a nursery off a realistic opening mark.

Form: 5677

(12)

Bellshill Beauty²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 62

40/1

Not devoid of ability by any means, but she'll need to raise her game a couple of notches in order to play a leading role now making the switch to a nursery.

Form: 8744

(3)

Sparka⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

25/1

Showed a bit more when fourth of 10 on nursery debut at Nottingham (8.3f, good) in August, but failed to build on that next time and others make more appeal.

Form: 70846

(4)

Miss Wombleton²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-0| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 49

40/1

Posted much her best effort to date when sixth in a big-field Redcar nursery (1m, good to firm), but she has work to do from 5 lb out of the weights here.

Form: 70705

Non-Runners

(16)

Adjudicator¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J Tuite J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Reelemin (3/1), Grifter (4/1), Greatness Awaits (5/1), Shabano (15/2), Fiftyshadesaresdev (8/1), Young Winston (10/1), Everyday (12/1), Adjudicator (16/1), Sparka (25/1), Sandy Paradise (25/1), Battyeford Boy (28/1), Miss Wombleton (40/1), Yeeeaah (40/1), Bellshill Beauty (40/1), Chelsea Annie (50/1), Zimmerman (66/1), Cowboy (66/1)

FIFTYSHADESARESDEV has put in good late work over 6f here the last twice and, with the strong possibility of better to come now moving back up to a mile, he could be the answer to this competitive nursery. Another with scope for improvement is Shabano, who is feared on the back of his Epsom near miss and with Ryan Moore aboard. Reelemin and Ripon winner Young Winston are others to consider.