16:40 Pontefract

Monday 18 October 2021

All13:1513:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Steve Lumb Quest For The Cheapest Pint Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:41 | Winning time: 1m 23.89s

(3)

Gold Zabeel¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 71

18/1

Ran well when close third on 6f Carlisle reappearance but has recorded 2 lesser runs since.

Form: 343-399

(4)

Proud Archi^p³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 69

9/2

Latest win at Beverley in July. 9/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 35 days ago, running on.

Form: 201664

(5)

Yukon Mission^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 69

4/1

Winner at Carlisle in August. 6/1, bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Contender if back to the Carlisle form.

Form: 223317

(9)

True Blue Moon^p,t²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

7/2

11/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Ayr (7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has returned to a favourable mark (now 7 lb lower than for Hamilton win in spring).

Form: 740707

(2)

Impeller^p,t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

8/1

Latest win at Leicester in July. Creditable length fourth of 10 to Elladora in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to soft, 16/1) 29 days ago.

Form: 261574

(11)

Thechildren'strust¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 67| D

50/1

Temperamental sort. Has beaten only one home in his 3 starts this year so he has plenty to prove on this first run for 132 days.

Form: 050-790

(1)

Mashaan²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67

14/1

Fair maiden. Third at Wolverhampton (7f) last month but has struggled for consistency this term and was well held back there 14 days later.

Form: 838638

(7)

Elegant Erin^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65

4/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019 but did go close on a couple of occasions in August, including here. Latest Thirsk run poor, though. Down in trip.

Form: 356228

(6)

Copper Queen^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 65

33/1

Fair maiden who has been well below form this year. Needs first-time blinkers to have a positive effect.

Form: 22-8580

(8)

Elladora¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 63| D

12/1

Winner at Hamilton in September but needs to bounce back from a very poor run at Newcastle since.

Form: 070210

(10)

Driftwood¹²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 55

33/1

Badly out of sorts when last seen at the start of the summer so a break needs to have had a reviving effect.

Form: 263707

Forecasts

True Blue Moon (7/2), Yukon Mission (4/1), Elegant Erin (4/1), Proud Archi (9/2), Impeller (8/1), Elladora (12/1), Mashaan (14/1), Gold Zabeel (18/1), Driftwood (33/1), Copper Queen (33/1), Thechildren'strust (50/1)

Most of these have something to prove at present so it might be worth taking a chance on TRUE BLUE MOON who is starting to look well handicapped again and perhaps the return of headgear will spark him back to life. His stablemate Impeller and John Quinn's Yukon Mission head the dangers.