16:50 Pontefract

Monday 11 April 2022

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Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap (Round 2 Of The Pontefract Stayers Championship 2022)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 5m 15.76s

(4)

Niblawi²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Watson| T: A West| OR: 66

9/2

Seventeen runs since last win in 2016. Won 12-runner handicap hurdle at Southwell 21 days ago. Below form on latest Flat outing in March. Should get this trip, and can't be ruled out.

Form: 9554-35

(5)

Beggarman^p⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: H Morrison| OR: 63| BF

7/2

Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 6/4) 73 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Yet to prove himself on turf, but mark is lower. Interesting.

Form: 27114-3

(7)

Mukha Magic^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 61

11/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at this course (18f, heavy) 6 days ago. Up in trip. Has an uninspiring turf record.

Form: 22-4356

(9)

Wemyss Point^b⁴⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 57| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (16/1) at Newcastle (16.2f) 47 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Interesting if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 040-354

(8)

Balkotic^p,t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 56

28/1

18/1, fifth of 7 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy having first Flat start since 2020.

Form: 25/

(2)

Contrebasse^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 52

25/1

Unreliable type. Sixth of 8 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Wetherby 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Modest on the Flat, and best treated with caution.

Form: 46678-9

(1)

Dereham¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Megan Nicholls| T: John Berry| OR: 51

13/2

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 12/1) 11 days ago. Likely to be better for latest run and should get this trip, so he merits consideration.

Form: 65672-5

(6)

Ayda^h1³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: C Hobson| OR: 50

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 33 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 655-609

(3)

Liffeydale Dreamer^p,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: S England| OR: 50| D

3/1

33/1, creditable second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Musselburgh (23.8f, good) 17 days ago. Likeable sort who is potentially thrown in on Jumps form, so could take the beating.

Form: 146400/

(10)

King Christophe^b²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: A Keatley| OR: 45

50/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. Last of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 9/57230

Forecasts

Liffeydale Dreamer (3/1), Beggarman (7/2), Wemyss Point (4/1), Niblawi (9/2), Dereham (13/2), Mukha Magic (11/1), Contrebasse (25/1), Balkotic (28/1), Ayda (40/1), King Christophe (50/1)

LIFFEYDALE DREAMER is on an appealing mark returned to the Flat and she was right on her game when second over hurdles at Musselburgh 17 days ago, so this likeable mare is a confident choice to land this staying event. Beggarman is an obvious danger if he can replicate his AW form back on turf, and Niblawi is no forlorn hope having scored over hurdles last time out.