17:50 Pontefract

Monday 11 April 2022

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Off time: 17:54 | Winning time: 1m 6.20s

(1)

Dapper Man¹⁶¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. 8/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) when last seen. Off 161 days.

Form: 266813-

(14)

Van Gerwen¹⁵⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| CD

40/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year, latest at Redcar in October. Faces a tricky task from stall 14 and it's possible he may need this outing.

Form: 721000-

(12)

Good Earth²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: M Herrington| OR: 69| D

11/1

Five wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win at Newcastle in December. Quickly back to form when third of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 15/2) 24 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 1-36693

(3)

Some Nightmare^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam J McNamara| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 69

2/1

Four wins from 10 runs last year. Shaped quite well coming back from 13 weeks off when second of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 35 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 11324-2

(10)

Latin Five¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 69| DWS

40/1

20/1, last of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy). Off 6 months/had breathing operation and tough to see him getting involved.

Form: 615889-

(11)

Albegone^p¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

9/1

Won twice in September but run of good form halted when sixth of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy) when last seen 6 months ago. Cheekpieces replace the usual blinkers and he has to be taken seriously on return.

Form: 641126-

(15)

Good Listener¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: J Mackie| OR: 66| D

50/1

Showed more than on stable debut without threatening when seventh of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (5f) 14 days ago, briefly denied a run over 1f out. Needs to back that up here but drawn very wide to do so.

Form: 2640-77

(6)

Freedom Flyer^p¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 65| BF

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 16/5, possibly found the race coming too soon when last of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) when last seen. Off 6 months.

Form: 567520-

(2)

Secret Eagle²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: Ruth Jefferson| OR: 65| DWS

15/2

20/1, first run since leaving Michael Dods when last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, good) when last seen. Off 6 months and has had a breathing operation.

Form: 394738-

(13)

Burj Malinka²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 65

14/1

Possibly needed the run after 4 months off when last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 11/2) 27 days ago. Best watched drawn wide back on the turf.

Form: 55024-0

(8)

Birkenhead²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64| D

14/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October. Ran better than for a while when second of 12 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 28/1) 27 days ago, no match for winner. Task is now to build on that here.

Form: 80100-2

(9)

King Of Tonga¹⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 64| BF

25/1

6/5, not disgraced when second of 7 in seller at Redcar (8f, soft) final start last year. Off 160 days. Significantly down in trip. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara. Without a win since 2019, others are more persuasive.

Form: 345322-

(7)

Morty^h¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: D O'Meara| OR: 61| D

20/1

Four wins from 19 runs last year, including when making it 2 wins in 3 days at Lingfield (6f, AW) back in November, suited by way race developed. Off since and he has to be on the shortlist back on the turf.

Form: 388311-

(5)

Tom Tulliver¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: S Dixon| OR: 52| D

5/1

12/1, stepped up on reappearance when seventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 10 days ago, never nearer. Tough to assess at present, he's best watched on balance.

Form: 9609-97

Non-Runners

(4)

Coley's Koko¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Some Nightmare (2/1), Tom Tulliver (5/1), Secret Eagle (15/2), Albegone (9/1), Dapper Man (10/1), Good Earth (11/1), Burj Malinka (14/1), Birkenhead (14/1), Coley's Koko (14/1), Morty (20/1), Freedom Flyer (22/1), King Of Tonga (25/1), Latin Five (40/1), Van Gerwen (40/1), Good Listener (50/1)

An ultra-competitive sprint handicap to close the card in which cases can be made for several. ALBEGONE's form took off towards the back end of last season and Tim Easterby's charge gets the tentative vote to make a winning reappearance. Hat-trick-seeking Morty heads up the dangers on his return, with Some Nightmare and Dapper Man also considered.