14:55 Pontefract

Sunday 24 July 2022

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Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap

Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 2m 12.74s

(5)

Lightening Company⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 85| BF

5/1

Back on the up with 1m Redcar win in April and good efforts in defeat at York and Haydock since. Ought to give his running again and respected.

Form: 2-42153

(2)

Piecederesistance³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 85

7/2

Fairly useful form on the Flat in France for Andre Fabre. Modest form at best in 2 hurdle starts for this yard over the winter but ran well back on the Flat when second (Highwaygrey third) over C&D 5 weeks ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 13/33-2

(4)

Strawman¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Connor Beasley| T: G Tutty| OR: 84| D

5/1

Won 3 times last summer and opened his account for this season when getting up late at Redcar in June (form worked out). Has had excuses for his 2 defeats since and he still looks well treated on the Redcar form.

Form: 2-50166

(1)

Colinton^p³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 80

10/3

Four wins in a very productive spell since joining this yard at the start of the year but he did find his run of good form coming to a halt at Ayr last time.

Form: 124140

(3)

Outsmart³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 78| D

17/2

Two wins this year, namely a 1m Newcastle maiden and a Beverley handicap over this trip. Failed to stay 12.5f when sixth of 8 at Newcastle latest so he's probably in slightly better form than that might suggest.

Form: 2-12156

(6)

Bramham⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

66/1

Below the form of his AW debut third in 2 subsequent outings on turf but it's much too soon to suggest he won't prove fully effective on grass. Makes handicap debut after 2 months off.

Form: 345

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(7)

Highwaygrey¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

Forecasts

Colinton (10/3), Piecederesistance (7/2), Highwaygrey (4/1), Strawman (5/1), Lightening Company (5/1), Outsmart (17/2), Bramham (66/1)

STRAWMAN continues to look well treated on the form he showed to win at Redcar at the start of last month and gets the nod in this open handicap. The very record of the Tim Easterby yard in this race makes course specialist Highwaygrey an obvious danger. Lightening Company may prove next best.