16:03 Pontefract

Thursday 22 September 2022

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Baby Dylan's First Day At The Races Handicap

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 1m 1.6600000000000001s

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Ready Freddie Go^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 92| D

16/1

Seven wins from 25 Flat runs. Latest win at Hamilton in June. Last of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Ascot (5f, good) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back, but will be a threat if able to do so.

Form: 261740

(3)

Lord Riddiford¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 90| D

11/2

Latest win at Goodwood in July. 33/1, seventeenth of 19 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Looks vulnerable on balance.

Form: 667610

(6)

Jawwaal²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Paige Hopper⁽⁷⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 84| D

9/1

5¾ lengths eighth of 11 to Runninwild in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good, 28/1) 27 days ago. Chance on old form, but there's no real reason to anticipate a revival judged on this season's exploits.

Form: 087878

(9)

Ventura Express²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 82| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in July. 10/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (6f, firm) 20 days ago. That wasn't one of his better efforts, but yard has won 3 of the last 4 runnings of this and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 261785

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Runninwild²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Hanagan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 81| D

4/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Thirsk (6f, good, 15/2) 27 days ago, holding on gamely. 5 lb rise could be enough to anchor him here.

Form: 231021

(1)

Rayong²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 80| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 11/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 28 days ago. The ability is certainly there and he's on the same mark as when hitting the crossbar in this race 12 months ago.

Form: 703399

(2)

Ginger Jam^p⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Sophie Clements⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 77| D

10/1

Latest win at Carlisle in August. 50/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 7 days ago, merely closing up late. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 930189

(4)

Showalong^p⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good) 54 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 204096

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Mytilda^h,t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: P Mathers| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 73| D

20/1

14/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at York (5f, good) 18 days ago, slowly away. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 9014-50

Forecasts

Rayong (9/4), Runninwild (4/1), Lord Riddiford (11/2), Ventura Express (7/1), Jawwaal (9/1), Ginger Jam (10/1), Showalong (14/1), Ready Freddie Go (16/1), Mytilda (20/1)

Preference is for RAYONG, who was below par at Newcastle last time but boasts a good record here (form figures at Pontefract read 12413) and was just touched off in this race last year. Paul Midgley has won 3 of the last 4 renewals and his representative Ventura Express is next on the list, while Ready Freddie Go will also be a threat if reproducing the form of his penultimate start at Ascot. Runninwild resumed winning ways at Thirsk last month, but this 5 lb higher mark could find him out.