16:30 Pontefract

Sunday 20 August 2023

All14:2514:5515:2516:0016:3017:00

Mary Clark 'Favourite Day Of The Year' Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 2m 37.3s

(4)

Wor Willie⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 84| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Creditable third of 6 in handicap (9/2) at York (13.8f, good to firm) 65 days ago. Likely to be on the premises if tuned up after a break.

Form: 4113-43

(2)

Citizen General^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 80| D

7/1

Latest win at Lingfield in May. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (13.1f, soft, 15/2) 15 days ago. Usually gives his running, so capable of bouncing back in first-time blinkers.

Form: 212945

(3)

Ace Rothstein^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 79| C

17/2

Course winner. 20/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Sandown (14f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently and he's on an appealing mark.

Form: 96-8703

(9)

Clan Chieftain¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85

9/2

Winner at Chepstow in June. Bit disappointing since but he's back on a sounder surface now and takes on his elder for the first time, so might be worth taking a chance on.

Form: 0-160

(6)

Roaring Legend^p,t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: J Ferguson| OR: 81| D

7/2

Winner at Salisbury in June. 15/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (11.2f, soft) 16 days ago, finding little having travelled well. Too soon to write off.

Form: 322128

(1)

Alumnus^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 79| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Newcastle in June. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap (7/2) at Brighton (11.9f, good) 10 days ago. Not the most straightforward and others look better treated.

Form: 261355

Non-Runners

(7)

Carrigillihy¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

(8)

Sophiesticate⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Non Runner

(5)

Whatacracker²²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: M Walford J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Wor Willie (9/4), Roaring Legend (7/2), Clan Chieftain (9/2), Alumnus (5/1), Carrigillihy (11/2), Whatacracker (6/1), Citizen General (7/1), Sophiesticate (8/1), Ace Rothstein (17/2)

Having created a good impression when off the mark at Chepstow, CLAN CHIEFTAIN hasn't fired on his last two starts, but he drops in grade and returns to a sound surface, so it's worth taking the chance that he can bounce back. Fellow 3yo Roaring Legend is also of interest and course-specialist Carrigillihy can't be ignored.