17:30 Pontefract

Thursday 21 September 2023

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Matty Bown Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 45.70s

(12)

On The River¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 79| BF| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Beverley in July. Sixth of 9 in handicap (3/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 19 days ago, hampered. Goes well with cut in ground and can't be ruled out.

Form: 271546

(2)

Vaccine^p⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: D Nolan| T: M Dods| OR: 79| BF| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm, 7/2) 40 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 523915

(4)

Mother Mary⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 82

8/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Second of 13 in minor event at Thirsk (7f, good to firm, 7/2) 41 days ago, needing stiffer test. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 312

(11)

Tele Red¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 77| C| D

13/2

In top form this summer, scoring twice (at up to 8f) before solid efforts in defeat, latest when fourth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Likely to go well again.

Form: 011324

(10)

Indiana Be³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 81| D

16/1

Latest win at Hamilton in July. Last of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Ripon (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago, worst of draw. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 315160

(6)

Radetsky Marsch^p⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Harry Davies| T: A Watson| OR: 80

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Kempton in April. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 90 days ago. Improvement required. Gelded since last seen.

Form: 32-155

(8)

Dubawi Warrior^p1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 78| BF| CD

9/1

Easy winner of C&D maiden in July before folding tamely on handicap debut at Hamilton (9.2f, good to soft) 38 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time/gelded since last seen. Dangerous to discount.

Form: 0618

(13)

Mexicali Rose²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 78

9/2

Off the mark at sixth attempt when easily taking 4-runner minor event at Chepstow (7.1f, good, 2/11) 24 days ago. This is tougher but she returns to handicapping off a fair mark and is one for shortlist.

Form: 36-2231

(7)

Awtaad Prince^p,t⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 78WS

25/1

9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good to soft) 42 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. Gelded/had wind operation since last seen.

Form: 5-76677

(3)

Garden Oasis^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm, 25/1) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 648075

(1)

Global Spirit^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 966563

(5)

Mount King^p,t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| D

9/1

Belatedly broke maiden tag when bagging 12-runner handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to soft) 20 days ago, well ridden. 3 lb rise fair and merits consideration.

Form: 823451

Non-Runners

(9)

Maid In Kentucky¹⁰⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: K Stott

Forecasts

Mexicali Rose (9/2), Vaccine (5/1), Tele Red (13/2), Global Spirit (7/1), Mother Mary (8/1), Mount King (9/1), Dubawi Warrior (9/1), On The River (10/1), Maid In Kentucky (10/1), Indiana Be (16/1), Garden Oasis (18/1), Awtaad Prince (25/1), Radetsky Marsch (25/1)

This can go to MEXICALI ROSE, who landed the odds with the minimum of fuss last time and acquitted herself well on her sole previous handicap outing. Mount King and Tele Red can also make their presence felt.