17:40 Pontefract

Monday 9 October 2023

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Season Finale On Monday 23rd October Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 17.48s

(1)

Heartrate²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 74| D

10/3

Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Ffos Las (6f, good to soft, 13/2) on first run for yard 25 days ago. Prominent racer who seems sure to go well again up 6 lb.

Form: 394411

(6)

Ghathanfar^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 73| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Below form fifth of 20 in Bronze Cup at Ayr (6f, good to soft, 14/1) 17 days ago. Big drop in class after last 2 starts and weighted to strike.

Form: 850865

(4)

Catch Cunningham^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 70

9/1

Respectable sixth of 20 in Bronze Cup at Ayr (6f, good to soft, 33/1) 17 days ago. Down 2 lb/in class.

Form: 870406

(2)

The Dunkirk Lads¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

7/1

17/2, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago. Slow starter and others make more appeal.

Form: 487254

(3)

Happier³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

17/2

Winner at Redcar in May. Blinkered for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to firm, 9/2) 34 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 122726

(10)

Thornaby Pearl^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 68| BF| D

12/1

Career-best effort when making all at Ripon in July. Not so good since, although has fallen in the weights and it's easy to see him make a bold bid from the front under 7 lb claimer who has had a good year.

Form: 159445

(9)

Jill Rose³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 68| D

50/1

28/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 33 days ago. Not easy to make a case for at present.

Form: 460-730

(8)

Sir Maxi¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67| CD

4/1

C&D winner in July. 14/1, bit below form fourth of 20 in Bronze Cup at Ayr (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago, rallying. Goes well here and couldn't be dismissed.

Form: 136204

(5)

Trilby¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: S England| OR: 67

22/1

Modest maiden. Sixth of 8 in handicap (66/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 62-4646

(7)

Run This Way²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Off 8 weeks, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap (11/1) at Thirsk (7f, soft) 21 days ago. Ran well when heavily-gambled on and third behind Sir Maxi over C&D in the summer. One to note.

Form: 703365

Forecasts

Heartrate (10/3), Sir Maxi (4/1), Ghathanfar (11/2), Run This Way (6/1), The Dunkirk Lads (7/1), Happier (17/2), Catch Cunningham (9/1), Thornaby Pearl (12/1), Trilby (22/1), Jill Rose (50/1)

THORNABY PEARL has slipped in the weights and could be worth backing under Mia Nicholls. Heartrate has every chance in his hat-trick bid, while very well-handicapped C&D-winner Ghathanfar is also of firm interest down in class.