15:00 Pontefract

Sunday 23 June 2024

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Pontefract Castle Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f 5y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 2m 37.07s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
Avon Lightt30
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR:  79
100/1
Won a brace of AW handicaps earlier this year. Proved herself on turf when third at Ascot last month but well behind Ayyab at Goodwood since. Plenty to find at this level.
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2
(2)
Horse silk
Ayyab30
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR:  88| D
11/2
Has returned in good form, placing twice on AW before resuming winning ways in 1½m Goodwood handicap last month.
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3
(10)
Horse silk
Ching Shihh15
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: D M Simcock| OR:  95
33/1
Good efforts in the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury and Park Hill at Doncaster at the end of last summer but well below that level in her 2 outings this year. Has something to prove for now.
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4
(3)
Horse silk
Divina Grace15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: Rae Guest| OR:  89| BF| D
7/1
Useful filly. 6/4, creditable fourth of 8 to Iron Lion in handicap at Haydock (1½m, good to firm) 15 days ago.
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5
(11)
Horse silk
Ermesinde29
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR:  97
28/1
Placed 3 times at listed level last year. Below par in Longchamp listed race on reappearance but better when 4¾ lengths sixth of 10 to Term of Endearment in Bronte Cup at York (1¾m, good) 29 days ago, although River of Stars was ahead of her.
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6
(1)
Horse silk
Never Ending30
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR:  89
12/1
Better than ever on just her second start for David O'Meara yard when landing a 1¼m Haydock handicap (soft) in a first-time tongue tie (retained) last month. Likely quicker ground a slight concern but thereabouts on form.
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7
(8)
Horse silk
River Of Stars29
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: R M Beckett| OR:  106| BF| D
1/1
Group 3 winner at York last May and runner-up twice at Group 2 level later in the summer. No more than a respectable third in that same York Group 3 on her reappearance 4 weeks ago but she'll be hard to beat if back to anywhere near her best.
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8
(4)
Horse silk
Scenic15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR:  96| D
11/2
Won 1½m Kempton handicap on reappearance in May. 25/1, good 3¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Queen of The Pride in Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes at Haydock (1½m, good to firm) 15 days ago. Looks more a place than win contender.
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10
(5)
Horse silk
Three Priests14
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: R Varian| OR:  93| D
66/1
Fairly useful mare. 50/1, 21½ lengths last of 5 to King of Conquest in listed race at Goodwood (1½m, good to firm) 14 days ago. Uphill task.
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11
(12)
Horse silk
Vera Vertot57
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  95| D
12/1
Useful mare. Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft, 5/1) on reappearance 57 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Entitled to come on for the outing and runner-up at listed level in Britain last autumn.
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12
(9)
Horse silk
Zarabanda24
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR:  90
150/1
Useful filly who was a creditable fourth in 1¼m Ripon handicap 24 days ago. More needed to get heavily involved at this level and her record suggests she's ideally suited by softer ground than she's likely to encounter here.
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Non-Runners

9
(6)
Horse silk
Sea Of Roses30
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 4
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

River Of Stars (1/1), Scenic (11/2), Ayyab (11/2), Sea Of Roses (6/1), Divina Grace (7/1), Never Ending (12/1), Vera Verto (12/1), Ermesinde (28/1), Ching Shih (33/1), Three Priests (66/1), Avon Light (100/1), Zarabanda (150/1)

Verdict

If RIVER OF STARS is back to anywhere approaching her best she'll be a tough nut to crack in a listed race in which her yard has a good record. Vera Verto and Never Ending can fight it out for minor honours.

Previous Winners

2023
Voodoo Queen
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
J: David Egan  |  T: R Varian
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £28,010.002nd: £10,665.003rd: £5,340.004th: £2,665.005th: £1,335.006th: £670.007th: £335.008th: £165.00

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