17:35 Pontefract

Monday 14 April 2025

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Constant Security Serving Yorkshire Racecourses Handicap

Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 1m 2.44s

(10)

Keldeo¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 70| D

10/1

18/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) 15 days ago, not clear run. Respectable effort on AW reappearance before that.

Form: 2617-50

(9)

A Girl Named Ivy¹⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 70| C

12/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year, including a 6f course handicap. Ended the year on a low note at Newcastle but she's still relatively unexposed as sprinters go. First outing for 168 days.

Form: 101048-

(6)

Emperor Caradoc^p¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 70| CD

8/1

C&D winner last summer and posted several other good efforts in 2024. Claims if ready to roll after 6 months off.

Form: 212424-

(7)

Reigning Profit¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 70| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 9/2, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5f) 18 days ago, nearest finish. Can give a good account.

Form: 6700-53

(11)

Willolarupi¹⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 68| D

14/1

Latest win at Southwell in November. Not seen to best effect when fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) later that month, left poorly placed. Off 149 days. Drawn widest on return.

Form: 445315-

(5)

Dandy Dinmont¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 66| D

4/1

12/1, creditable third of 17 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) on reappearance 15 days ago, nearest finish. Below the mark she defied last summer and should go well.

Form: 66864-3

(1)

Midnight Lir¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 65| D

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. Below par on AW when last seen in December. Returns off a career-low mark but others are still more persuasive.

Form: 594559-

(4)

So Grateful¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 57| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in March. 10/3, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) 14 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Respected.

Form: 67-5214

(2)

Better^h1⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 57| DWS

33/1

Latest win at Newcastle in October but her 3 AW starts over the winter. Has had wind surgery ahead of this first outing for 2 months. A first-time hood is also tried.

Form: 4139-76

(3)

Opal Storm^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: B Rothwell| OR: 55| D

4/1

22/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good) on reappearance 15 days ago, with the reopposing Dandy Didmont ahead in third. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 21463-0

Non-Runners

(8)

Northerner²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: B Ellison J: Shay Farmer

Forecasts

Dandy Dinmont (4/1), Opal Storm (4/1), Reigning Profit (9/2), So Grateful (13/2), Emperor Caradoc (8/1), Keldeo (10/1), Midnight Lir (11/1), A Girl Named Ivy (12/1), Northerner (12/1), Willolarupi (14/1), Better (33/1)

DANDY DINMONT gets the vote to build on an encouraging reappearance third at the Doncaster Lincoln meeting. Ruth Carr's Reigning Profit is another who arrives on the back of a good placed effort and is second choice ahead of So Grateful, who has had a good spell on AW in recent months.