14:30 Pontefract

Monday 24 April 2017

All14:0014:3015:0515:3516:1016:4017:1017:40

Lynsey Bacon Memorial Handicap

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 41.39s

1^st

(2)

Red Tea

49-5

4/1f

T: P W HiattJ: P Hanagan

In touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, eased close home op 6/1

2^nd

2 ¼

(8)

Sands Chorus

59-2

10/1

T: J G GivenJ: Joe Doyle

Disputed lead until over 6f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace op 16/1

3^rd

(4)

Zodiakos

49-2

10/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace op 11/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

(15)

Gerry The Glover

59-0

16/1

T: B EllisonJ: B A Curtis

Slowly away in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong op 14/1

5^th

(3)

Rockwood

68-12

5/1

T: Karen McLintockJ: T Eaves

Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders tchd 6/1

6^th

(1)

Magic City

89-0

11/2

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Nathan Evans (3)

Slowly away in touch over 6f out, headway on inner over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 5/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

2 ¼

(10)

Alejandro

89-9

14/1

T: D LoughnaneJ: F Norton

Disputed lead until led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded final furlong op 12/1

8^th

(5)

Westward Ho

49-2

16/1

T: J D BethellJ: P J McDonald

Slowly away, held up, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders op 18/1

9^th

1 ¼

(11)

Sunnua

48-12

14/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Sammy Jo Bell (3)

Slowly away, towards rear, never a factor tchd 16/1

10^th

1 ½

(16)

Sovereign Bounty

59-3

16/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: G Lee

Towards rear, never a factor op 14/1

11^th

(14)

Finn Class

69-7

20/1

T: M DodsJ: P Mulrennan

Always in rear

12^th

1 ¼

(6)

Abushamah

69-4

8/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Raced wide, always towards rear op 10/1

13^th

1 ½

(13)

Suitor

58-12

40/1

T: B EllisonJ: Ben Robinson (7)

Steadied start, always in rear tchd 33/1

14^th

(12)

Shearian

78-10

40/1

T: D CarrollJ: Phil Dennis (5)

Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 33/1

15^th

(7)

Lord Franklin

89-6

66/1

T: E J AlstonJ: Neil Farley

Raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

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Non-Runners

(9)

Auspicion¹⁵⁰

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: T P Tate J: A Mullen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.20Pl:£1.60, £4.30, £3.70EX:£46.70Trifecta:£606.40Tricast:£394.39SF:£43.73Swingers:£10.90, £13.40, £27.10

Forecasts

Red Tea (4/1), Rockwood (5/1), Magic City (11/2), Abushamah (8/1), Sands Chorus (10/1), Zodiakos (10/1), Alejandro (14/1), Sunnua (14/1), Auspicion (14/1), Gerry The Glover (16/1), Westward Ho (16/1), Sovereign Bounty (16/1), Finn Class (20/1), Suitor (40/1), Shearian (40/1), Lord Franklin (66/1)

A fairly strong handicap for the grade with quite a few having opportunities although those with a wide draw may need some luck in-running. Magic City and Rockwood are both best coming from off a strong pace and should get a race that sets up well for them here. With the Ruth Carr stable in good form a solid run is expected from Abushamah and Westwood Ho could well be worth another chance in a handicap. RED TEA shaped well on her return on the AW and her strong travelling style looks as though it will be suited by the way this race will be run.