20:05 Pontefract

Friday 21 July 2017

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Alamo Business Systems Handicap

Off time: 20:07 | Winning time: 1m 44.44s

1^st

(7)

Crowning Glory

49-13

6/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Georgia Cox (5)

Held up in touch, good headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run to lead entering final furlong, ran on well tchd 9/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(9)

Red Tea

49-9

14/1

T: P W HiattJ: David Probert

Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, not pace to threaten op 10/1

3^rd

(6)

Spring Offensive

59-10

4/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (7)

Chased leaders on outside, led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd op 7/2 tchd 10/3

4^th

2 ¾

(1)

Destroyer

49-1

9/2

T: T P TateJ: D C Costello

Chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 6/1

5^th

(3)

Sands Chorus

59-12

7/2f

T: J G GivenJ: R Kingscote

With leader, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 4/1

6^th

(2)

Morning Suit

39-0

9/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Slowly away, well behind, kept on towards finish, never nearer op 6/1

7^th

3 ¾

(4)

Cote d'Azur

410-0

8/1

T: J L EyreJ: Jason Hart

Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 6/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Candelisa²⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: G Lee

(5)

Roller³⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M & D Easterby J: Harrison Shaw

(10)

Torrid⁵⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: M & D Easterby J: Cam Hardie

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.20Pl:£2.90, £4.50EX:£67.50Trifecta:£473.40Tricast:£356.95SF:£75.18Swingers:£10.50, £2.80, £4.30

Forecasts

Sands Chorus (7/2), Spring Offensive (4/1), Destroyer (9/2), Morning Suit (9/2), Crowning Glory (6/1), Torrid (7/1), Cote d'Azur (8/1), Roller (8/1), Candelisa (10/1), Red Tea (14/1)

A strong 1m handicap on a difficult Friday Evening card at Pontefract. There aren't too many of these runners that you'd readily rule out of contention, so whilst respecting the claims of the majority, it probably pays to seek a little value in making a selection. SPRING OFFENSIVE fits that profile nicely with a little work to do to overturn Thirsk Hunt Cup form from May with Cote d'Azur. However, this track clearly plays to his strengths (previous C&D winner) and he's not been disgraced in better company since, including behind GK Chesterton (sixth) on Oaks day in early June. The handicapper has cut him a few pounds slack since, and the additional 7lb taken from his back by Connor Murtagh (who rode him at Thirsk) is most welcome.