18:30 Pontefract

Friday 24 May 2019

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Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 45.48s

1^st

(2)

Miss Sheridan

59-2

8/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Nathan Evans

Led 2f, chased leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, soon edged left briefly, ran on, all out op 10/1

2^nd

(3)

Straight Ash

48-11

5/1

T: Ollie PearsJ: Ben Robinson (3)

Slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, headway chasing leading pair over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just held op 6/1

3^rd

3 ¼

(4)

Quoteline Direct

69-2

8/1

T: Micky HammondJ: G Lee

Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, went 3rd towards finish tchd 9/1

4^th

(5)

Final Frontier

69-2

12/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J Garritty

Pushed along to lead 6f out, clear over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish op 10/1

5^th

(1)

Frankster

68-8

3/1f

T: Micky HammondJ: Rob J Fitzpatrick (5)

Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 4/1 tchd 11/4

6^th

(6)

International Law

59-4

8/1

T: A BrittainJ: Cam Hardie

Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, some late headway, never threatened op 13/2

7^th

1 ½

(9)

Trinity Star

89-7

9/2

T: Karen McLintockJ: Connor Beasley

Held up and always towards rear, never on terms

8^th

(7)

Channel Packet

58-13

6/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Theodore Ladd (5)

Raced wide, chased leaders 5f, tailed off op 11/2 tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

(8)

Magic City¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 10

T: M & D Easterby J: Nathan Evans

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.30, £1.70, £1.90EX:£50.70Trifecta:£289.10Tricast:£332.77SF:£47.87Swingers:£3.10, £9.10, £5.00

Forecasts

Frankster (3/1), Trinity Star (9/2), Straight Ash (5/1), Channel Packet (6/1), Miss Sheridan (8/1), Quoteline Direct (8/1), International Law (8/1), Final Frontier (12/1), Magic City (14/1)

A tricky looking opener which features last year's decisive winner Trinity Star who arrives off a 9lb higher mark and nowhere near that level of form. Micky Hammond has his string in fine fettle (saddled a double at Hexham on Tuesday) and he is doubly represented by the Pontefract regulars Quoteline Direct and Frankster, while International Law has proved consistent on the AW in recent times. However, the tentative suggestion is the Ollie Pears-trained STRAIGHT ASH who was outpaced, yet on the premises at Beverley (7½f) 18 days ago, and should relish this stiff uphill finish over a slightly longer trip (1m).

Straight Ash
International Law
Frankster

Previous Winners

2018

Trinity Star

Weight: 8-11 |Age: 7

J: Jamie Gormley | T: Karen McLintock

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00