15:50 Pontefract

Wednesday 10 June 2020

All12:4513:1513:4514:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:50

VW Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Ltd Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 2m 36.58s

1^st

(4)

Christopher Wood

59-7

7/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Megan Nicholls (3)

Mid-division, closed on inside over 4f out, not much room and lost place over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on well inside final furlong, led close home

2^nd

(5)

Monsieur Lambrays

49-3

9/1

T: Tom CloverJ: J Mitchell

Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed close home

3^rd

nse

(8)

Theatro

49-1

11/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: G Lee

Mid-division, pushed along 8f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on well towards finish

4^th

(1)

Groveman

59-7

13/2

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: J Garritty

Soon led, headed 10f out, chased leader, led again over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong

5^th

(6)

Doctor Cross

68-11

20/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Connor Murtagh (3)

Soon towards rear, headway when not much room 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

6^th

(12)

Well Funded

48-11

33/1

T: J D BethellJ: K Stott

Mid-division, headway over 2f out, 2nd and hanging left over 1f out, stayed on same pace final 150 yards, fading towards finish

7^th

5 ½

(2)

Nakeeta

99-2

14/1

T: I JardineJ: Jamie Gormley

Held up in rear, some headway when not clear run over 1f out, well beaten final furlong

8^th

(10)

Ingleby Hollow

88-12

40/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Shane Gray

Steadied start, always in rear

9^th

3 ¼

(11)

Buriram

49-3

4/1

T: R M BeckettJ: S De Sousa

Raced freely, soon prominent, led 10f out, headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out

10^th

(9)

Ballylemon

49-2

10/3f

T: R HughesJ: Finley Marsh (3)

Chased leaders, weakened from over 1f out

11^th

(7)

Akamanto

69-5

50/1

T: R M SmithJ: J P Sullivan

Led early, prominent, weakened over 2f out

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Non-Runners

(3)

Mr Carpenter²³⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £3.50, £2.90EX:£47.80Trifecta:£425.20Tricast:£314.47SF:£33.02Swingers:£7.00, £6.00, £19.50

Forecasts

Ballylemon (10/3), Christopher Wood (7/2), Buriram (4/1), Groveman (13/2), Monsieur Lambrays (9/1), Theatro (11/1), Nakeeta (14/1), Mr Carpenter (16/1), Doctor Cross (20/1), Well Funded (33/1), Ingleby Hollow (40/1), Akamanto (50/1)

Another good quality handicap and a fair few can be given a chance but the Camelot gelding THEATRO is given the nod having finished last year with a good second at Nottingham to the now smart hurdler Goshen (went off favourite for Triumph Hurdle). She handles various ground and still looks as though she can progress. Buriram was third at Nottingham but his wide draw isn’t helpful and bigger dangers lie in wait in the shape of winning hurdlers Groveman and Christopher Wood. The former is nicely berthed to attack (won from front last time) while the latter looks nicely handicapped on his jumps form. Nakeeta now back with Iain Jardine is dangerously well handicapped if he found his old sparkle.