15:05 Pontefract

Monday 11 April 2022

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Steve Willard's Happy 60th Birthday And Retirement Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 5  |   1m 6y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:06  |   Winning time: 1m 50.52s
1st
Horse silk
11
(10)
100/1
T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen
Switched left soon after start, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, led towards finish, won going away op 80/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
8
(6)
5/6f
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
(1)
7/2
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Tracked leaders on inside, switched right and effort over 1f out, held inside final furlong, kept on op 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
(2)
9/2
T: Micky HammondJ: Billy Garritty
Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1
4
(7)
14/1
T: A WestJ: Sean Kirrane (5)
Chased leaders on outside, driven on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
sh
10
(5)
22/1
T: Ollie PearsJ: J P Sullivan
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no real impression op 12/1 tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
½
1
(4)
20/1
T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee
Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, beaten when short of room over 1f out, well held inside final furlong op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
7
(8)
12/1
T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan
Towards rear, last and ridden over 2f out, no impression op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(9)
100/1
T: G TuttyJ: Ben Robinson
Chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

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Non-Runners

9
(3)
Horse silk
Qweldryk196
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 3
T: Ollie Pears  J: G Lee
NR
3
(11)
Horse silk
Wendell's Lad10
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 3
T: E A L Dunlop  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£112.50Pl:£18.50, £1.10, £1.70EX:£336.30Trifecta:£2,856.70Tricast:£445.51SF:£191.25Swingers:£13.70, £23.40, £1.70

Forecasts

Autumn Festival (5/6), Ba Na Hills (7/2), Fiftyshadesaresdev (9/2), Wendell's Lad (6/1), Ravenglass (12/1), Rolypolymoly (14/1), Qweldryk (14/1), Roamin In Gloamin (20/1), Coligone Kate (22/1), Do I Dream (100/1), Shahnaz (100/1)

Verdict

BA NA HILLS appeals as the type who could stay ahead of the handicapper for a little longer upped in trip so John Quinn's charge is taken to escalate his form up a notch and make a winning start on the turf. Last week's Redcar-scorer Autumn Festival rates an obvious danger and he's capable of better having started from such a lowly handicap mark.

  1. BA NA HILLS (IRE)
  2. AUTUMN FESTIVAL
  3. ROLYPOLYMOLY

Previous Winners

2021
Commonsensical
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 3
18/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,456.002nd: £1,622.003rd: £812.004th: £406.005th: £300.006th: £300.00

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