15:30 Pontefract

Wednesday 6 August 2025

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RIU Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 45.86s

1^st

(6)

Garden Oasis

109-11

10/3

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Led and set strong pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final 110 yards, ran on gamely op 4/1

2^nd

(1)

Bass Player

68-12

15/2

T: K FrostJ: Alfie Gee (7)

Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders inside, ran wide bend 5f out,pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

3^rd

(4)

Orbaan

109-8

5/2f

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Tracking leaders when carried wide bend and lost place 6f out, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, took never nearer 3rd post op 3/1

4^th

(8)

Volenti

68-12

12/1

T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen

Chased leaders, pushed along out wide 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, lost 3rd post op 16/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

(3)

Captain Corelli

88-9

11/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: J Fanning

Chased leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final 110 yards, weakened and lost places towards finish op 9/1 tchd 8/1

6^th

(2)

Paris Lights

68-11

7/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: Jason Hart

Held up in rear, carried wide bend 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, held when eased towards finish op 10/3

7^th

(5)

Cosmos Raj

79-10

15/2

T: D O'MearaJ: C Horgan (5)

Rearing in stalls, slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, carried wide bend 6f out, ridden out wide over 1f out, never involved op 11/2

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Non-Runners

(7)

Distinction¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: J Mackie J: P J McDonald

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.80, £3.70EX:£28.70Trifecta:£89.00Tricast:£71.13SF:£27.47Swingers:£4.60, £1.90, £3.00

Forecasts

Orbaan (5/2), Distinction (11/4), Garden Oasis (10/3), Paris Lights (7/2), Bass Player (15/2), Cosmos Raj (15/2), Captain Corelli (11/1), Volenti (12/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for DISTINCTION who looked better than ever when going in at Beverley recently and can defy a 3 lb weights rise with any overnight rain a big plus for this C&D scorer. Handily-weighted Orbaan could emerge as the main danger ahead of Garden Oasis and Cosmos Raj.

DISTINCTION (IRE)
ORBAAN
GARDEN OASIS

Previous Winners

2024

Zozimus

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 6

J: D Nolan | T: D O'Meara

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00