15:22 Pontefract

Thursday 18 September 2025

All13:5214:2214:5215:2215:5216:2316:5517:32

Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 2m 17.44s

1^st

(2)

Salaria

39-6

5/2f

T: Charlie CloverJ: Cieren Fallon

Held up behind leaders, going well over 2f out, headway and ridden to lead over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, cosily op 9/4

2^nd

(3)

Shabu Shabu

39-3

5/1

T: J FergusonJ: Jonny Peate

Not much room start, towards rear early, headway to mid-division after 2f, headway going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 6/1 tchd 9/2

3^rd

2 ¾

(5)

Raysham

39-2

9/1

T: D CarrollJ: Zak Wheatley (3)

Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on from over 1f out op 11/1

4^th

(6)

Free Pic

49-0

4/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Barry McHugh

Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out tchd 7/2

5^th

2 ½

(10)

Bretton Wood

39-6

6/1

T: J ChannonJ: C Lee

Soon led, set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened 1f out op 9/2

6^th

8 ½

(9)

Contrast

119-12

11/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Joanna Mason

Pushed along early to race wide in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened 2f out, and soon beaten op 14/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

4 ¾

(7)

Mrbluesky

39-5

9/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr

Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong op 7/1

8^th

(8)

Kings College

39-6

12/1

T: Dr R Newland & J InsoleJ: Elizabeth Gale (5)

Mid-division, raced keenly for 3f, outpaced and pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out and weakened quickly, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 22/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Heartened²⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: Ollie Pears J: Non Runner

(1)

Mc'ted¹⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Michael Keady J: Alice Bond

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.50, £1.80, £2.80EX:£15.30Trifecta:£116.80Tricast:£96.16SF:£15.35Swingers:£3.60, £5.20, £7.80

Forecasts

Salaria (5/2), Free Pic (4/1), Shabu Shabu (5/1), Bretton Wood (6/1), Mc'ted (13/2), Heartened (8/1), Raysham (9/1), Mrbluesky (9/1), Contrast (11/1), Kings College (12/1)

FREE PIC has been knocking on the door since stepping up in trip and might prove the answer to the first division of this Class 6 handicap. If Salaria can get back to the form she showed over this trip in the spring she could pose a threat for new trainer Charlie Clover, while Bretton Wood ran poorly on AW last time but did make a positive start for Jack Channon when fourth on turf prior to that.

FREE PIC (IRE)
SALARIA (IRE)
BRETTON WOOD

Previous Winners

2024

Mc'ted

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 6

J: Alice Bond | T: J Parr

9/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,402.002nd: £1,596.003rd: £798.004th: £399.005th: £199.00