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PONTEFRACT 15:40 jk26

Name: RIU HOTELS AND RESORTS HANDICAP (2)
Start: 2022-04-11T13:55:00
End: 2022-04-11T17:50:00
Location: Pontefract

17:50

15:40 Monday 11 April 2022 5e7t
RIU HOTELS AND RESORTS HANDICAP (2) 3y286i	Distance : 5f 3y
Prize : £12,885 Rated : (0-100) Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Soft
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (1)	1 (1)		13. RAYONG	13. RAYONG	-25 <	91	-8 >	79	Franny Norton	5	8-4	13/27.5	13/27.5
1 (1)			bg ACCLAMATION 118	J: Franny Norton T: K. R. Burke Age: 5 Wgt: 8-4 OR: 78	-25 <	91	-8 >	79	K. R. Burke		(78)		13/27.5
had tumbled down the weights on the back of a largely unproductive 2021 campaign, but produced his best effort last year at this track (also won here as a 3-y-o), and bounced back to form after 5 months off; in touch, headway under 2f out, led approaching final 1f, well on top finish; should remain competitive even after a rise (won off BHA mark of 93 as a 3-y-o).
in touch, headway under 2f out, led approaching final 1f, well on top
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2 (3)	2 (3)	2	4. FINE WINE (FR)	4. FINE WINE (FR)	+4 <	91	0 >	79	Jonathan Fisher (5)	5	8-12	6/17	6/17
2 (3)		2	bg NIGHT SHIFT (USA)	J: Jonathan Fisher (5) T: Scott Dixon Age: 5 Wgt: 8-12 Eq: (b) OR: 86	+4 <	91	0 >	79	Scott Dixon	(b)	(86)		6/17
has been in fine form on the all-weather and continued in the same vein back on turf, finding only a well-treated rival too good; led, driven over 1f out, headed approaching final 1f, kept on.
led, under pressure over 1f out, headed approaching final 1f, kept on
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3 (2)	3 (2)	½	2. EY UP IT'S MAGGIE	2. EY UP IT'S MAGGIE	+2 <	89	-1 >	79	Kevin Stott	4	8-13	9/43.25f	9/43.25f
3 (2)		½	bf HURRICANE RUN (IRE) 134	J: Kevin Stott T: Tony Coyle Age: 4 Wgt: 8-13 Eq: (s) OR: 87	+2 <	89	-1 >	79	Tony Coyle	(s)	(87)		9/43.25f
strong in the betting (as big as 11/2 in the morning), posted another solid effort in defeat; prominent, ridden early in straight, kept on.
prominent, ridden early in straight, kept on
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4 (6)	4 (6)	1½	1. COUNT D'ORSAY (IRE)	1. COUNT D'ORSAY (IRE)	+1 <	91	+14 >	80	P. J. McDonald	6	9-7	28/129	28/129
4 (6)		1½	bg GREEN DESERT (USA) 127	J: P. J. McDonald T: Tim Easterby Age: 6 Wgt: 9-7 OR: 95	+1 <	91	+14 >	80	Tim Easterby		(95)		28/129
shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off; mid-field, headway under 2f out, no extra final 1f.
mid-field, headway under 2f out, no extra final 1f
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5 (10)	5 (10)	½	11. DREAM COMPOSER (FR)	11. DREAM COMPOSER (FR)	+7 <	76?	+6 >	66	Laura Pearson (3)	4	8-8	12/113	12/113
5 (10)		½	bg SONGANDAPRAYER (USA) 118	J: Laura Pearson (3) T: James Evans Age: 4 Wgt: 8-8 OR: 82	+7 <	76?	+6 >	66	James Evans		(82)		12/113
back on turf after a further 12 weeks off, made some late gains and is beginning to look well treated; raced along inside, raced off the pace, headway over 1f out, never nearer.
off pace, headway over 1f out, never nearer
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6 (7)	6 (7)	3½	3. REBEL AT DAWN (IRE)	3. REBEL AT DAWN (IRE)	+27 <	65	+23 >	55	Clifford Lee	4	8-12	12/113	12/113
6 (7)		3½	bg MEDICEAN 128	J: Clifford Lee T: K. R. Burke Age: 4 Wgt: 8-12 Eq: (s) OR: 86	+27 <	65	+23 >	55	K. R. Burke	(s)	(86)		12/113
probably needed the run after 6 months off; prominent, ridden under 2f out, weakened final 1f.
prominent, ridden under 2f out, weakened final 1f
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7 (5)	7 (5)	hd	8. SPOOF	8. SPOOF	+16 <	62	+24 >	52	Jason Watson	7	8-9	14/115	14/115
7 (5)		hd	bg MOTIVATOR 131	J: Jason Watson T: Charles Hills Age: 7 Wgt: 8-9 OR: 83	+16 <	62	+24 >	52	Charles Hills		(83)		14/115
back on turf, ran below form; mid-field, ridden over 2f out, merely plugged on.
mid-field, ridden over 2f out, plugged on
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8 (12)	8 (12)	½	14. FOX HILL	14. FOX HILL	-34 <	54?	-21 >	44	Paddy Mathers	6	8-3	80/181	80/181
8 (12)		½	bm OASIS DREAM 129	J: Paddy Mathers T: Eric Alston Age: 6 Wgt: 8-3 Eq: (s) OR: 77	-34 <	54?	-21 >	44	Eric Alston	(s)	(77)		80/181
back down in trip after just 2 days off, possibly still needed this run; in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer.
rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer
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9 (4)	9 (4)	2½	9. ABATE	9. ABATE	+10 <	49	+28 >	40	Barry McHugh	6	8-9	16/117	16/117
9 (4)		2½	brg HAWK WING (USA) 136	J: Barry McHugh T: Adrian Nicholls Age: 6 Wgt: 8-9 OR: 83	+10 <	49	+28 >	40	Adrian Nicholls		(83)		16/117
shaped as if in need of the run after 7 months off; mid-field, ridden 2f out, made no impression, tiring when short of room inside final 1f, eased off after.
mid-field, ridden 2f out, tiring when short of room inside final 1f, eased
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10 (9)	10 (9)	½	6. SHOWALONG	6. SHOWALONG	+4 <	48	+41 >	39	David Allan	4	8-10	14/115	14/115
10 (9)		½	chg BAHAMIAN BOUNTY 116	J: David Allan T: Tim Easterby Age: 4 Wgt: 8-10 OR: 84	+4 <	48	+41 >	39	Tim Easterby		(84)		14/115
whose form tailed off last season, fared no better after 6 months off; raced off the pace, never involved.
off pace, never dangerous
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11 (11)	11 (11)	1¼	7. GLORY FIGHTER	7. GLORY FIGHTER	+47 <	43?	+34 >	35	Graham Lee	6	8-10	28/129	28/129
11 (11)		1¼	bg OASIS DREAM 129	J: Graham Lee T: Paul Midgley Age: 6 Wgt: 8-10 OR: 84	+47 <	43?	+34 >	35	Paul Midgley		(84)		28/129
possibly needed the run on first outing since leaving Iain Jardine after 6 months off; raced off the pace, ridden 2f out, soon beaten.
off pace, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
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12 (13)	12 (13)	nk	12. BOSSIPOP	12. BOSSIPOP	+17 <	39?	+43 >	30	Cam Hardie	9	8-7	66/167	66/167
12 (13)		nk	chg PIPS PRIDE 117	J: Cam Hardie T: Tim Easterby Age: 9 Wgt: 8-7 Eq: (b) OR: 81	+17 <	39?	+43 >	30	Tim Easterby	(b)	(81)		66/167
ended last season tamely and showed none of his customary speed after 6 months off, always trailing.
always behind
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13 (14)	13 (14)	17	5. DAVE DEXTER	5. DAVE DEXTER	<		>		Daniel Tudhope	6	8-11	14/115	14/115
13 (14)		17	bg VERGLAS (IRE) 118	J: Daniel Tudhope T: Roger Fell Age: 6 Wgt: 8-11 OR: 86	<		>		Roger Fell		(86)		14/115
back down in trip/back on turf, ran no sort of race; raced wide, mid-field, beaten over 2f out.
mid-field, beaten over 2f out
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Non Runners: HUDDLE UP (IRE).	Winning Owner: King Power Racing Co Ltd
Time: 1m 5.41s Closing Sectional: (2f): 27.7s (94.3%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 109%, Betfair SP 98.3%
Rule 4: 15p in £ applies to all SPs A borderline useful sprint handicap that not many got into despite the strong gallop, the back-to-form winner never too far away and scoring convincingly, though plenty of the beaten horses shaped as if in need of the run. RAYONG had tumbled down the weights on the back of a largely unproductive 2021 campaign, but produced his best effort last year at this track (also won here as a 3-y-o), and bounced back to form after 5 months off; in touch, headway under 2f out, led approaching final 1f, well on top finish; should remain competitive even after a rise (won off BHA mark of 93 as a 3-y-o). FINE WINE (FR) has been in fine form on the all-weather and continued in the same vein back on turf, finding only a well-treated rival too good; led, driven over 1f out, headed approaching final 1f, kept on. EY UP IT'S MAGGIE strong in the betting (as big as 11/2 in the morning), posted another solid effort in defeat; prominent, ridden early in straight, kept on. COUNT D'ORSAY (IRE) shaped as if better for the run after 6 months off; mid-field, headway under 2f out, no extra final 1f. DREAM COMPOSER (FR) back on turf after a further 12 weeks off, made some late gains and is beginning to look well treated; raced along inside, raced off the pace, headway over 1f out, never nearer. REBEL AT DAWN (IRE) probably needed the run after 6 months off; prominent, ridden under 2f out, weakened final 1f. SPOOF back on turf, ran below form; mid-field, ridden over 2f out, merely plugged on. FOX HILL back down in trip after just 2 days off, possibly still needed this run; in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer. ABATE shaped as if in need of the run after 7 months off; mid-field, ridden 2f out, made no impression, tiring when short of room inside final 1f, eased off after. SHOWALONG whose form tailed off last season, fared no better after 6 months off; raced off the pace, never involved. GLORY FIGHTER possibly needed the run on first outing since leaving Iain Jardine after 6 months off; raced off the pace, ridden 2f out, soon beaten. BOSSIPOP ended last season tamely and showed none of his customary speed after 6 months off, always trailing. DAVE DEXTER back down in trip/back on turf, ran no sort of race; raced wide, mid-field, beaten over 2f out.

15:40 Pontefract Result on Monday 11 April 2022 1p4l4m

The 5F 3Y 15:40 RIU HOTELS AND RESORTS HANDICAP (2) at Pontefract was run on Soft. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of £12,885. There were 13 runners. The winning horse was RAYONG who won by 2. RAYONG had an industry starting price (ISP) of 13/2.

How the rest of the runners fared:

FINE WINE (FR) finished 2nd and was beaten by 2.00 - they had an ISP of 6/1
EY UP IT'S MAGGIE finished 3rd and was beaten by 2.50 - they had an ISP of 9/4f
COUNT D'ORSAY (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 4.00 - they had an ISP of 28/1
DREAM COMPOSER (FR) finished 5th and was beaten by 4.50 - they had an ISP of 12/1
REBEL AT DAWN (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 12/1
SPOOF finished 7th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 14/1
FOX HILL finished 8th and was beaten by 8.5 - they had an ISP of 80/1
ABATE finished 9th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 16/1
SHOWALONG finished 10th and was beaten by 11.5 - they had an ISP of 14/1
GLORY FIGHTER finished 11th and was beaten by 13 - they had an ISP of 28/1
BOSSIPOP finished 12th and was beaten by 13 - they had an ISP of 66/1
DAVE DEXTER finished 13th and was beaten by 30 - they had an ISP of 14/1

PONTEFRACT 15:40 jk26

15:40 Monday 11 April 2022 5e7t

RIU HOTELS AND RESORTS HANDICAP (2) 3y286i

15:40 Pontefract Result on Monday 11 April 2022 1p4l4m