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16:10 Pontefract - 24 April 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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16:10 Pontefract

Monday 24 April 2017

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Award Winning Art Of Racing Racedays Maiden Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   6f  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:11  |   Winning time: 1m 15.79s
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1
(3)
Horse silk
Black Isle Boy324
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara
5/1
Had just the one outing as a juvenile on the AW at Newcastle over 6f when he was too inexperienced to do himself justice (ran very green). Better expected here and the type to improve.
2
(6)
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Hitchcock69
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan
4/1
Ran very well over 6f on his debut (well supported) and looked unlucky to bump into an above average sort in that race. Looks to have improvement in him and could well take a hand in this on his second start.
3
(4)
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33/1
Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 6f winner New Bidder and 5f-7f winner Captain Noble. Could well need this on his debut and others have the edge on experience.
4
(5)
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Our Kim22
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Moubarak
50/1
Just the one run so far at Doncaster over 7f but was very green and well held on that occasion after being slowly away and made little impression.
5
(8)
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Sheepscar Lad20
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: T Hamilton| T: N Tinkler| OR:  65
16/1
The most experienced in this field but he's had enough tries to break his maiden over a variety of distances. Will appreciate the return to 6f but in truth his best chance lies in handicaps.
6
(7)
Horse silk
Snow Excuset1
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: B Smart
33/1
Closely related to useful winner up to 7f Seal Rock and half-brother to winner up to 1m2f Satin Chic. Drawn a little wide here and the tongue-tie goes on for the debut.
7
(2)
Horse silk
Wild Acclaim146
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: Mrs A Duffield
10/1
Yard have had a quiet start t the season although this one did show some promise on his debut as juvenile last year over 5f. Well beaten on his only subsequent start that season upped to 6f and best watched here on his seasonal debut.
8
(1)
Horse silk
Star Catch213
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: P Hanagan| T: C Hills
5/4
Raider from a southern yard that have made a good start to the season. Had shown plenty of promise in both starts as a two-year-old the best of which came on his second run at Haydock over 6f when she chased home a subsequent York nursery winner. Nicely drawn on her first start of the season and likely to make a bold bid to break her maiden.
9
(9)
Horse silk
7/1
Not been very lucky with the draw here after showing promise on her debut (7f) at Carlisle last year after being slow away. Didn't quite build on that on her only other start at Chester but was again slow away and found trouble in-running. Sure to have learnt from those experiences and looks more than capable of winning a maiden.

Forecasts

Star Catch (5/4), Hitchcock (4/1), Black Isle Boy (5/1), Undiscovered Angel (7/1), Wild Acclaim (10/1), Sheepscar Lad (16/1), Noble Sword (33/1), Snow Excuse (33/1), Our Kim (50/1)

16:10 Pontefract - 24 April 2017 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

If fit and ready to go this looks an ideal opportunity for STAR CATCH to get off the mark on the back of two good runs last year. Undiscovered Angel is more than capable of winning a race like this but the wide draw could be a problem and it could be down to Black Isle Boy and Hitchcock to chase the likely market leader home.
  1. Star Catch
  2. Hitchcock
  3. Black Isle Boy

Prize Money

1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £289.00

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