16:35 Pontefract

Sunday 29 July 2018

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Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 46.6s

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Cheer The Title⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: Tom Clover

6/1

Acclamation colt, third of 11 (beaten 14L) having gone off a 33/1 chance at Yarmouth (1m, good to firm) on debut in April, similar effort last month at Doncaster on second start. More required.

Form: 36

(7)

Collide^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: H Palmer

5/1

Frankel colt is a half-brother to three winners and needs monitoring in the betting ahead of this debut run. Wears tongue tie.

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(5)

Extra Large¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas

4/1

Twice-raced Dubawi colt, still looked rather in need of the experience at Thirsk (1m, good) last time, should have more to offer in time.

Form: 44

(4)

Future Score²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby

10/1

€140,000 son of Cape Cross, didn't achieve anything of note in two juvenile starts, has left Saeed bin Suroor for this yard over the winter. Must improve on first start for 248 days.

Form: 04-

(6)

Rock Force¹⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

5/4

Fastnet Rock colt, cost 150,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners and dam a Listed winner. Runner-up in 1m Newmarket maiden on debut and likely to have strong aspirations of going one better here.

Form: 2

(1)

Joie De Vivre¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

8/1

Daughter of Mastersraftsmen, relatively unfancied 20/1 chance but came home third of nine in novice contest Carlisle (1m, good to firm) on debut 17 days ago. Can improve for that outing.

Form: 3

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Little Poem^p,h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Harrison Shaw⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 47

100/1

Third in Newmarket seller on debut last season for Marco Botti but shown precious little in four starts for current yard and looks up against it once again.

Form: 65-8809

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(3)

Spritzig²⁸⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: C F Wall J: D Allan

Forecasts

Rock Force (5/4), Extra Large (4/1), Collide (5/1), Cheer The Title (6/1), Joie De Vivre (8/1), Future Score (10/1), Spritzig (66/1), Little Poem (100/1)

ROCK FORCE made a good impression when second on debut at Newmarket in April and if fancied to take the beating here on his first outing six. That form has worked out quite well, with a clutch of winner (six) coming from the beaten horses and Tom Dascombe's charge should be improved for it. Joie De Vivre finished a fair third on debut this month at Carlisle and can offer more while Extra Large will fare better once shedding the greenness of his first two starts. Collide is a son of Frankel and has to make some appeal on paper, with a betting check called for.