14:55 Pontefract
Friday 31 July 2020
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RIU Hotels And Resorts Maiden Handicap
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 2m 1f 27y | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 14:56 | Winning time: 3m 46.68s
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Ex-French racer; left Freddie Head for €35,000 in July 2019; disappointing thus far for Ian Williams; left toiling from the four furlong pole on handicap debut at Salisbury (1m6f, good to firm) three weeks ago; difficult to enthuse over.
Frankel filly (€480,000 yearling); sister to the Grp 3 winner Master Of Reality (1m4f-1m6f); was no match for the decisive 6L winner Warranty (Boulevard Beauty third) when tackling 2m for the first time at Beverley (good to firm) a fortnight ago.
Dual hurdles winner (Cartmel & Wetherby); beaten favourite at Musselburgh recently, following directly on from her staying on second to the progressive Kaylen's Mischief here (1m4f) in June; shouldn't be discounted.
Bitterly disappointing (11-8f) when finishing sixth (behind today's rival Frankenstella) in a similar 2m maiden handicap at Beverley a fortnight ago; previously runner-up to Revolver (a stablemate of Lanzealot) at Doncaster.
Camelot gelding who sports first-time cheekpieces; always prominent (weakened late on) when finishing seventh of ten on handicap debut at Bath (1m6f, good to firm) 17 days ago; with a shrewd operator in the shape of Sir Mark Prescott; early days.
Hit the frame for the third time (0-12) when beaten less than 2L at Bath (1m5f, good) three weeks ago - race was won by the Gary Moore-trained Capricorn Prince; first start beyond 1m6f arguably makes him vulnerable.
Broke his duck when making virtually all in a divided Class 5 handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (2m4f, soft) in February; has done the vast majority of his more recent Flat racing on the AW at Southwell; is very lowly-rated (45).
Struck under the promising Emma Smith-Chaston in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Catterick (3m1f, good to soft) last November; 1-28 overall, albeit returned to Flat action with a fair fourth to Calevade at Catterick (2m) four weeks ago.
Nathaniel filly; has shown precious little in the way of ability; soon struggling when fifth of six to the smokin' hot favourite Revolver at Redcar (1m6f, good) six weeks ago; 3lb lower in newly-applied headgear.
Has taken minor honours in each of her last three starts (1m4f-2m) - has related form with the likes of Chenille and Frankenstella; cheekpieces are introduced seeking that all important extra (and much needed) edge.
Forecasts
Single (11/4), Frankenstella (3/1), Blue Beirut (11/2), Lanzealot (13/2), Lady Shanawell (8/1), Boulevard Beauty (14/1), Maison D'Or (14/1), Diaboleo (20/1), Sincerely Resdev (40/1), Chenille (50/1)
At face value LANZEALOT probably has various questions to answer, not least his stamina reserves for a stiff 2m1f trip at Pontefract Park, although confidence can be drawn on that score from the fact that he's a half-brother to the 2m hurdle (2m2f Flat) winner Oxford Blu. He's raced keenly in the vast majority of his races, but it's distinctly possible that newly-applied cheekpieces will help him to settle better on this occasion. Hailing from the vastly experienced quarters of Sir Mark Prescott, the chances are that he'll be exploiting a workable mark of 63 sooner rather than later. A fairly obvious alternative is the €480,000 (yearling) Frankel filly Frankenstella.
- Lanzealot
- Frankenstella
- Lady Shanawell
Prize Money
1st: £3,493.002nd: £1,040.003rd: £519.004th: £260.00
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