19:00 Pontefract

Friday 27 May 2022

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Melanie Jolliff's 60th Birthday Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 3.93s

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(6)

Close Quarters⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: J & S Quinn

11/10

Promising sort. 7/2, better effort when second of 9 in maiden at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago, no match for winner. Likely to improve further and looks the one to beat..

Form: 32

(7)

Frisky³⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Hanagan| T: S Pearce| OR: 68| BF

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 9 in maiden at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 11/4). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. Similar form all starts and more needed.

Form: 342-

(4)

Grantley Hall

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby

14/1

10,000 gns foal, Ardad filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 16.5f Elysian Flame. Dam 7f/1m winner.

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(2)

Hotter In Time³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: D O'Meara

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Better effort when third of 5 in maiden at Musselburgh (5f, good, 6/1) 30 days ago. More needed.

Form: 8-3

(1)

Iconicdaay

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara

20/1

£1,500 yearling, Adaay filly. Dam 5f winner (including at 2 yrs).

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(3)

Mas Poder²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 75

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, fourth of 6 in minor event at Redcar (6f, good) 29 days ago. Seems not to be progressing, but respected on her best form.

Form: 40-74

(8)

Spear Fir

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker

40/1

Spill The Beans filly. Dam, 5f winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to useful 5f/6f winner Avon Breeze.

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Theoretical¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 61

5/1

Fair filly. 5/1, only sixth of 9 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7-44526

Forecasts

Close Quarters (11/10), Mas Poder (10/3), Theoretical (5/1), Frisky (11/1), Grantley Hall (14/1), Hotter In Time (14/1), Iconicdaay (20/1), Spear Fir (40/1)

CLOSE QUARTERS improved from her debut when second at Catterick 11 days ago, and is very much the one to beat with still more to come. Mas Poder would be a danger if reproducing her debut form but she's been well below that level in 3 starts since. Iconicdaay was a cheap purchase, but she's out of a 2-y-o 5f winner, and any market support should be noted.