17:10 Pontefract

Thursday 22 September 2022

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Caygill Family Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 14.89s

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(4)

Haymaker²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Hart| T: H Morrison| OR: 87| BF| D

9/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Ffos Las in August. Struggled from much higher mark when fifth of 7 in handicap (5/2) at Ffos Las (6f, good) 27 days ago. Will get competition for lead again here and others are preferred.

Form: 184415

(5)

Ibiza Rocks¹³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 84| BF

14/1

Well below form both starts this season and has plenty to prove on first run for yard after leaving Charles Hills.

Form: 2320-57

(8)

Speedacus^p⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84

11/1

Produced a career best in first-time blinkers when winning 11-runner handicap at Navan (5f, good to firm) 75 days ago, keeping on well. New stable's useful claimer offsets 6 lb higher mark and he looks set for a big run.

Form: 6-65471

(2)

It Just Takes Time⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 76| D

9/4

Has won 4 of his last 5 outings, including a career-best effort to land 14-runner handicap at Redcar (6f, good) 9 days ago. Well suited by the run of race there but can go well again under penalty.

Form: 911211

(7)

Corinthia Knight^p⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: A Watson| OR: 80| CD

7/1

5-time C&D winner has scored under these conditions 3 times this year, including on his last 2 outings here. Nudged up another 2 lb but can't be ruled out.

Form: 514211

(1)

Churchill Bay^t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: C G Cox| OR: 76

6/1

Things didn't go his way when eighth of 11 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to soft) 11 days ago and hadn't been shaping badly prior, though suspicion is he may now want 7f.

Form: 408-248

(3)

Ey Up Its The Boss^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 75

10/1

Completed hat-trick between May and June and again ran creditably in defeat last time, third of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good) 41 days ago. Handicapper looks to have him now, though.

Form: 111923

(10)

Cottam Lane^t1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 73| CD

10/1

C&D winner last season and went close to landing another C&D event in August. Not ideally placed last time but there's been more poor runs than good this year and he now has a tongue tie on. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 056258

(12)

Golden Apollo^p,t¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| BF| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Won at Haydock in July but disappointed when fifth of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, soft, 2/1) 19 days ago. Consistency not his strong suit but he's on a reasonable mark.

Form: 038585

(11)

Pockley¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 67| BF| D

28/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020, though hasn't been disgraced recently, not beaten too far when seventh of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 500657

(9)

Bossipop^b¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. Below form since finishing third at York in July and others make more appeal.

Form: 483680

Non-Runners

(6)

Dark Shot¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 9

T: S Dixon J: Kieran Schofield

Forecasts

It Just Takes Time (9/4), Haymaker (9/2), Churchill Bay (6/1), Corinthia Knight (7/1), Cottam Lane (10/1), Ey Up Its The Boss (10/1), Speedacus (11/1), Ibiza Rocks (14/1), Golden Apollo (18/1), Pockley (28/1), Bossipop (33/1), Dark Shot (33/1)

SPEEDACUS has the benefit of a useful claimer on board and is fancied to make a winning start for his new yard. It Just Takes Time has been thriving this summer and should be in the mix again under a penalty, whilst C&D specialist Corinthia Knight is another that can't be ruled out.