15:25 Pontefract

Sunday 30 July 2023

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Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 2m 13.45s

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(3)

Dubai Souq^p⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 85| BF| D

15/8

Won soft-ground handicap at Redcar (10f) in November 2021. Not at his very best in 3 outings in the first half of last year but posted creditable second at Windsor (10f, heavy) on return from 11 months off in May and can race off same mark here.

Form: 21/577-2

(4)

Piecederesistance²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P J McDonald| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 80| CD

10/3

Won this event (off 5 lb higher) 12 months ago but yet to really fire this season and would likely prefer a sounder surface.

Form: 95-8665

(2)

Toute Chic²¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: H Bethell| OR: 72| D

25/1

Won a couple of claimers (at up to 11.9f) in France but offered little in a trio of starts over timber for Jonjo O'Neill and is likely best watched making yard/handicap debut back on level.

Form: 446411-

(1)

Bollin Margaret^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

9/2

Easy winner at Thirsk (12f) last month and has largely acquitted herself well in defeat since. However, below par at York latest and is another who wouldn't want too much rain.

Form: 124349

(8)

Orchestra²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78| C| D

10/3

Course winner who got back on scoreboard at Beverley (9.9f) in May. Below that form more recently but is only 3 lb above last winning mark and could be a player.

Form: 521335

(5)

Don't Look Back⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 68| D

14/1

Winner at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy) in April and didn't get breaks (back from 9-week absence) when sixth in Haydock handicap (10.2f, soft) latest. Not out of things.

Form: 4-15276

Non-Runners

(7)

Auld Toon Loon¹⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: D O'Meara J: D Nolan

(6)

Thebeautifulgame⁹⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Tom Clover J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Dubai Souq (15/8), Auld Toon Loon (9/4), Piecederesistance (10/3), Orchestra (10/3), Bollin Margaret (9/2), Don't Look Back (14/1), Thebeautifulgame (14/1), Toute Chic (25/1)

AULD TOON LOON arrives at the top of his game and is fancied to register his third victory of the season. Dubai Souq made a pleasing return at Windsor in May and is feared most, whilst sole 3-y-o representative Orchestra can also make his presence felt.