15:43 Pontefract

Monday 6 October 2025

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Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 1m 17.12s

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(5)

Fine Interview^p1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: H Al Jehani| OR: 88| BF| CD

11/8

C&D winner. Respectable third of 11 in minor event at Ascot (7f, good to soft, 3/1) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 1-38353

(10)

Baldomero^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: M Appleby| OR: 86| D

40/1

Latest win at Doncaster in June. 22/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap there (6.5f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and could give a good account.

Form: 014590

(7)

Orne⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 82

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. 66/1, below form twelfth of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 72 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 608600

(4)

Reigning Profit¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 82| C

28/1

4-time course winner. 3 wins from 15 runs this year. 14/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 13 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 207158

(8)

Novello Lad²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 79| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (11/2) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago, just failing. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 217102

(9)

Grant Wood⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| D

40/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good, 16/1) 9 days ago. Given a chance by the assessor.

Form: 208079

(1)

Trilby^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: O J Orr| T: S England| OR: 77| D

3/1

Respectable third of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Haydock (6f, good) 9 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 040683

(2)

Irish Nectar^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 77| D

11/2

On a losing run but he shaped well when sixth of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft) 17 days ago, making up lots of ground to finish second in his group. Goes well on soft ground. Big shout.

Form: 905046

(3)

Valentine Catcher^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| D

15/2

25/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first past post in 14-runner handicap at this C&D (soft) 11 days ago, just holding on but demoted for hampering Keep Warm. Not taken lightly with headgear again sported.

Form: 5-00002

(6)

Keep Warm^v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

14/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (14/1) at this C&D (soft) 11 days ago by nose from Valentine Catcher (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Can go well again.

Form: 443591

Non-Runners

(11)

Thunder Blue¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: J A Osborne J: William Carver

Forecasts

Fine Interview (11/8), Trilby (3/1), Irish Nectar (11/2), Valentine Catcher (15/2), Thunder Blue (12/1), Keep Warm (14/1), Novello Lad (14/1), Reigning Profit (28/1), Orne (33/1), Baldomero (40/1), Grant Wood (40/1)

Lots with chances but Kevin Ryan's IRISH NECTAR really caught the eye when sixth in the Ayr Bronze Cup last time and goes well in the mud so gets the vote. Valentine Catcher heads the list of dangers after losing out here in the stewards' room recently, a race awarded to Keep Warm. He is a big danger along with Novello Lad, Thunder Blue and Fine Interview.