Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

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Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap

Date 2023-04-24

Distance 1m2f5y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,916

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (3)	Cumulonimbus Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:Charlie Fellowes	J:Hollie Doyle T:Charlie Fellowes	122	—	67113-	86	113	88	194d	—	—	+6	32	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Progressive form last autumn and this lightly raced 4yo is open to further improvement
2 (5)	Ajero Bay J:Graham Lee T:Kim Bailey	J:Graham Lee T:Kim Bailey	134	t	22103-	98	110	101	197d	—	—	+12	26.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Useful hurdler who enjoyed productive first Flat campaign last season; could be in the mix
12 (2)	Lightening Company Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	118	—	15349-	82	109	91	—	—	—	+4	14.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Returns to action on a handy mark and with his trainer's horses running really well
6 (11)	Sun King Bay J:Ben Curtis T:George Boughey	J:Ben Curtis T:George Boughey	124	t	2163-5	88	110	99	107d	—	—	+3	12	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ex-Ballydoyle 4yo who may be able to build on his stable debut run; on the shortlist
9 (8)	Zealandia Bay J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	J:Clifford Lee T:Ian Williams	122	—	430/1-	86	110	102	317d	—	—	+14	21.1	2.00/1	9 11%
Back from absence but that was also the case when winning at York on sole stable start
13 (1)	Woottonsun Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	117	—	28155-	81	110	96	194d	—	—	+9	15.7	2.25/1	10 10%
Inconsistent last season but won twice and returns with good yard among the winners
NR (13)	Zealot Bay J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:Michael Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane(5) T:Michael Appleby	135	p	-14111	99	112	24	39d	—	—	+24	41.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Seven AW wins since last December; major player if transferring form to turf
8 (6)	Piecederesistance Bay J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(5) T:Micky Hammond	123	—	/2195-	87	110	91	—	—	—	+11	17.5	3.25/1	14 7%
Below best on last two Flat starts but the return to Pontefract could suit this C&D winner
3 (7)	Maries Diamond Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Fell	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Roger Fell	133	—	92-600	97	110	94	66d	—	—	+8	13.1	4.75/1	20 5%
1m Listed second here last July, but this trip may stretch him and he's on long losing run
7 (10)	Kenzai Warrior b/br J:Jason Watson T:Roger Teal	J:Jason Watson T:Roger Teal	123	—	0639-0	87	109	99	14d	—	—	+6	10.5	5.25/1	22 5%
His mark continues to fall & he didn't run badly last time, but others are more compelling
4 (12)	Baryshnikov Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	127	—	1300-9	91	111	97	22d	—	—	+8	11.2	6.75/1	28 4%
Runs off last winning mark but return to form needed on second start of the season
5 (9)	Dark Moon Rising Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	126	—	5580-0	90	104	100	44d	—	—	+7	11	6.75/1	28 4%
Reduced mark appeals on last spring's form but he's failed to shine since
11 (4)	Reel Rosie Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	J:Rowan Scott T:Edward Bethell	122	p	57188-	86	108	95	219d	—	—	+12	14.8	9.75/1	40 3%
Struggled on final two runs last season but returns from a break with stable in fine form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Cumulonimbus	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Ajero	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	9/2
Lightening Company	6	6	6	6	13/2
Sun King	8	8	8	8	15/2
Zealandia	9	9	9	9	9
Woottonsun	10	10	10	10	10
Zealot	6	11/2	11/2	7/2	6
Piecederesistance	14	12	11	12	12
Maries Diamond	20	16	14	16	16
Kenzai Warrior	22	18	18	18	18
Baryshnikov	28	22	20/1	25	22
Dark Moon Rising	28	25	20	25	25
Reel Rosie	40	33	25	33	33

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Zealot

41.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 24 Odds: 5

11/2

2nd

Cumulonimbus

OR: 9 Form: 15 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Ajero

26.9

OR: 12 Form: 10.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Zealandia

21.1

OR: 9 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

Piecederesistance

17.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.7

Woottonsun

15.7

OR: 7.8 Form: 6 Odds: 1.9

Reel Rosie

14.8

OR: 9 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

Lightening Company

14.6

OR: 8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Maries Diamond

13.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Sun King

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Baryshnikov

11.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Dark Moon Rising

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Kenzai Warrior

10.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zealot	99	112	24
Ajero	98	110	101
Maries Diamond	97	110	94
Baryshnikov	91	111	97
Dark Moon Rising	90	104	100
Sun King	88	110	99
Piecederesistance	87	110	91
Kenzai Warrior	87	109	99
Cumulonimbus	86	113	88
Zealandia	86	110	102
Reel Rosie	86	108	95
Lightening Company	82	109	91
Woottonsun	81	110	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kenzai Warrior	14d ago	Fit
Baryshnikov	22d ago	Fit
Zealot	39d ago	Fit
Dark Moon Rising	44d ago	Fit
Maries Diamond	66d ago	Fresh
Sun King	107d ago	Long break
Cumulonimbus	194d ago	Long break
Woottonsun	194d ago	Long break
Ajero	197d ago	Long break
Reel Rosie	219d ago	Long break
Zealandia	317d ago	Long break
Lightening Company	—	—
Piecederesistance	—	—