Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap (Round 3 Of The Pontefract Stayers Championship 2023)

Pontefract

19:30

Date 2023-06-12

Distance 2m1f27y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 3m 45.03s (slow by 1.73s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Yorkindness (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	11/4	Won
2nd	Byron Hill (IRE) Pat Cosgrave · Richard Hughes	4/1	5.5
3rd	Flint Hill (GB) Graham Lee · Ruth Jefferson	3/1	.5
4th	Giovanni Change (FR) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	13/8F	4.5

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (4)	Easy Equation Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:J S Moore	J:NON-RUNNER T:J S Moore	121	p	533314	56	83	-	2d	—	—	-11	21.7	—	—
Non-runner
3 (2)	Giovanni Change Grey J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	132	—	/369-1	67	86	47	—	—	—	-9	24.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Won here (2m5f) on return in April and followed up over hurdles latest; big player again
2 (5)	Flint Hill Chestnut J:Graham Lee T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Graham Lee T:Ruth Jefferson	134	—	3-3461	69	84	50	28d	—	—	-8	13	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Triple course winner who bounced back with a brave win at Catterick last time; respected
4 (3)	Yorkindness Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	-24204	65	85	78	10d	—	—	-7	13	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Well held last twice and overall record now stands at 1-14; others are more convincing
1 (1)	Byron Hill Bay J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	J:Pat Cosgrave T:Richard Hughes	135	p	93-087	70	80	27	37d	—	—	-6	9.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
This return to fast ground looks a positive but he needs a major revival; headgear added

Predictor

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

1st

Giovanni Change

24.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 10 Odds: 10.6

6/4

2nd

Easy Equation

21.7

OR: 1.5 Form: 10 Odds: 10.2

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3rd

Flint Hill

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.2

11/4

Yorkindness

OR: 3.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Byron Hill

9.4

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Byron Hill	70	80	27
Flint Hill	69	84	50
Giovanni Change	67	86	47
Yorkindness	65	85	78
Easy Equation	56	83	—

Last Run