John Winter & Co 60th Birthday Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

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John Winter & Co 60th Birthday Handicap

Date 2023-07-21

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 1.70s (slow by 0.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Copper Knight (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	5/1	Won
2nd	Elegant Erin (IRE) Graham Lee · Paul Midgley	7/2F	0.3
3rd	Pillow Talk (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · K R Burke	9/2	.5
4th	Mattice (GB) Duran Fentiman · Tim Easterby	9/2	.5
5th	Russet Gold (GB) Rossa Ryan · Roger Varian	9/2	0.2
6th	Rocket Rodney (GB) Ben Curtis · George Scott	9/2	6

Runners (7)

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
3 (2)	Pillow Talk Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	J:Daniel Tudhope T:K R Burke	131	—	16-270	91	99	74	28d	—	—	-2	15.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Raced on unfavoured far side when midfield in 3yo h'cap at Royal Ascot and not ruled out
4 (7)	Russet Gold Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Varian	J:Rossa Ryan T:Roger Varian	130	—	813-01	90	103	73	27d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won Redcar handicap last month and this well-bred 3yo is open to further improvement
5 (5)	Elegant Erin Bay J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	J:Graham Lee T:Paul Midgley	127	—	331-95	83	104	90	7d	—	—	-3	12.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Four wins last year and ran well at York last Friday; in calculations
2 (6)	Rocket Rodney Bay J:Ben Curtis T:George Scott	J:Ben Curtis T:George Scott	136	—	27-602	96	104	76	14d	—	—	+1	15.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
2yo Listed winner who got back on track when runner-up in recent Doncaster handicap
7 (4)	Mattice Bay J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	J:Duran Fentiman T:Tim Easterby	121	p	669443	77	105	95	7d	—	—	-1	14.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close third of 18 to Copper Knight at York last Friday and a win could be imminent
6 (3)	Copper Knight Bay J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane(3) T:Tim Easterby	125	tp	690871	81	106	97	7d	—	—	+8	21.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
9yo who won in a big field at York last Friday and can make another bold bid
NR (1)	Alligator Alley Bay J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:David Omeara	J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:David Omeara	137	tv	306803	93	102	78	33d	—	—	-4	21.6	2.00/1	9 11%
Good third at Doncaster latest; contender if conditions suit (might not want slow ground)

Horse	bet365	Coral
Pillow Talk	7/2	7/2
Russet Gold	9/2	4
Elegant Erin	5	9/2
Rocket Rodney	4	9/2
Mattice	5	9/2
Copper Knight	9/2	5
Alligator Alley	8	9

Predictor

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

1st

Copper Knight

21.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Alligator Alley

21.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 3 Odds: 7.8

3rd

Rocket Rodney

15.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Pillow Talk

15.3

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Russet Gold

14.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Mattice

14.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Elegant Erin

12.7

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rocket Rodney	96	104	76
Alligator Alley	93	102	78
Pillow Talk	91	99	74
Russet Gold	90	103	73
Elegant Erin	83	104	90
Copper Knight	81	106	97
Mattice	77	105	95

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Elegant Erin	7d ago	Quick return
Mattice	7d ago	Quick return
Copper Knight	7d ago	Quick return
Rocket Rodney	14d ago	Fit
Russet Gold	27d ago	Fit
Pillow Talk	28d ago	Fit
Alligator Alley	33d ago	Fit