Celebrating The Life Of Eric Armstrong Apprentice Handicap

Pontefract

14:10

Date 2023-09-28

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 6

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,664

Winning Time 1m 4.24s (slow by 2.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Granny B (IRE) Laura Coughlan · Michael Mullineaux	16/1	Won
2nd	Blazing Hot (GB) Christian Howarth · Michael Herrington	12/1	0.1
3rd	Autumn Flight (IRE) William Pyle · Ian McInnes	4/1J	0.3
4th	Smooch (IRE) Gianluca Sanna · John Quinn	14/1	0.3
5th	Yazaman (IRE) Elle-May Croot · Paul Midgley	6/1	2.25
6th	Opal Storm (GB) Aiden Brookes · Chris Fairhurst	9/2	0.2
7th	Tommytwohoots (GB) Aidan Keeley · Shaun Harris	50/1	1
8th	Cubanista (GB) Mia Nicholls · Olly Williams	28/1	1.25
9th	Dark Crusade (IRE) Ben Sanderson · Paul Midgley	4/1J	0.3
10th	Van Gerwen (GB) Mark Winn · Paul Midgley	15/2	0.05
11th	Glory Hallelujah (IRE) Alex Jary · Nigel Tinkler	25/1	2.25
12th	Tilia Cordata (IRE) Taylor Fisher · Steph Hollinshead	14/1	0.3
13th	Brother Sebastian (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	25/1	12

Runners (14)

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
3 (3)	Dark Crusade Bay J:Ben Sanderson T:Paul Midgley	J:Ben Sanderson T:Paul Midgley	136	—	334-34	62	71	61	21d	—	—	-8	7.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Lightly raced 3yo; behind Opal Storm at Carlisle latest; needs more but that's possible
9 (7)	Yazaman Bay J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Paul Midgley	J:Elle-May Croot(5) T:Paul Midgley	130	—	746524	55	72	65	51d	—	—	-6	9.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
No win since debut but threatening at a low level this summer, including over C&D
10 (5)	Autumn Flight Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Ian Mcinnes	J:William Pyle(3) T:Ian Mcinnes	128	b	746494	53	71	56	5d	—	—	-11	5.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-8 for this yard but has run some fair races; return to 5f not enough to tempt
8 (8)	Opal Storm Bay J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Chris Fairhurst	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Chris Fairhurst	131	—	554914	57	71	63	9d	—	—	0	12.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Improved efforts the last twice; met some trouble latest; yet to reach her ceiling
7 (14)	Tilia Cordata Bay J:Taylor Fisher T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Taylor Fisher T:Steph Hollinshead	131	—	09-851	56	72	50	49d	—	—	-4	3.4	2.75/1	12 8%
Tenth time lucky when dead-heating at Salisbury seven weeks ago; this is tougher up 3lb
2 (9)	Blazing Hot Chestnut J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Michael Herrington	J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Michael Herrington	136	p	527083	61	70	55	68d	—	—	+2	8.7	2.75/1	12 8%
0-21 on turf but he's a regular AW winner and starts out for new yard on a good mark
11 (2)	Smooch Chestnut J:Gianluca Sanna(5) T:John Quinn	J:Gianluca Sanna(5) T:John Quinn	127	—	9-3785	53	70	38	10d	—	—	-3	2.1	3.75/1	16 6%
First two runs this season were promising but backward steps since; drops back in trip
5 (10)	Van Gerwen Chestnut J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	133	—	640189	58	71	50	26d	—	—	+4	8.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Loves it here and won well last month but it won't be easy trying to dominate today
6 (1)	Granny B Bay J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Michael Mullineaux	J:Laura Coughlan(3) T:Michael Mullineaux	132	h	6-4445	58	70	46	45d	—	—	-2	3.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
0-10 for John Quinn; developing an aversion to the stalls and best watched on stable debut
4 (12)	Brother Sebastian Brown J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	133	—	-67809	59	66	51	2d	—	—	-1	3.3	5.25/1	22 5%
This is easier than Tuesday's Nottingham assignment but he's still easy enough to swerve
14 (4)	Secret Equity Chestnut J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	121	e/s	466-00	46	61	70	21d	—	—	-3	1.2	4.75/1	20 5%
Chance on last season's best but well held in two runs in 2023, eight months apart
1 (6)	Cubanista Bay J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Olly Williams	J:Mia Nicholls(5) T:Olly Williams	137	—	273700	62	70	69	10d	—	—	+2	4.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Well beaten on recent stable debut and he needs to turn things around quickly
12 (13)	Glory Hallelujah Chestnut J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler	125	p	083308	50	70	69	12d	—	—	0	3.2	8.00/1	33 3%
Two fair runs last month but he's finished down the field in two runs in September
13 (11)	Tommytwohoots Bay J:Aidan Keeley T:Shaun Harris	J:Aidan Keeley T:Shaun Harris	122	—	097620	47	72	66	155d	—	—	+2	4	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Sole success came on AW (6f); off since a poor run at Catterick in April; best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Dark Crusade	9/2	4	4	4	9/2
Yazaman	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Autumn Flight	4	4	9/2	4	4
Opal Storm	6	11/2	5	11/2	5
Tilia Cordata	12	12	11	12	11
Blazing Hot	10	11	11	11	12
Smooch	16	14	14	14	16
Van Gerwen	18	16	16	16	16
Granny B	16	16	14	16/1	16
Brother Sebastian	22	22	20	22	22
Secret Equity	20	18	18	18	18
Cubanista	25	25	22	25/1	22
Glory Hallelujah	28	33	28/1	28	28
Tommytwohoots	50	66	50	66/1	66

Predictor

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

1st

Opal Storm

12.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Yazaman

9.2

OR: 1.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Blazing Hot

8.7

OR: 2.8 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

Van Gerwen

8.2

OR: 2 Form: 5 Odds: 1.2

Dark Crusade

7.4

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Autumn Flight

5.5

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Cubanista

4.8

OR: 3 Form: 0.9 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Tommytwohoots

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Granny B

3.6

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Tilia Cordata

3.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Brother Sebastian

3.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Glory Hallelujah

3.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.4 Odds: 0.8

Smooch

2.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Secret Equity

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dark Crusade	62	71	61
Cubanista	62	70	69
Blazing Hot	61	70	55
Brother Sebastian	59	66	51
Van Gerwen	58	71	50
Granny B	58	70	46
Opal Storm	57	71	63
Tilia Cordata	56	72	50
Yazaman	55	72	65
Autumn Flight	53	71	56
Smooch	53	70	38
Glory Hallelujah	50	70	69
Tommytwohoots	47	72	66
Secret Equity	46	61	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Brother Sebastian	2d ago	Quick return
Autumn Flight	5d ago	Quick return
Opal Storm	9d ago	Quick return
Smooch	10d ago	Quick return
Cubanista	10d ago	Quick return
Glory Hallelujah	12d ago	Quick return
Dark Crusade	21d ago	Fit
Secret Equity	21d ago	Fit
Van Gerwen	26d ago	Fit
Granny B	45d ago	Fit
Tilia Cordata	49d ago	Fresh
Yazaman	51d ago	Fresh
Blazing Hot	68d ago	Fresh
Tommytwohoots	155d ago	Long break