Always Trying Syndicate Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

16:45

Always Trying Syndicate Handicap

Date 2024-04-02

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,780

Winning Time 1m 52.43s (slow by 10.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Wintercrack (GB) Rob Hornby · Pam Sly	11/4F	Won
2nd	Do I Dream (IRE) Andrew Breslin · Ben Haslam	4/1	1
3rd	Harswell Duke (IRE) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	10/1	3
4th	Star Shield (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	16/1	3
5th	On The River (GB) Cam Hardie · Harriet Bethell	10/1	4.5
6th	First Dynasty (USA) Paul Mulrennan · Sam England	80/1	1.75
7th	Pol Roger (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	14/1	0.05
8th	Gainsbourg (GB) Jason Hart · Daragh Bourke	6/1	1.25
9th	Young Fire (FR) David Nolan · David O'Meara	14/1	0.2
10th	Phoenix Fire (IRE) William Pyle · Michael Dods	13/2	0.3
11th	Perfect Swiss (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	28/1	1.75
12th	King Sharja (GB) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	50/1	35

Runners (12)

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
4 (3)	Wintercrack Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Pam Sly	J:Rob Hornby T:Pam Sly	132	—	63652-	72	87	80	168d	—	—	-2	16.8	0.80/1	16/5 24%
Last seen going close in a Leicester handicap off just 2lb lower
12 (2)	Do I Dream Bay J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	119	—	4567-4	59	87	86	84d	—	—	-8	6.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won this last year off a 3lb higher mark (on soft); didn't run badly on the AW last time
1 (7)	On The River Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	J:Cam Hardie T:Harriet Bethell	137	—	15468-	77	89	83	194d	—	—	+1	11.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Last year was a good one for his new yard and he's back on his last winning mark
5 (8)	Harswell Duke Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	132	—	670-60	72	86	69	10d	—	—	0	7.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Handy mark but hasn't fired for a while now and remains best watched
3 (5)	Gainsbourg Bay J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	J:Jason Hart T:Daragh Bourke	132	p	707-56	72	85	83	25d	—	—	-2	8.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Back on his last winning mark and not without hope of him staging a revival
10 (10)	Pol Roger Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	128	p	43408-	68	89	78	193d	—	—	0	7.3	2.75/1	11/1 8%
No wins since a 2yo but has come down the weights and conditions are fine
8 (4)	Star Shield Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	132	—	1-3335	72	86	72	20d	—	—	+8	14.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Below par latest on the AW; has won on soft but tends to steer clear of it these days
9 (6)	Phoenix Fire Bay J:William Pyle(5) T:Michael Dods	J:William Pyle(5) T:Michael Dods	131	—	35440-	71	89	81	152d	—	—	0	8.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Fourth of 16 over C&D before running too bad to be true on the AW
11 (12)	Perfect Swiss Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	127	b	8-6171	67	90	65	15d	—	—	0	5.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Something has clicked in the blinkers; could have this run to suit if held up
6 (9)	Young Fire Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	132	—	3665-9	72	88	75	89d	—	—	+1	7.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Needs a good pace to aim at and on a dangerous mark should he get one
2 (11)	King Sharja Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	134	—	5/73-9	74	81	43	25d	—	—	+4	6.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Failed to show enough on stable/AW/handicap debut last month to trust for this
7 (1)	First Dynasty Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Sam England	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Sam England	132	—	1200-6	72	87	-	20d	—	—	+4	5.9	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has won a race but not so clever in two runs for this yard, well beaten both times

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Wintercrack	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5	16/5
Do I Dream	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
On The River	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Harswell Duke	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Gainsbourg	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Pol Roger	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Star Shield	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Phoenix Fire	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Perfect Swiss	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Young Fire	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
King Sharja	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
First Dynasty	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wintercrack

16.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5.4

16/5

2nd

Star Shield

14.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

11/1

3rd

On The River

11.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 2 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Gainsbourg

8.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.8

15/2

Phoenix Fire

8.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Harswell Duke

7.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Young Fire

7.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

18/1

Pol Roger

7.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.9

11/1

King Sharja

6.7

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Do I Dream

6.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Perfect Swiss

5.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

First Dynasty

5.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
On The River	77	89	83
King Sharja	74	81	43
Wintercrack	72	87	80
Harswell Duke	72	86	69
Gainsbourg	72	85	83
Star Shield	72	86	72
Young Fire	72	88	75
First Dynasty	72	87	—
Phoenix Fire	71	89	81
Pol Roger	68	89	78
Perfect Swiss	67	90	65
Do I Dream	59	87	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Harswell Duke	10d ago	Quick return
Perfect Swiss	15d ago	Fit
Star Shield	20d ago	Fit
First Dynasty	20d ago	Fit
Gainsbourg	25d ago	Fit
King Sharja	25d ago	Fit
Do I Dream	84d ago	Fresh
Young Fire	89d ago	Fresh
Phoenix Fire	152d ago	Long break
Wintercrack	168d ago	Long break
Pol Roger	193d ago	Long break
On The River	194d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
First Dynasty	Prominent
Perfect Swiss	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 12 runners classified.