Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

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Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap

Date 2024-04-22

Distance 1m2f5y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £13,916

Winning Time 2m 21.27s (slow by 12.47s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bolster (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	13/2	Won
2nd	Lightening Company (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	6/1	2
3rd	Esmeray (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Ralph Beckett	13/8F	4
4th	Baryshnikov (GB) Connor Beasley · David & Nicola Barron	17/2	1.75
5th	Toshizou (IRE) Jonny Peate · Roger Fell & Sean Murray	6/1	1.25
6th	Forceful Speed (IRE) Billy Loughnane · George Boughey	15/2	9
7th	Thundering (GB) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	16/1	1.25
8th	Lord Protector (GER) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	33/1	11
9th	Euchen Glen (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie	33/1	22

Runners (9)

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
9 (3)	Esmeray Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ralph Beckett	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ralph Beckett	116	—	3213-	78	110	92	213d	—	—	-2	30.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Very lightly raced and brings potential to 4yo campaign, especially now back down to 1m2f
5 (6)	Lightening Company Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	122	—	0435-3	84	113	89	29d	—	—	+2	15.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won this last year and reappeared with good third at Doncaster; could be bang there
6 (4)	Toshizou Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	122	—	328-93	84	112	33	14d	—	—	0	11.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Proving hard to win with but ran well at Newcastle recently and might not be far away
4 (5)	Forceful Speed Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	127	t	51114-	89	110	84	195d	—	—	+15	28.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Progressive last year; open to further improvement this term and he's 2-2 here (both C&D)
1 (1)	Bolster Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	135	—	1/100-	97	107	78	283d	—	—	+12	21.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Very lightly raced 4yo; well beaten on handicap debut when last seen but retains potential
7 (9)	Baryshnikov Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Connor Beasley T:David & Nicola Barron	121	—	7235-4	83	112	100	29d	—	—	+2	10.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
On 17-race losing sequence but has a good record here and he made encouraging reappearance
8 (8)	Thundering Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	121	—	70105-	83	109	77	156d	—	—	+10	14.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Inconsistent last year but won in September and reappears with trainer among the winners
2 (2)	Lord Protector b/br J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	133	—	21600-	95	111	99	191d	—	—	+13	16	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Disappointing end to last season but reappears having had wind op; not discounted
3 (7)	Euchen Glen Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Jim Goldie	130	—	2440-0	92	107	90	29d	—	—	+8	11.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
11yo who was tailed off on reappearance, but may have needed it; down to a handy mark

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Esmeray	7/4	13/8	13/8
Lightening Company	11/2	11/2	11/2
Toshizou	11/2	11/2	11/2
Forceful Speed	11/2	11/2	6/1
Bolster	15/2	7/1	7/1
Baryshnikov	8/1	8/1	17/2
Thundering	16/1	14/1	16/1
Lord Protector	40/1	33/1	40/1
Euchen Glen	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Esmeray

30.4

OR: 7 Form: 13.4 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Forceful Speed

28.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 15 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Bolster

21.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Lord Protector

OR: 11.3 Form: 4 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Lightening Company

15.1

OR: 8.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Thundering

14.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Toshizou

11.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Euchen Glen

11.3

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Baryshnikov

10.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bolster	97	107	78
Lord Protector	95	111	99
Euchen Glen	92	107	90
Forceful Speed	89	110	84
Lightening Company	84	113	89
Toshizou	84	112	33
Baryshnikov	83	112	100
Thundering	83	109	77
Esmeray	78	110	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Toshizou	14d ago	Fit
Lightening Company	29d ago	Fit
Baryshnikov	29d ago	Fit
Euchen Glen	29d ago	Fit
Thundering	156d ago	Long break
Lord Protector	191d ago	Long break
Forceful Speed	195d ago	Long break
Esmeray	213d ago	Long break
Bolster	283d ago	Long break