Happy 50th Birthday Olena Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

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Happy 50th Birthday Olena Handicap

Date 2024-07-19

Distance 1m4f5y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 2m 39.71s (slow by 3.91s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	St Pancras (GB) Connor Beasley · Martyn Meade	100/30	Won
2nd	Flickering Halo (IRE) David Nolan · Tim Easterby	100/30	1.75
3rd	Optician (GB) David Allan · Shaun Lycett	13/2	.5
4th	Richard P Smith (IRE) Joanna Mason · Ed Dunlop	12/1	0.2
5th	Frankelian (GB) Jason Hart · Ralph Beckett	9/4F	1
6th	Yippee (GB) C Y Ho · Charlie Johnston	14/1	1
7th	Southern Voyage (FR) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	11/1	5.5

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
6 (5)	Frankelian Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ralph Beckett	J:Jason Hart T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	536-33	76	83	62	20d	—	—	-12	14.5	0.56/1	9/4 31%
A rallying third at Salisbury (1m2f) and Chester (1m4f) last month in her two handicaps
4 (2)	Flickering Halo Brown J:David Nolan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Nolan T:Tim Easterby	134	—	371693	80	78	48	13d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Perhaps needs good ground or firmer judged on his back-to-form third last time out (1m6f)
5 (1)	St Pancras Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Martyn Meade	J:Connor Beasley T:Martyn Meade	130	—	735	76	77	60	39d	—	—	-7	15.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Looks interesting judged on the second of three runs for Richard Hannon; handicap debut
2 (6)	Optician Bay J:David Allan T:Shaun Lycett	J:David Allan T:Shaun Lycett	141	—	111242	76	82	-	18d	—	—	+11	22.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Success story on AW for this yard continues; now he needs to transfer that form to turf
3 (7)	Southern Voyage Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	136	—	078310	71	80	74	34d	—	—	+8	16	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Dropped a long way down the weights prior to Doncaster win in May; ran poorly latest start
1 (4)	Richard P Smith Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ed Dunlop	J:Joanna Mason T:Ed Dunlop	142	p	226-18	77	80	54	35d	—	—	+2	8.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) in May; came up well short when upped in grade at York
7 (3)	Yippee Bay J:C Y Ho T:Charlie Johnston	J:C Y Ho T:Charlie Johnston	125	—	421395	71	81	59	21d	—	—	+7	12.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Comfortably won a maiden handicap here (1m2f, good) in May; poor efforts elsewhere since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Frankelian	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	2/1
Flickering Halo	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
St Pancras	11/4	3/1	5/2	11/4	11/4
Optician	6/1	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Southern Voyage	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Richard P Smith	14/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Yippee	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

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

1st

Optician

22.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Flickering Halo

18.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 6 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Southern Voyage

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.2

11/1

St Pancras

15.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Frankelian

14.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

Yippee

12.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Richard P Smith

8.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flickering Halo	80	78	48
Richard P Smith	77	80	54
Frankelian	76	83	62
St Pancras	76	77	60
Optician	76	82	—
Southern Voyage	71	80	74
Yippee	71	81	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flickering Halo	13d ago	Quick return
Optician	18d ago	Fit
Frankelian	20d ago	Fit
Yippee	21d ago	Fit
Southern Voyage	34d ago	Fit
Richard P Smith	35d ago	Fit
St Pancras	39d ago	Fit