Riu Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap

Pontefract

15:40

Date 2024-08-07

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £5,234

Runners (6)

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
4 (3)	Zozimus Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	130	v	224645	75	97	85	11d	—	—	-12	15.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Hard to win with but often runs well (as last time) and he's on a career-low mark
2 (2)	Garden Oasis Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	132	b	313212	77	93	75	18d	—	—	+9	30.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Front-runner who is enjoying a fine season and can make another bold bid
6 (6)	Casilli Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	124	—	4547-5	69	91	83	16d	—	—	-5	8.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Continues to drop down the weights & could improve for return, but others more compelling
3 (1)	Jean Baptiste Bay J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	J:Jason Hart T:Roger Fell & Sean Murray	131	p	-22507	76	91	75	31d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Runner-up on his first two starts this season but down the field on his three runs since
5 (5)	Patontheback Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	128	—	011220	73	93	88	12d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has won twice this year and he's much better than he showed at York; could bounce back
1 (4)	Larado Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	135	v	-41570	80	92	86	95d	—	—	+6	12.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on Lingfield AW in February; drops back down in grade today and not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Zozimus	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Garden Oasis	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4	3/1
Casilli	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1
Jean Baptiste	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Patontheback	7/1	15/2	7/1	15/2	7/1
Larado	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1

Predictor

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

1st

Garden Oasis

30.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 17.4 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Patontheback

19.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 11 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Zozimus

15.7

OR: 6.3 Form: 1 Odds: 8.4

2/1

Jean Baptiste

12.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Larado

12.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 3 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Casilli

8.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Larado	80	92	86
Garden Oasis	77	93	75
Jean Baptiste	76	91	75
Zozimus	75	97	85
Patontheback	73	93	88
Casilli	69	91	83

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