Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

16:12

Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap

Date 2024-10-07

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 5

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9 (1)	Style Of Life Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Harriet Bethell	J:Joanna Mason T:Harriet Bethell	127	t	1-7251	67	87	71	21d	—	—	-3	17.4	7/2 22%
Opened her turf account in Thirsk event last month, having dictated the pace
2 (7)	Walsingham Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	136	—	4332-4	76	88	55	12d	—	—	-6	11.5	9/2 18%
Still a maiden but is well treated on Irish form; second run for shrewd new connections
1 (3)	Urban Sprawl Chestnut J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	137	p	906962	77	92	58	6d	—	—	+1	16.2	5/1 17%
On a 21-race losing run but went very close at Ayr last week for best effort this term
5 (8)	Arkenstaar Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	130	p	432097	70	89	78	12d	—	—	-2	10.7	15/2 12%
All wins at Hamilton but has been placed in both C&D attempts; could go well
3 (2)	Makeen Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	135	v	001554	75	90	69	68d	—	—	+1	12.3	8/1 11%
Scored at Beverley in May; inconsistent otherwise in the last two years
4 (6)	Poet's Dawn Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	131	p	423716	71	87	72	29d	—	—	+8	16.4	11/1 8%
Retains a fair level of ability aged nine; hasn't defied this sort of mark for two years
8 (9)	William Dewhirst Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	128	—	-99064	68	87	51	26d	—	—	-3	7.4	9/1 10%
Resurgent efforts at Carlisle the last twice; won off 5lb higher there last season
6 (5)	Harswell Duke Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	J:Billy Garritty T:Liam Bailey	128	—	259858	68	91	65	13d	—	—	-1	6.4	14/1 7%
Losing run is mounting up but current mark is attractive; has rejoined Liam Bailey
7 (4)	Naval Academy Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Mark Walford	J:Dougie Costello T:Mark Walford	128	tp	421707	68	89	82	21d	—	—	+7	9.2	40/1 2%
Out of sorts since winning off this mark in July; cheekpieces added

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Style Of Life	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	7/2
Walsingham	7/2	9/2	4/1	4/1	7/2
Urban Sprawl	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Arkenstaar	7/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	15/2
Makeen	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	8/1
Poet's Dawn	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	17/2
William Dewhirst	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
Harswell Duke	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Naval Academy	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Style Of Life

17.4

OR: 4.3 Form: 7 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Poet's Dawn

16.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 8.9 Odds: 2.2

11/1

3rd

Urban Sprawl

16.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Makeen

12.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.1

8/1

Walsingham

11.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Arkenstaar

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

15/2

Naval Academy

9.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 4 Odds: 0.7

40/1

William Dewhirst

7.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

9/1

Harswell Duke

6.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Urban Sprawl	77	92	58
Walsingham	76	88	55
Makeen	75	90	69
Poet's Dawn	71	87	72
Arkenstaar	70	89	78
William Dewhirst	68	87	51
Harswell Duke	68	91	65
Naval Academy	68	89	82
Style Of Life	67	87	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Urban Sprawl	6d ago	Quick return
Walsingham	12d ago	Quick return
Arkenstaar	12d ago	Quick return
Harswell Duke	13d ago	Quick return
Style Of Life	21d ago	Fit
Naval Academy	21d ago	Fit
William Dewhirst	26d ago	Fit
Poet's Dawn	29d ago	Fit
Makeen	68d ago	Fresh