National Horseracing College Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

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National Horseracing College Handicap

Date 2025-04-30

Distance 1m2f5y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 2m 17.15s (slow by 8.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	It's A Love Thing (GB) Oisin Orr · Sam England	9/4F	Won
2nd	Show Biz Kid (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Julia & Shelley Birkett	6/1	1
3rd	Molinari (IRE) David Nolan · Martin Todhunter	9/2	.5
4th	Highwaygrey (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	9/2	2.5
5th	Eeetee (IRE) Dougie Costello · John Wainwright	9/1	.5
6th	Prince Achille (GB) Jack Garritty · Jedd O'Keeffe	4/1	.75
7th	Dandy's Angel (IRE) Tom Kiely-Marshall · John Wainwright	50/1	6

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
3 (5)	It's A Love Thing Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Sam England	J:Oisin Orr T:Sam England	132	—	831122	71	86	53	17d	—	—	+8	28.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Two AW wins in March and good second back on turf last time; should go well again
1 (3)	Molinari Grey J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	J:David Nolan T:Martin Todhunter	135	—	2311-2	74	85	57	20d	—	—	-2	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Won last two races on AW last year; fair comeback run; a chance but high enough at present
4 (2)	Prince Achille Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd O'Keeffe	J:Jack Garritty T:Jedd O'Keeffe	130	—	2216-2	69	84	51	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	14.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
1-17 on turf; sound reappearance run after meeting trouble; conditions suit; chance
6 (4)	Highwaygrey Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	126	tp	3758-6	65	91	73	23d	—	—	-8	8.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Five-time C&D winner; should come on for reappearance run, on a winning mark and a chance
2 (7)	Show Biz Kid Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	J:Sean Kirrane T:Julia & Shelley Birkett	133	b	49-231	72	88	76	25d	—	—	-3	8.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Off the mark at Yarmouth last time and with just a 2lb rise is not without a chance again
5 (1)	Eeetee Bay J:Dougie Costello T:John Wainwright	J:Dougie Costello T:John Wainwright	127	—	44565-	66	86	87	173d	—	—	-3	6.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Four wins for David O'Meara; well handicapped and could go well but lacks a recent run
7 (6)	Dandy's Angel Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:John Wainwright	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:John Wainwright	123	—	1119-0	62	84	72	14d	—	—	+1	3.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Three wins on soft/heavy last autumn; well beaten on comeback; perhaps best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
It's A Love Thing	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	3/1
Molinari	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	7/2
Prince Achille	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Highwaygrey	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Show Biz Kid	13/2	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2
Eeetee	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	8/1
Dandy's Angel	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

It's A Love Thing

28.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 17.1 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Molinari

16.2

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Prince Achille

14.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

Highwaygrey

8.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

5/1

Show Biz Kid

8.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Eeetee

6.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Dandy's Angel

3.6

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Molinari	74	85	57
Show Biz Kid	72	88	76
It's A Love Thing	71	86	53
Prince Achille	69	84	51
Eeetee	66	86	87
Highwaygrey	65	91	73
Dandy's Angel	62	84	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Prince Achille	14d ago	Fit
Dandy's Angel	14d ago	Fit
It's A Love Thing	17d ago	Fit
Molinari	20d ago	Fit
Highwaygrey	23d ago	Fit
Show Biz Kid	25d ago	Fit
Eeetee	173d ago	Long break