Nars Supports The NHC Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

16:05

Nars Supports The NHC Handicap

Date 2025-04-30

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 42.51s (slow by 0.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Leadenhall (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	4/1	Won
2nd	Partisan Hero (IRE) William Pyle · David Loughnane	7/2	2.25
3rd	Theme Park (GB) Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	17/2	1.5
4th	Superposition (GB) P J McDonald · Ed Dunlop	13/8F	.75
5th	Borgi (IRE) Ben Sanderson · S Woods	22/1	6.5
6th	On The River (GB) Joe Fanning · Harriet Bethell	8/1	3
7th	Zoffandia (IRE) Josephine Gordon · Keiran Burke	14/1	26

Runners (8)

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
3 (3)	Superposition Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	J:P J McDonald T:Ed Dunlop	132	—	34/5-1	82	98	59	33d	—	—	-3	27.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Lightly raced 4yo who has potential off his current mark, for a trainer who does well here
7 (7)	Partisan Hero Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	J:William Pyle(3) T:David Loughnane	128	p	2-3311	78	98	77	22d	—	—	-3	16.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Made it two wins in a row when making all over C&D and a 5lb rise may not stop him
8 (4)	Leadenhall Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	123	—	39664-	73	101	92	207d	—	—	-5	10.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
0-8 last year but ran some good races, including on reappearance; might not be far away
1 (8)	On The River Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Harriet Bethell	J:Joe Fanning T:Harriet Bethell	135	—	0113-2	85	96	82	13d	—	—	+6	16.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
His four wins last year were on slow ground but his reappearance second came on good going
2 (1)	Theme Park Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	134	—	5819-0	84	96	76	23d	—	—	+2	10.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
May have needed reappearance; won over C&D last September on sole previous course visit
5 (6)	Zoffandia Chestnut J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	J:Josephine Gordon T:Keiran Burke	129	—	43-410	79	95	49	53d	—	—	+2	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Won on handicap debut at Kempton in February; disappointing since but not written off
4 (2)	Borgi Bay J:Ben Sanderson T:S Woods	J:Ben Sanderson T:S Woods	130	—	75410-	80	93	65	235d	—	—	+12	15.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Five-time AW winner; lower turf mark to work with but needs to prove himself on grass
NR (5)	Westernesse Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	128	p	30-510	78	96	85	12d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Won at Newcastle last month but down the field at Chelmsford only 12 days ago

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Superposition	15/8	7/4	15/8	7/4	7/4
Partisan Hero	7/2	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1
Leadenhall	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
On The River	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Theme Park	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2	9/1
Zoffandia	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Borgi	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Westernesse	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Superposition

27.4

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 9.4

15/8

2nd

On The River

16.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

3rd

Partisan Hero

16.2

OR: 7 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Borgi

15.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Theme Park

10.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Leadenhall

10.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Zoffandia

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Westernesse

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
On The River	85	96	82
Theme Park	84	96	76
Superposition	82	98	59
Borgi	80	93	65
Zoffandia	79	95	49
Partisan Hero	78	98	77
Westernesse	78	96	85
Leadenhall	73	101	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Westernesse	12d ago	Quick return
On The River	13d ago	Quick return
Partisan Hero	22d ago	Fit
Theme Park	23d ago	Fit
Superposition	33d ago	Fit
Zoffandia	53d ago	Fresh
Leadenhall	207d ago	Long break
Borgi	235d ago	Long break