Mr Wolf Sprint Handicap (Div I) – Pontefract

Pontefract

20:20

Mr Wolf Sprint Handicap (Div I)

Date 2025-06-09

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,187

Winning Time 1m 15.58s (slow by 1.18s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Speeding Bullet (IRE) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	28/1	Won
2nd	Willolarupi (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Declan Carroll	9/2J	0.2
3rd	Minnesota Lad (IRE) Tom Eaves · Ivan Furtado	9/2J	0.2
4th	Keep Warm (GB) Billy Garritty · Michael & David Easterby	10/1	.75
5th	Havana Gila (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Harry Eustace	11/1	0.3
6th	One Night Thunder (GB) Joanna Mason · Gemma Tutty	11/2	0.3
7th	Admiral D (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	13/2	3.25
8th	Sir Maxi (GB) P J McDonald · Sam England	5/1	.75
9th	Danzan (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	15/2	.5

Runners (11)

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
4 (2)	Willolarupi Bay J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	138	—	15-621	71	79	64	21d	—	—	-7	10.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won at Redcar last time, taking record over 6f to 2-5; still unexposed at this trip
5 (1)	Minnesota Lad Chestnut J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	J:Tom Eaves T:Ivan Furtado	138	—	-65502	71	83	59	9d	—	—	-2	15.3	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Modest strike-rate but shaped encouragingly last time and remains on a handy mark
3 (6)	Admiral D Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	140	—	794-06	73	82	76	14d	—	—	-4	9.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Poor strike-rate since 2022 but now drops in grade; similar type to Illusionist
10 (3)	Sir Maxi Bay J:P J McDonald T:Sam England	J:P J McDonald T:Sam England	130	b	212B73	63	78	66	11d	—	—	0	13.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Has form figures of 1121 over this C&D, the most recent performance off 4lb higher
2 (8)	One Night Thunder Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	J:Joanna Mason T:Gemma Tutty	142	—	0/0-80	75	77	10	24d	—	—	-4	10.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Chance depends on how well he responds to this drop in distance
6 (10)	Keep Warm Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	137	v	2873-8	70	79	62	42d	—	—	-3	8.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
2-2 in 6f handicaps, both wins at Pontefract in July 2023; interesting back here
7 (4)	Danzan Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	136	p	325-50	69	78	55	9d	—	—	-3	7.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Well held last time; this veteran drops in class but is on a two-year losing spell
9 (9)	Havana Gila Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Harry Eustace	132	—	334-85	73	78	75	30d	—	—	+1	7.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
This step back up to 6f is worth exploring; well treated on best 2yo form
8 (11)	Speeding Bullet Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	134	—	858-70	67	76	62	27d	—	—	+2	5.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Generally regressive since 2yo win; drops back to 6f for first time since debut
NR (5)	Illusionist Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	142	—	150-86	75	75	39	12d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Poor strike-rate over the last three years but this is a drop in class; not ruled out
NR (7)	Larchill Lass Bay J:Sam James T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Sam James T:Michael & David Easterby	124	h	-65204	65	79	71	3d	—	—	—	6.3	—	—
Quite an exposed 3yo; first-time hood needs to make a difference

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Willolarupi	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Minnesota Lad	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	4/1
Admiral D	11/2	11/2	11/2	9/2	11/2
Sir Maxi	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	6/1
One Night Thunder	11/2	13/2	6/1	7/1	11/2
Keep Warm	15/2	8/1	8/1	17/2	8/1
Danzan	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Havana Gila	14/1	12/1	12/1	10/1	12/1
Speeding Bullet	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Illusionist	-	-	-	-	-
Larchill Lass	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Minnesota Lad

15.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 5 Odds: 5

5/1

2nd

Sir Maxi

13.8

OR: 3.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Willolarupi

10.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

One Night Thunder

10.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

7/1

Admiral D

9.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Keep Warm

8.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

Havana Gila

7.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Danzan

7.6

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Illusionist

6.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Larchill Lass

6.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

—

Speeding Bullet

5.2

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
One Night Thunder	75	77	10
Illusionist	75	75	39
Admiral D	73	82	76
Havana Gila	73	78	75
Willolarupi	71	79	64
Minnesota Lad	71	83	59
Keep Warm	70	79	62
Danzan	69	78	55
Speeding Bullet	67	76	62
Larchill Lass	65	79	71
Sir Maxi	63	78	66

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Larchill Lass	3d ago	Quick return
Minnesota Lad	9d ago	Quick return
Danzan	9d ago	Quick return
Sir Maxi	11d ago	Quick return
Illusionist	12d ago	Quick return
Admiral D	14d ago	Fit
Willolarupi	21d ago	Fit
One Night Thunder	24d ago	Fit
Speeding Bullet	27d ago	Fit
Havana Gila	30d ago	Fit
Keep Warm	42d ago	Fit