Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

16:25

Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap

Date 2025-07-27

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,234

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
7 (1)	Spirit Of Applause Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	p	390330	72	89	85	15d	—	—	-11	18	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Doesn't have the best of records at York so no surprise that he struggled there last time
4 (5)	Ventura Express Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	138	—	254002	80	89	64	23d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-2	18.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Second at Beverley last time in a 5f race he does well in and was perhaps unlucky
2 (6)	Elegant Erin Bay J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	J:Jason Hart T:Paul Midgley	139	—	552227	81	90	84	30d	—	—	+1	21.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Three successive seconds before dropped in from a tricky draw at Newcastle
3 (4)	Brummell Bay J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	139	—	15-148	81	89	79	31d	—	—	-1	11.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Beverley winner in April but below that level since, especially last time
6 (2)	The Actor Bay J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	J:Tom Kiely-Marshall(5) T:Julie Camacho	133	v	053-50	79	85	73	134d	—	—	0	10.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Has finished last in two runs for this yard on either side of wind surgery
5 (7)	Fuji Mountain Grey J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Declan Carroll	134	—	3-6770	80	88	82	29d	—	—	+5	11.5	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Capable off this sort of mark but tailed off at York last time and can be hard to predict
NR (3)	Bosh Bay J:TBC T:Michael Dods	J: T:Michael Dods	141	—	-07004	83	84	64	27d	—	—	—	8.3	—	—
Best efforts for Richard Hannon read well but hasn't got a lot going for current yard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spirit Of Applause	9/4	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1
Ventura Express	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Elegant Erin	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Brummell	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
The Actor	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	7/1
Fuji Mountain	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Bosh	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Elegant Erin

21.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

2nd

Ventura Express

18.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

3/1

3rd

Spirit Of Applause

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.6 Odds: 8.9

9/4

Fuji Mountain

11.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Brummell

11.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

The Actor

10.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Bosh

8.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bosh	83	84	64
Elegant Erin	81	90	84
Brummell	81	89	79
Ventura Express	80	89	64
Fuji Mountain	80	88	82
The Actor	79	85	73
Spirit Of Applause	72	89	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spirit Of Applause	15d ago	Fit
Ventura Express	23d ago	Fit
Bosh	27d ago	Fit
Fuji Mountain	29d ago	Fit
Elegant Erin	30d ago	Fit
Brummell	31d ago	Fit
The Actor	134d ago	Long break