Trustees Of The National Horseracing College Handicap (Div I)

Pontefract

5:10

Date 2023-05-03

Distance 1m6y

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,140

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (3)	Back From Dubai b Ben Curtis · Roy Bowring	Ben Curtis · Roy Bowring	137	—	-05352	57	68	57	24d	—	—	-4	13.3	7/2 22%
Yet another good run at Southwell last month, a scene he knows well.
8 (4)	Willing To Please b Jason Hart · Philip Kirby	Jason Hart · Philip Kirby	130	—	7-3905	50	71	68	15d	—	—	-8	3.3	13/2 13%
Running just okay on the AW of late; would prefer good ground or firmer
9 (6)	Frankelio b Aiden Brookes(5) · Micky Hammond	Aiden Brookes(5) · Micky Hammond	129	—	3859-0	49	72	49	22d	—	—	-9	3.6	13/2 13%
Last season didn't end well and he dropped out tamely over C&D three weeks ago.
4 (11)	Dandys Angel b Brandon Wilkie(7) · John Wainwright	Brandon Wilkie(7) · John Wainwright	135	—	235-26	55	67	56	6d	—	—	-6	3.9	15/2 12%
Has a poor strike-rate of 2-41 and slow starts have become a habit.
6 (10)	Mr Strutter ch Andrew Elliott · David Thompson	Andrew Elliott · David Thompson	133	—	8000-4	53	72	70	22d	—	—	-5	3	10 10%
Came from off the pace to finish fourth of 15 over C&D three weeks ago.
10 (7)	Shabs b David Egan · Martin Smith	David Egan · Martin Smith	129	b	25-723	49	69	65	35d	—	—	-6	2.1	10 10%
Maiden with plenty of placed form; softish ground could be a stumbling block.
3 (12)	Little Ted ch David Allan · Tim Easterby	David Allan · Tim Easterby	136	p	2909-3	56	71	62	29d	—	—	-2	6.9	11 9%
Below his last winning mark and plenty of positives to glean from his third at Thirsk.
1 (13)	Inexplicable gr/b Mark Winn(5) · Antony Brittain	Mark Winn(5) · Antony Brittain	138	tv	253921	58	65	-	4d	—	—	+11	18.5	10 10%
Wolverhampton winner the other day and that's more his scene; penalised.
5 (8)	Divine Connection b Sam James · Craig Lidster	Sam James · Craig Lidster	134	b	7-0270	54	66	57	55d	—	—	-5	3.4	17/2 11%
Three times a runner-up during the winter but has been well held on last two outings.
12 (5)	Premiership b Connor Beasley · Tracy Waggott	Connor Beasley · Tracy Waggott	126	—	30750-	46	64	44	183d	—	—	-3	2	18 6%
Finished close up at Redcar last May (7f, good) but nothing to shout about since.
11 (2)	Connie R b Tom Eaves · Michael Herrington	Tom Eaves · Michael Herrington	127	p	743926	47	67	49	25d	—	—	+1	5.8	16 6%
Longstanding maiden who is having only her fourth start on turf.
7 (9)	Precedent b Paul Mulrennan · Rebecca Menzies	Paul Mulrennan · Rebecca Menzies	131	p	80080-	51	52	44	272d	—	—	-2	1	33 3%
Ex-Irish maiden who offered little in his four handicaps (6f-7f); different headgear.
13 (1)	Garswood Lady b Connor Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	Connor Murtagh · Barry Murtagh	126	—	769	46	51	-	50d	—	—	-1	0.4	100 1%
Beaten a very long way in two bumpers and three novices on the Flat (7f-1m2f).

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Back From Dubai	4	4	7/2	4	4
Willing To Please	13/2	6	6	11/2	11/2
Frankelio	11/2	6	13/2	6	6
Dandys Angel	8	8	8	15/2	15/2
Mr Strutter	9	10	17/2	10	10
Shabs	10	10	10	10	10
Little Ted	11	9	8	9	9
Inexplicable	10	10	9	10	10
Divine Connection	8	9	8	8	17/2
Premiership	16	18	16	18	18
Connie R	16	16	14	16	16
Precedent	33	33	33	33	33
Garswood Lady	100	100	66	100	100

Predictor

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

1st

Inexplicable

18.5

OR: 2 Form: 14.4 Odds: 2.1

2nd

Back From Dubai

13.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 5

7/2

3rd

Little Ted

6.9

OR: 1.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

Connie R

5.8

OR: 0 Form: 4.4 Odds: 1.4

Dandys Angel

3.9

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Frankelio

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Divine Connection

3.4

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Willing To Please

3.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Mr Strutter

OR: 0.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Shabs

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Premiership

OR: 0 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.4

Precedent

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Garswood Lady

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Inexplicable Top Rated	58	65	—
Back From Dubai	57	68	57
Little Ted	56	71	62
Dandys Angel	55	67	56
Divine Connection	54	66	57
Mr Strutter	53	72	70
Precedent	51	52	44
Willing To Please	50	71	68
Frankelio	49	72	49
Shabs	49	69	65
Connie R	47	67	49
Premiership	46	64	44
Garswood Lady	46	51	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Back From Dubai	24d ago	Fit
Willing To Please	15d ago	Fit
Frankelio	22d ago	Fit
Dandys Angel	6d ago	Quick return
Mr Strutter	22d ago	Fit
Shabs	35d ago	Fit
Little Ted	29d ago	Fit
Inexplicable	4d ago	Quick return
Divine Connection	55d ago	Fresh
Premiership	183d ago	Long break
Connie R	25d ago	Fit
Precedent	272d ago	Long break
Garswood Lady	50d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Divine Connection	Front Runner
Premiership	Prominent
Frankelio	Hold Up
Mr Strutter	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 13 runners classified.

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