July 18 / 19.20 Pontefract

19.20

Good

Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap

  • Prize money: £3402.1
  • 1m 0f 6y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.25
  • Place: £1.80

Form: -45442 BF

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
12-race maiden; solid effort behind Little Ted at Leicester three weeks ago (1m, good to firm; cheekpieces first time) but a 2lb weights turnaround may not be sufficient to reverse the placings.
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3rd

1

(5)

17th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

20:52 Pontefract

Ravishing Beauty

10st 0lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Took this prize 12 months ago and she's back in excellent form of late, scoring at Carlisle (1m) before third of seven over C&D 26 days ago; merits serious consideration in her follow-up bid.

2/1

3rd

2

(1)

21st Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 5

16:35 Pontefract

Ravishing Beauty

10st 0lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Three wins overall include a comfortable C&D success last July on her only race at Pontefract; back near her best when winning at Carlisle (1m, soft; probably fine on good to firm) 13 days ago and looks a leading contender despite going back up 3lb.

7/2

1st

4

(1)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 173y

Class 5

16:18 Carlisle

Ravishing Beauty

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Jedd O’Keeffe

Solid spell of form last term featured two wins and three second-place finishes; has gone rather off the boil since but a revival would give her good claims off current mark.

11/1

9/1

  • Place: £4.30

Form: 037047 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Ex-Irish 3yo who has had plenty of racing, winning two of his 21 starts (the turf win over 1m on soft ground); not at his best in recent starts and makes his debut for Rebecca Menzies with a bit to prove.
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6

(10)

16th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 3f 23y

Class 6

20:30 Southwell (AW)

Weegeebear

9st 1lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Rebecca Menzies

2-21 when trained in Ireland and scored again 16 days ago on fifth start for new yard, in clearcut style at Newcastle (1m2f, Tapeta; 25-1) after leading over 2f out; back up 5lb but he's returned to serious calculations.

4/1

1st

11

(9)

30th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Weegeebear

8st 11lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Rebecca Menzies

Ex Irish gelding who was second of seven at Pontefract (1m, good) on stable debut in July but he's struggled in three starts since, including when behind Hashtagnotions at Beverley (8.5f, soft) 13 days ago; back up in trip on this return to AW.

18/1

11

(6)

17th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

16:18 Beverley

Weegeebear

9st 1lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

Ex-Irish gelding who often blows the start and has continued to prove inconsistent for his current yard; pulled hard when not seeing out 1m2f last time (Tapeta) and won't mind soft ground.

16/1

Form: 4-8555

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Best 2yo run (trained by Craig Lidster) came at this track (6f, good to soft); not quite hit the same heights for Ivan Furtado but he's dropping down the weights and this is weak; revival could be imminent.
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OUR TIP

Form: 722615 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 9lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Returned to Roy Bowring this year and he's won a couple of 9.5f handicaps at Wolverhampton, the latest off 2lb lower in May (strong form for the grade); not so good back on turf at Beverley last month but he'll be a danger to all if back to his recent best.
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13th

16

(4)

14th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

17:15 Doncaster

Back From Dubai

9st 1lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Roy Bowring

In-form 9yo who is a dual winner at Doncaster, including on penultimate start; creditable fourth at Leicester latest; in the mix.

10/1

4th

4

(2)

25th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

15:04 Leicester

Back From Dubai

9st 6lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Roy Bowring

9yo who returned to form when third at Southwell (1m, AW) last month and built on it to win at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) nine days ago; he should be fine on today's better ground and is respected up just 3lb.

9/2

Form: 850-87

Last run: 178 days

W: 8st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Unplaced in all eight starts (6f-1m) and his promising fifth at Newcastle (6f; November) hasn't been built on in three runs since; enough to prove back at a mile.
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7th

14

(1)

4th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 6

17:35 Southwell (AW)

Black Sky

8st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Unplaced in all nine Flat races and was pulled up on hurdling debut at Cartmel only recently when tried in a tongue-tie; cheekpieces now added.

25/1

2

25th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 4

14:20 Cartmel

Black Sky

10st 12lb

J: Tom Midgley

T: Michael & David Easterby

Unplaced in all nine Flat races and now has a basement handicap mark; tongue tied for this change of codes.

50/1

5th

7

(5)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

19:20 Pontefract

Black Sky

8st 8lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Unplaced in all eight starts (6f-1m) and his promising fifth at Newcastle (6f; November) hasn't been built on in three runs since; enough to prove back at a mile.

12/1

3/1

Form: -75341 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Responded well to pressure when beating Ravishing Beauty at Leicester three weeks ago (1m, good to firm); had more in hand than the winning margin on that occasion and a 2lb rise isn't excessive; this track hasn't brought out the best in him previously but he's still a serious contender.
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2nd

4

(4)

4th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 53y

Class 6

17:05 Leicester

Little Ted

9st 8lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Won a similar race over C&D last summer when rated 2lb higher; he has finished second in two of his last three starts, the latest on AW nine days ago, and another big run looks likely.

2/1

2nd

5

(6)

25th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:07 Newcastle (AW)

Little Ted

9st 7lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

C&D winner (2023); not far behind Barleybrown and Abu Royal here this month, but declined a winning opportunity (carried head high and idled) next time; visor didn't work at Beverley last week, so question marks persist.

10/1

7th

6

(7)

16th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 100y

Class 6

20:30 Beverley

Little Ted

9st 4lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Losing run is mounting up and he didn't look particularly resolute when nevertheless going close at Musselburgh (1m) most recently; chance depends on the effects of new headgear.

7/2

Form: 079766

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Dropped 26lb in the weights in six runs for new stable since February; perhaps the addition of blinkers will help but she's not a solid option in her current form.
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7th

4

(3)

18th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 6

19:20 Pontefract

Value Added

9st 8lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Dropped 26lb in the weights in six runs for new stable since February; perhaps the addition of blinkers will help but she's not a solid option in her current form.

12/1

6th

4

(9)

18th Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

20:30 Ripon

Value Added

9st 4lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Sole win came for Richard Hughes in a Wolverhampton novice (9.5f; 11-8 favourite) in July 2023; hasn't offered much in five starts - over a range of distances (1m-1m4f) - for this yard; competes from an easing mark.

16/1

6th

1

(11)

3rd Jun 2025

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Value Added

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Micky Hammond

Novice winner here (9.5f) for Richard Hughes in the summer of 2023, but has shown little since returning for this yard in February; the outside stall won't help his cause either.

25/1

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Payout
Exacta £33.30
Straight Forecast £27.50
Trifecta £136.00

Selections

The Times:

Ravishing Beauty

RP RATINGS:

Space Raider

POSTDATA:

Little Ted

SPOTLIGHT:

Back From Dubai

D Express:

Space Raider

Telegraph:

Ravishing Beauty

The Guardian:

Ravishing Beauty

Daily Mail:

Ravishing Beauty

Daily Mirror:

Ravishing Beauty

The Sun:

Ravishing Beauty

Daily Record:

Ravishing Beauty

The Star:

Little Ted