July 28 / 15.42 Pontefract

15.42

Good To Firm

Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 1m 2f 5y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly sunny

7/2 (Won)

Form: 545265 CD BF

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 65

Form & Verdict
Held up; his eight wins include four over C&D and they include this race in 2020 (his trainer has won four of the last five renewals); won once in each of the next three seasons and is now 2lb below last November's winning mark on AW; close second at Carlisle this June and respectable fifth at Ayr on latest start, so he has to be in calculations.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

(6)

6th Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 6

14:30 Pontefract

Highwaygrey

10st 9lb

J: Mrs Emily Roberts

T: Tim Easterby

Needs to be delivered late off a strong pace to be at his best and it's not worked out for him this season, including in three races at Pontefract where he has a good record; continues to creep down the weights.

11/2

4th

4

(5)

15th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 1f 207y

Class 6

15:30 Beverley

Highwaygrey

9st 13lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

9yo who has been a grand servant to the yard with nine wins but he's not so good as he once was; needs to be delivered late off a strong pace to be at his best; now on a career-low mark and others preferred.

10/1

Form: 5-2055

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Ten-race maiden who went close at Beverley (1m2f, soft) in April but will need to be better than on his three starts since; tried blinkers on latest and now it's cheekpieces; trainer (also runs Highwaygrey) has a fine record in this race.
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7th

7

(1)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

15:03 Newcastle (AW)

Burglars Dream

9st 5lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

in touch with leaders, outpaced but briefly went third 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

14/1

7th

7

(1)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

15:03 Newcastle (AW)

Burglars Dream

9st 5lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Tim Easterby

in touch with leaders, outpaced but briefly went third 2f out, weakened gradually inside final furlong

14/1

9th

13

27th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:00 Wetherby

Burglars Dream

11st 0lb

T: Tim Easterby

midfield, hampered 5th, badly hampered 4 out

16/1

100/30

Form: 611143 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 67

Form & Verdict
Missed 2023; resurgent 6yo who won three in a row (Redcar, Ayr and Wetherby) over 1m2f before his minor honours at York and Pontefract on last two outings; ran a bit freely in amateurs race last time, which was below form, but it's easy to see him bouncing back with a bold show.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(11)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Southwell (AW)

Life On The Rocks

9st 7lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Needs to improve on his three efforts for new yard and the latest one took his AW record to 0-19.

40/1

2

(9)

11th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

16:10 Wolverhampton (AW)

Life On The Rocks

9st 9lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

Needs to improve on his two efforts for new yard and the latest one took his AW record to 0-18.

14/1

5th

1

(6)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 42y

Class 6

17:25 Newcastle (AW)

Life On The Rocks

9st 12lb

J: Aiden Brookes

T: Micky Hammond

All six of his wins have been on turf but he has form on AW; won by a head at Leicester (1m2f, good to firm) in May before a lesser effort on his final start for Richard Fahey; failed to beat a rival on yard debut at Beverley (8.5f, good to firm) and the visor now returns.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 756-27 CD

Last run: 43 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
1-19 in Britain, the one win in this race two years ago; hooded for last three starts, easily the best of those when second of 20 at York (1m4f, good) in May on reappearance; reared as the stalls opened on latest; mostly ran with credit last term and bang there if back on song.
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5th

2

(2)

16th May 2026

Good

1m 3f 197y

Class 6

16:50 Doncaster

Piecederesistance

9st 12lb

J: Liam Wright

T: Martin Keighley

His last win was in July 2022 but he returned to the Flat for new yard with a front-running third at Pontefract (1m2f, good; tongue-tie added) two weeks ago; that was an encouraging effort after a break and he has possibilities if he can build on that.

7/2

3rd

4

(4)

29th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 5y

Class 5

16:33 Pontefract

Piecederesistance

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: Martin Keighley

Won in France in 2020 and scored over C&D in 2022 but has developed a rocky profile and was in poor form when last seen over hurdles in the autumn; has joined Martin Keighley (same owners) but watching brief advised on this comeback in a tongue-tie.

33/1

6

15th Oct 2025

Good

3m 0f 26y

Class 5

16:20 Wetherby

Piecederesistance

11st 4lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Micky Hammond

Dropped out of contention rather tamely at Uttoxeter (2m) last week and is now 0-11 over hurdles; has quite a bit to prove on this first venture beyond about 2m1f.

16/1

Form: -86151

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Has made the running only once (last term, ran creditably) but runners from this yard aren't usually shy about going on; beat his four rivals at Musselburgh (1m1f, good to firm) in June and hit a new high when scoring by a neck on Wolverhampton AW (9.4f) on latest outing; a slightly lower turf mark means he's 1lb lower than for that latest win; has tried this far only once (below form) but he's a 3yo who could have more to offer.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

7

(5)

19th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 4

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rosenzoo

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charlie Johnston

C&D winner in July and good runner-up efforts here the last twice, going down only narrowly latterly; should go well again.

11/4

2nd

4

(5)

27th Sep 2024

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rosenzoo

9st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charlie Johnston

Three wins include one here; had lost his way but back on track behind an improver here last week (9.4f); thereabouts if in the same form again.

3/1

2nd

3

(5)

21st Sep 2024

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Rosenzoo

9st 10lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Charlie Johnston

Has lost the plot since winning over C&D in high summer, including back on Tapeta last time; has it all to prove now and is some way down the pecking order.

16/1

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Payout
Straight Forecast £33.18

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Rosenzoo

POSTDATA:

Life On The Rocks

RP RATINGS:

Highwaygrey

The Sun:

Burglar's Dream

Telegraph:

Piecederesistance

The Times:

Rosenzoo

Daily Mirror:

Rosenzoo

Daily Record:

Rosenzoo

D Express:

Life On The Rocks

The Star:

Highwaygrey