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William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 1m (1m0f6y), Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, £4,187, 11 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Statten Island looks the answer at Pontefract, as our ratings put him 7 lb ahead of Bella Lucia and a full 11 lb clear of Under Arrest, a decent margin in a modest Class 5 over a mile on good to soft. That sort of advantage gives him the chance to win even without a perfect run. Bella Lucia is the most serious danger, with Under Arrest and Aphra Behn also needing a respectful eye in a competitive 11-runner field. Statten Island is the selection.
Runners
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas 9/55
Under Arrest arrives in good heart, a second last time out and a third two starts back, and he's fresh after just eight days, having run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in his last four, he carries 135 lb from stall one, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Too Darn Hot (GB)
- Dam
- I'm So Fancy (IRE) by Rajj
- Owner
- Lael Stables
- Foaled
- 20 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 9 wins from 55 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 70
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan 1/31
Statten Island has finished fourth in four of his last five starts, including last time out, so he's consistent if yet to win, and he has run over today's trip before. Our rating of 82 tops the field, well clear of his official 70, though the yard's form is a slight concern.
- Sire
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)
- Dam
- Kalaatah (USA) by Dynaformer
- Owner
- Steve Ryan
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Hambleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 31 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 67
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett 4/38
Fresh from a win last time out, Aphra Behn has also finished third, fourth, second and third in the four runs before that, and she returns after 23 days having run over today's trip. The main risk is the 132 lb she carries from draw 10, with our rating of 70 ranking her fourth of 11.
- Sire
- Territories (IRE)
- Dam
- Amhurst (GB) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- J L Rowsell
- Foaled
- 17 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Kimpton, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 38 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 55%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 68
Jason Watson
Marcus Tregoning 2/8
Orchard Hatches has finished third in her last two outings, after an eighth three starts back, yet she remains winless in recent starts and has had 37 days off. She has run over today's trip and carries 131 lb from draw 2, while our rating of 68 ranks her eighth of eleven.
- Sire
- Time Test (GB)
- Dam
- La Hulotte (IRE) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Mrs M E Wates
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Whitsbury, Hants
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 65
Paul Mulrennan
Dr Richard Newland 1/19
Yet to win in his last five, Tribal Appearance has run over today's trip and going before and returned 16 days ago with a sixth, though a fourth three starts back and a second five starts back show he can get involved. Carrying 129 lb from stall 11, he's rated 70 by us, sixth of 11.
- Sire
- Sioux Nation (USA)
- Dam
- Semblance (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Commercium
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2024
- Stable
- Claines, Worcs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 19%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 58
David Egan
George Scott 1/12
Emerald Bay was fourth last time out after a second and a third before that, and he won twice before that, so the form is solid, though he hasn't won in his last three. He has run over today's trip, but a 33-day break and 128 lb from stall nine leave him a midfield proposition.
- Sire
- Bayside Boy (IRE)
- Dam
- Sea Of Gems (FR) by Siyouni
- Owner
- J Mitchell Ballylinch Stud
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 12 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 62
Joanna Mason
Gemma Tutty 0/11
Bella Lucia arrives in good heart, second last time out and a winner two starts back, with experience of today's trip and going, and our rating of 75 ranks her second of 11. The one concern is a 50-day absence, so sharpness could be an issue.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Susie Javea (GB) by Coach House
- Owner
- A M Caygill
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Osmotherley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 75, Speed 61
David Probert
Hugo Palmer 5/31
High Hazard comes here fresh from a fourth last time out just 16 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going, but he's yet to win in his last six starts and was unplaced in three of the previous five. Our rating of 70 sits seventh of 11, so he looks a midfield sort off 127 lb from stall five.
- Sire
- Palace Pier (GB)
- Dam
- Parlour Palm (GB) by Bated Breath
- Owner
- Carswells Fire Engineering Racing
- Foaled
- 19 Jan 2024
- Stable
- Malpas, Cheshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 31 runs (16%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 69
David Allan
Tim Easterby 7/79
Won last time out and two starts back, which is a real plus, but he's rated 58 officially and ranks tenth of eleven on our figures at 65, with three poor finishes before that streak. Back in just six days, he has run over today's trip and going, and carries 126 lb from draw six.
- Sire
- Bated Breath (GB)
- Dam
- Vashti (GB) by Showcasing
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships Iii
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2024
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 79 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 51
Duran Fentiman
Craig Lidster 0/15
Craven Force is winless in his last five, with an unplaced effort last time and a fifth two starts back his best finish, so he is hard to fancy off 116 lb from stall eight. He has run over today's trip and going and is back after 16 days, but our figures rank him ninth of 11.
- Sire
- Caturra (IRE)
- Dam
- Limousine (GB) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Craven Surface Mrs T Burns Partners
- Foaled
- 15 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 61
Andrew Mullen
Michael & David Easterby 2/27
Diplomacy is winless in his last four, with two ninths and a sixth before a third last time out, so it's hard to fancy him from the bottom of our ratings at 11 of 11. On the plus side, he has run over today's trip and returns after 26 days off from a lowly mark of 52.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Borja (IRE) by Lope De Vega
- Owner
- Ryedale Racing & Southbank Racing
- Foaled
- 25 Feb 2024
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 27 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 58, Speed 51
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.