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Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Class 4, 1m2f (1m2f5y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, £5,234, 9 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Obito shares the top rating in this Pontefract ten-furlong contest and gets the nod over Impartiality on his progressive profile, which suggests there is more to come on the good to soft ground. Impartiality is on the same figure and is the obvious danger, while Walsingham is four pounds behind and BillyB five back, so both need to improve to get involved. With little to separate the top two on paper, the upward trajectory is what tips it Obito's way. Obito is the selection.
Runners
Kevin Stott
David O'Meara 4/50
Winner last time out and a third two starts back, Walsingham is in good heart after just 19 days, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 88 ranks him third of ten, but 142 lb is the main risk.
- Sire
- Lope De Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Dark Crusader (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 3
- Foaled
- 21 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 50 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 86
Rossa Ryan
David O'Meara 4/50
Obito is our pick on profile: a fourth last time out follows a third two starts back and a win three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and on this going. A 34-day break is his one question, but he's rated 92 by us against an official 86, and he runs from stall one.
- Sire
- Blue Point (IRE)
- Dam
- All Time (GB) by Dansili
- Owner
- Georginio Rutter
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 50 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 92, Speed 79
Shane Gray
Phillip Makin 1/8
Four seconds and a third across his last six show he's consistently in the mix, and he has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 92 puts him top of the ten. The risk is a seventh last time out, though 21 days off should help, and he is still yet to win in that spell.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Fair's Fair (IRE) by Lawman
- Owner
- J Toes J Oloan
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Middleham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 8 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 93, Speed 82
Tom Eaves
Craig Lidster 0/15
BillyB showed he can get involved with a second two starts back, has run over today's trip and going, and returns just 11 days after his last outing, while our rating of 87 sits above his official 82. The risk is that he's yet to win in his last six starts and was unplaced last time.
- Sire
- Raven's Pass (USA)
- Dam
- Aztec Queen (GB) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- David K Barker
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 15 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 20%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 80
David Allan
Tim Easterby 7/79
Per Contra showed his best with a win three starts back and a third two starts back, but he was eighth last time out, and he's back quickly after nine days. He has run over today's trip and going, carries 137 lb from stall 7, and our rating of 85 puts him sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)
- Dam
- Nonetheless (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- Ryedale Partners No 3
- Foaled
- 22 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 79 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 85, Speed 88
Cieren Fallon
Harry Charlton 3/17
Bnaider was a fifth last time out, but he is a winner two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, returning after 18 days. Carrying 133 lb from stall five, he's rated 84 by us, seventh of ten, so he looks a midfield sort.
- Sire
- New Bay (GB)
- Dam
- Rivercat (GB) by Kitten's Joy
- Owner
- Sheikh Ahmed Yousuf Saud Alsabah
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Beckhampton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 17 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 69%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 71
Andrew Mullen
Ivan Furtado 4/29
Fifth last time out, nine days ago, and a winner two starts back, so Sailthisshipalone arrives fit and in decent heart, and he has run on today's going before. Carrying 132 lb from draw 3, he's only fifth of ten on our rating of 87, which suggests he's more solid than special.
- Sire
- Havana Gold (IRE)
- Dam
- Liberisque (GB) by Equiano
- Owner
- Ontoawinner 8
- Foaled
- 21 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 38%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 76
David Probert
Charlie Johnston 5/40
Green Area has finished in the first three in each of her last four starts, third last time out, and a winner two starts back, and she has run over today's trip and going. Even so, ranked ninth of ten on our figures and carrying 130 lb from draw 2, she is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)
- Dam
- Reckoning (IRE) by Danehill Dancer
- Owner
- Mr Jaber Abdullah
- Foaled
- 19 May 2023
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 40 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 83
David Egan
Julie Camacho 0/17
Night Patrol was third last time out but is a long way removed from his win five starts back, with an eighth and an unplaced run since, and he returns after 46 days. He has run over today's trip and going, which helps, yet ranking eighth of ten on our figures makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Lucky Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Set Fire (IRE) by Bertolini
- Owner
- Judy Richard Peck
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 80
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton 3/27
Ohara is winless in his last six, though back-to-back fourths show he is not out of form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Even so, he is ranked tenth of ten on our figures, so he is hard to fancy from stall 8 off 126 lb.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Magique (IRE) by Jeremy
- Owner
- Anthony Pye Jeary And David Ian
- Foaled
- 13 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Blewbury, Oxfordshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 27 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 78
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.