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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 5f (5f3y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, £5,234, 10 runners
- Going
- SOFT
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Showers
- Stalls
- Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Vantheman heads our ratings at 91, three pounds clear of Another Baar on 88, and that edge is enough to make him the one to beat in a competitive ten-runner sprint at Pontefract. The way he is bunched with several rivals means this is far from a foregone conclusion, and the easy-ish ground over the five furlongs should suit a speedy type. Another Baar is the main danger, with Rogue Enforcer and Brummell both only a pound further back on 87 and capable of turning this into a tight finish. Vantheman still looks the sound choice on figures, and he is our selection.
Runners
Rossa Ryan
Archie Watson 3/14
Rogue Enforcer was beaten into fourth last time out and has run over today's trip and going, while our rating of 87 ranks him third of ten; the one concern is a 112-day absence, and he is yet to win in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Profitable (IRE)
- Dam
- Skip To My Lou (GB) by Foxwedge
- Owner
- The Rogues Gallery
- Foaled
- 27 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, W Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 14 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 84
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan 1/31
Vantheman is consistent without a win, finishing fourth last time out and in the first five in each of his last six starts, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 91 tops the field, and his only blemish is a stable that is currently quiet.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Laila Honiwillow (GB) by Bahamian Bounty
- Owner
- Alison Muir Tonge Colin Paterson
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Hambleton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 31 runs (3%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 91, Speed 89
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley 2/8
Rated 88 by us and second-best of ten, Another Baar has run over today's trip and going and returns fresh after 23 days, with a speed rating of 85 backing the case. The risk is a string of sevenths, leaving him yet to win in his last six starts.
- Sire
- Mayson (GB)
- Dam
- Rapid Recruit (IRE) by Fast Company
- Owner
- Keatley Owners Group Porter Finneran
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Ryedale, North Yorkshire
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 88, Speed 85
Paul Mulrennan
Richard Hughes 1/21
Our Cody is yet to win in her last five, with a third four starts back and a fourth three starts back her best efforts, though she's been unplaced in her last two and returns after 37 days off. She has run over today's trip and our rating of 86 sits above her official 83, but a stable in thin form tempers the case.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Dubai Sunset (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- R P Gallagher
- Foaled
- 10 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Upper Lambourn, Berks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 21 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 86
David Egan
Julie Camacho 0/17
Brummell fits the picture of a leading danger: he was second two starts back, has been in the frame in three of his last six, and is back quickly after 13 days. He has run over today's trip and going, though he is still yet to win in that spell, and that is the main risk.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Strait Power (IRE) by Rock Of Gibraltar
- Owner
- Owners Group 122
- Foaled
- 8 May 2021
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 85
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby 2/27
Fresh from a win last time out and a second three starts back, he arrives off a 33-day break and has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 132 lb from stall one, he is ranked seventh of ten by our rating of 84, and his unplaced run two starts back shows the inconsistency.
- Sire
- Soldier's Call (GB)
- Dam
- La Vale (USA) by Freedom Child
- Owner
- D Scott Resdev Capla Dev L Westwood
- Foaled
- 10 Feb 2021
- Stable
- Sheriff Hutton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 27 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 76
Kevin Stott
Paul Midgley 2/14
Rock of England has been in good heart, third last time out and a winner two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, but our figures rank him only eighth of ten. Carrying 131 lb off an official 80 after 36 days off, he looks short of the pace here.
- Sire
- Unfortunately (IRE)
- Dam
- Miss Fay (IRE) by Sayif
- Owner
- D Padgett
- Foaled
- 15 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Westow, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 14 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 28%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 76
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll 0/11
Seventh last time out and winless in his last six, though a third three starts back and a second four starts back show he can get involved, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating of 86 sits above his official 80, but 131 lb from stall eight is a lot to carry.
- Sire
- Sioux Nation (USA)
- Dam
- Dusty (GB) by Paco Boy
- Owner
- Ursa Major Racing Riverside Racing
- Foaled
- 24 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Malton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 79
Cieren Fallon
John Wainwright 1/2
Won twice in her last six starts, including a win two starts back and another three starts back, but she was unplaced last time out, and she has run over today's trip and going before. Ranked last of ten on our rating of 66 against an official 71, she is hard to fancy at 122 lb from stall four.
- Sire
- Zoustar (AUS)
- Dam
- Pepper Lane (GB) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- K Nicholson
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Norton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 2 runs (50%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 66
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby 7/79
Vince L'Amour is hard to fancy, having finished eighth last time out and a sixth two starts back, and he is winless in his last six outings. His one real positive is a second five starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 70 ranks him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Invincible Army (IRE)
- Dam
- Red Romance (GB) by Dutch Art
- Owner
- Reality Partnerships X
- Foaled
- 19 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Great Habton, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 79 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 36%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 70
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.