BRITISH 2yo RACING - 2012 Season Race Result
Race 327 : Fri, July 20th
Pontefract 6:25, 6f Maiden Auction (4)
[Est] is the B2yoR Rating. Green indicates a 55+ level,
Cream between 30 & 54, Pink less than 30.
Wnr = previous/LATER 2yo Winner. Letter is Race Type.
Hf = Position at Halfway. Green indicates making places to the finish.
GOING TIME RcPc Video VP
SHV 81.07
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Horse SP [EST]Run Wnr Trainer Dw Hf Run Notes
1Mystical Man16523 J. J. S. Tate 5
1
Ld Erl RL, CmfLd, 1Clr Hf, IncrPc-2f+, Eff-21f, Po HdR HgR, po ins-1f HgL, FdLt
2Laudate Dominum5.5371 M R. A. Fahey 16
11
B-3 P-2 Inx, Dv Erl, Resp+0.5f, Ngl & SInxOv, -10L-2f, po-1.5f Cent, 6th-1f, Resp to Ln past Fdrs
3Scentpastparadise25361 A A. Duffield 2
3
BLh-1 RL, Resp Erl, 2R+0.5f Sttld, Eff-2f, Po in Clear 2nd, po-1f, Fd ins-0.5f
4Spirit Of Rio11391 A. Duffield 7
7
Supp 16/1, B-2 Inx P-1, Resp+0.5f & Mdfld Sttld, -5L Hf, Dv-2f+ Inx TTR, Po-1.5f RL, 3rd ins-1f, po
5Twilight Pearl5264 A T. D. Easterby 13
2
Drift 7/2, BkWL Wd, Eff Erl, XF+1f 2nd 2Wd, Dv-2.5f HdR TTR, LsGrnd-2f, HdR ins-1f, po, HgL-1f, Fd ins-0.5f
6Marabout8213 M. E. Brittain 9
4
BkWL, 2R+1f Sttld, -2.5L Hf, po-2f+, 3rd-1f & Fd, Eased-0.5f MvAwk
7Precision Strike50181 N R. C. Guest 10
14
B-4 Inx P-1, Resp+0.5f, po-2f, 7th-1f, po, Fd ins-0.5f
8Vision Of Judgment33-192 O. Pears 6
13
B-1 Inx P-1, Dv+1.5f LsGrnd, NglOv, po-2f, SHmp-1.5f SwcL, po-1f, Fd-0.5f
9Likelikelikelikeit33-333 M. H. Tompkins 3
9
BLh-1 ins, Dv Erl TTR, NglOv, -7L Hf RL, Outpcd-2f, SResp-1f+, Fd-0.5f+
10Twinwood Star50-373 J. R. Weymes 12
8
Eff Erl Wd, Fre+1f Hld, FFH for 1f, H-3+1.5f, Outpcd-2f+, Fd-1f
11Garmelow Girl5.5-352 K. A. Ryan 17
12
BRh-3 Wdst P-2, Last Erl XB, Unbal-2.5f+ Dv, LsGrnd-2f+, Fd-1f+
12Millkwood18-331 J. J. Davies 8
6
B-1, Dv Erl Resp, Fre+0.5f Hld, XM+1.5f, -4.5L Hf, Outpcd-2f+, po, Fd-1f+
13Secret Symphony2.25-543 S. Kirk 11
5
Supp 10/3, Swtg AP, LntOnSd B-1 P-1, Dv Erl STTR, SPrg+1f, Unbal-2.5f Cnt, LsGrnd-2f Unbal, Esd-1f, WTRB= Unsuited SHV
14Tyson The Byson66-683 D. C. Griffiths 15
10
BRh-1 Wd, H-2 Erl, FFH for 1.5f, Unbal-2.5f Cent, LsGrnd-2f+, Fd-1f+
WDSylvia's Diamond50 R. C. Guest 14
WD AP = on Vet's advice soon after arrived at start. Early enough to renumber Stalls to remove the gap.
NRByron's Dream J. O'Keeffe 1
NR = Self Cert (Cut Leg)
NRDouble Happiness B. S. Rothwell 4
NR = Late Declaration.


SUMMARY
 £10k Bonus Race.

GSS by later afternoon with 8mm of rain during the morning but changed to SHV after this race (first of meeting) after further rain. Good going as it had been two days prior. 2mm of rain overnight. Showers forecast before racing.

Rail at Maximum width and 'fresh ground' for the meeting after a string of 'rail out' meetings.

Light NE Wind = Crosswind from the left up the Hill, Quarter Headwind from Left in the Home Straight.

Duffield website blog pre-race = "Scentpastparadise and Spirit of Rio run in the maiden at Pontefract tomorrow on coveted and rare “good” ground. With seventeen runners it looks a warm affair and with easier races around it is a shame this isn't one of them but they both need to start somewhere and with a serious lack of decent ground tomorrow represents the first realistic opportunity for them to run. Two nice horses in the making, both will learn from the experience and improve for it. I am looking forward to running them.". A 'warm affair?? A filly with an OR63 was forecast joint favourite. Put a number on it.... everyone using vague phrases against different baselines just doesn't make any sense.

This was a weak race on profile and the 4 'Likely' ones finished 1st to 4th. An ok bigger won one who raced unbalanced and hung in previous faster races. Still not poised here but allowed a soft lead on the inside throughout in a slow race against lesser opponents so got away with it. Then look to the trainers with newcomers who are profitable to follow at this time and you would land on Fahey & Duffield. Makes 2yo racing a lot easier than sprint handicapping because the same old stories pop up race after race, season after season, with the Market often lagging years behind. Does the fact that neither seem able to assess the quality of the opposition feed into the value SPs? Does the Duffield quote above reflect she really thinks this was a 'warm' race or was that just 'puff' to delay the owners if her pair finished well back?

Duffield website post-race = "Scentpastparadise and Spirit of Rio both made promising starts to their racing careers tonight at Pontefract, but the 'good ' ground we hoped for failed miserably to materialise after further heavy rain. Quickly changed to 'good, good to soft in places' and shortly after the first race changed again to include the description 'heavy' the ground was far from ideal. However they both behaved really well and looked professional throughout, the filly showed plenty of speed and travelled well while Spirit of Rio looked a bit lost halfway but stayed on really well to take fourth place behind Scentpastparadise in third. There was less than three lengths between the first four, two lovely horses who can both find their way to the winners enclosures this season.......with a bit of luck."



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