PONTEFRACT

PONTEFRACT 4.30 NOVELLEN LAD @ 11/1 Skybet, BlueSQ, V.C. 10/1 WillHill, P.P. S.James

Normally low numbers hold sway in sprints here, and the rails are dolled out for the duration of this trip which may throw them wide on the home bend.
Novellen Lad has winning form at both 6fl and 7fl so stamina will hold him in good stead on this course. At the top of his game and the way he won at Catterick on his penultimate outing when eased down he looked to still have something in reserve.
Beat Osteopathic Remedy comfortably last time and the form of his winning runs last season are working out well.
Not particularly well drawn but normally drops in and travels well in his races so a good position at the 4fl mark will be helpful to his cause and will be challenging in the latter part of the race.
David Allen aboard for the last 2 wins and he looks one to go onto better than this

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One To Watch...

PONTEFRACT 4.00 KING IN WAITING @ 33/1

Rated 28lb higher when with John Oxx after chasing home Ascot Gold Cup Winner Yeats as a 4Yr Old.
Only had the 2 starts for this yard after an unproductive spell over the jumps, where his best effort came behind Howard Johnson's Red Moloney at the 1st of his hat trick of wins before finishing a credible 5 length 6th place in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
Took on horses rated 30lb superior when attempting the bigger fences chasing and wasn't the most fluent of jumpers.
His 1st outing for this yard back on the flat he was outpaced over a mile and was again so at this trip last time when taking a strong hold when apprentice ridden, but has dropped 13lb this year so in theory been given a chance by the handicapper.
As he won his 1st ever 3Yr Old race on soft/heavy going at a mile it could be this horse needs a stamina test to be seen to his best and the more rain they get here today should ensure he gets one at this stiff track.

Under-rated in my opinion and will look overpriced @ 33/1 if improving for those 2 outings and running to anywhere near his early ability.