Jamaican Flight Handicap (Round 1 Of The Pontefract Stayers' Championship 2023)

Pontefract

15:00

Date 2023-04-11

Distance 2m2f2y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 4m 18.98s (slow by 21.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Champagne City (GB) Theodore Ladd · B F Brookhouse	25/1	Won
2nd	Coquelicot (FR) Andrea Atzeni · Anthony Honeyball	8/15F	2.75
3rd	Ghadbbaan (GB) Joanna Mason · Mark Walford	10/1	2
4th	Flint Hill (GB) Graham Lee · Ruth Jefferson	4/1	1.75
5th	Military Two Step (FR) Ben Curtis · Charlie Johnston	12/1	2
6th	Land Of Winter (FR) David Allan · Rae Guest	10/1	0.1
7th	The Navigator (GB) Andrew Mullen · Dianne Sayer	28/1	22
8th	Detective (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Dianne Sayer	66/1	69

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4 (3)	Coquelicot b/br J:Andrea Atzeni T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Andrea Atzeni T:Anthony Honeyball	128	tb	5/4-41	75	97	58	6d	—	—	-28	24.3	0.18/1	8/11 58%
Flat handicap debut last Wednesday saw her grind out a 4l win at Nottingham (2m, soft)
6 (1)	Flint Hill Chestnut J:Graham Lee T:Ruth Jefferson	J:Graham Lee T:Ruth Jefferson	124	—	2173-3	71	96	89	48d	—	—	-2	12.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Thoroughly proven at this track; soft going, as opposed to good to soft, may be a problem
1 (7)	Land Of Winter Bay J:David Allan T:Rae Guest	J:David Allan T:Rae Guest	139	tp	56406-	86	95	85	176d	—	—	+3	11.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Question about first time out, but soft ground would boost interest in him if he's on song
7 (8)	Ghadbbaan Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Mark Walford	J:Joanna Mason T:Mark Walford	121	t	29316-	68	93	87	185d	—	—	+8	16.4	2.00/1	9 11%
Largely solid 2022 campaign (worst run here); stays 2m well; won first time out last year
2 (4)	Military Two Step Grey J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	J:Ben Curtis T:Charlie Johnston	139	—	81-436	86	91	63	27d	—	—	+4	10.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Two wins on good to soft, unraced on soft since 2021; should stay; unlikely to be far away
5 (5)	Champagne City Chestnut J:Theodore Ladd T:B F Brookhouse	J:Theodore Ladd T:B F Brookhouse	127	p	14023-	74	96	90	—	—	—	+11	15.7	4.75/1	20 5%
Well beaten back over hurdles in March; should stay beyond 1m6f; e-w chance if on song
8 (2)	The Navigator Grey J:Andrew Mullen T:Dianne Sayer	J:Andrew Mullen T:Dianne Sayer	120	—	/1458-	67	93	82	—	—	—	+4	8.5	4.25/1	18 6%
2m2f is a big change of tack on Flat (won up to 1m6f in this sphere); needs a second look
3 (6)	Detective Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Dianne Sayer	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Dianne Sayer	132	—	15050-	79	96	85	—	—	—	+7	10	9.75/1	40 3%
2nd over 1m6f last May; also good efforts over 1m, so suitability for 2m2f is in question

Horse	bet365	Coral
Coquelicot	8/11	8/13
Flint Hill	11/2	11/2
Land Of Winter	9	8
Ghadbbaan	8	9
Military Two Step	12	10
Champagne City	20	16
The Navigator	16	18
Detective	33	40

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Coquelicot

24.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 18

8/11

2nd

Ghadbbaan

16.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 2.4

3rd

Champagne City

15.7

OR: 6 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

Flint Hill

12.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

11/2

Land Of Winter

11.4

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

Military Two Step

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Detective

OR: 7.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

The Navigator

8.5

OR: 4.3 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Land Of Winter	86	95	85
Military Two Step	86	91	63
Detective	79	96	85
Coquelicot	75	97	58
Champagne City	74	96	90
Flint Hill	71	96	89
Ghadbbaan	68	93	87
The Navigator	67	93	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coquelicot	6d ago	Quick return
Military Two Step	27d ago	Fit
Flint Hill	48d ago	Fresh
Land Of Winter	176d ago	Long break
Ghadbbaan	185d ago	Long break
Champagne City	—	—
The Navigator	—	—
Detective	—	—