Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

15:43

Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap

Date 2025-10-06

Distance 6f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,851

Winning Time 1m 17.12s (slow by 2.72s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fine Interview (FR) Daniel Tudhope · Hamad Al Jehani	11/8F	Won
2nd	Irish Nectar (GB) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	11/2	0.2
3rd	Trilby (GB) Oisin Orr · Sam England	3/1	.75
4th	Orne (IRE) Alex Jary · Antony Brittain	33/1	1
5th	Baldomero (IRE) Jason Hart · Michael Appleby	40/1	5.5
6th	Valentine Catcher (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	15/2	.5
7th	Reigning Profit (IRE) James Sullivan · Ruth Carr	28/1	2
8th	Keep Warm (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	14/1	1.25
9th	Novello Lad (GB) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	14/1	2.25
10th	Grant Wood (IRE) Barry McHugh · Paul Midgley	40/1	7.5

Runners (11)

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
1 (5)	Fine Interview Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hamad Al Jehani	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Hamad Al Jehani	138	p	-38353	88	98	88	31d	—	—	-7	24.6	0.44/1	7/4 36%
All wins on soft ground; consistent this term; possibilities if taking well to headgear
8 (1)	Trilby Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Sam England	J:Oisin Orr T:Sam England	127	t	040683	77	93	87	9d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	14.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Defied a 5lb higher in spring; placed at Haydock most recently; in the mix
9 (2)	Irish Nectar Bay J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	127	b	905046	77	95	83	17d	—	—	-4	11.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Ran encouragingly twice last month, latest in Ayr Bronze Cup; attractively treated
10 (3)	Valentine Catcher Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	124	p	-00002	74	97	72	11d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+4	13.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Resurgent in first-time cheekpieces over C&D latest start, finishing first past the post
6 (8)	Novello Lad Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	129	—	217102	79	97	80	20d	—	—	+13	21.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two wins, including over C&D, this summer; ran well at Redcar last time; better than ever
11 (6)	Keep Warm Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	121	v	443591	71	96	89	11d	—	—	+11	18.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Took his C&D record to 1141 when getting the race in the stewards' room 11 days ago
5 (4)	Reigning Profit Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	132	—	207158	82	95	87	13d	—	—	+10	14	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Record of 11211 over 5f at Pontefract; has never won at 6f
4 (7)	Orne Bay J:Alex Jary(3) T:Antony Brittain	J:Alex Jary(3) T:Antony Brittain	132	—	608600	82	92	94	72d	—	—	+5	9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Useful on his day but has lost his way, latterly for new stable
7 (9)	Grant Wood Grey J:Barry McHugh T:Paul Midgley	J:Barry McHugh T:Paul Midgley	127	—	208079	77	94	88	9d	—	—	+5	7.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
On a winning mark but isn't solid on 2025 turf form
3 (10)	Baldomero Bay J:Jason Hart T:Michael Appleby	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Appleby	136	p	014590	86	93	72	22d	—	—	+9	11.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Gained last two wins off current mark; fighting chance provided he's back in top form
NR (11)	Thunder Blue Bay J:TBC T:Jamie Osborne	J: T:Jamie Osborne	137	tb	7P2712	87	94	69	16d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Won at Salisbury before creditable second at Newmarket later in September; in form

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fine Interview	7/4	7/4	6/4
Trilby	7/2	7/2	4/1
Irish Nectar	9/2	5/1	5/1
Valentine Catcher	7/1	7/1	7/1
Novello Lad	10/1	11/1	11/1
Keep Warm	12/1	11/1	11/1
Reigning Profit	22/1	20/1	20/1
Orne	28/1	25/1	25/1
Grant Wood	33/1	33/1	33/1
Baldomero	40/1	33/1	40/1
Thunder Blue	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Fine Interview

24.6

OR: 9.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Thunder Blue

22.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 13.2 Odds: 0

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3rd

Novello Lad

21.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Keep Warm

18.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Trilby

14.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Reigning Profit

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 1

22/1

Valentine Catcher

13.9

OR: 6 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Baldomero

11.8

OR: 9 Form: 2 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Irish Nectar

11.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Orne

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Grant Wood

7.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fine Interview	88	98	88
Thunder Blue	87	94	69
Baldomero	86	93	72
Reigning Profit	82	95	87
Orne	82	92	94
Novello Lad	79	97	80
Trilby	77	93	87
Irish Nectar	77	95	83
Grant Wood	77	94	88
Valentine Catcher	74	97	72
Keep Warm	71	96	89

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Trilby	9d ago	Quick return
Grant Wood	9d ago	Quick return
Valentine Catcher	11d ago	Quick return
Keep Warm	11d ago	Quick return
Reigning Profit	13d ago	Quick return
Thunder Blue	16d ago	Fit
Irish Nectar	17d ago	Fit
Novello Lad	20d ago	Fit
Baldomero	22d ago	Fit
Fine Interview	31d ago	Fit
Orne	72d ago	Fresh