PONTEFRACT HORSE RACING SYSTEM -- 2018 TURF SEASON -- PART TWO

PONTEFRACT SEASON 2018.

Monday 23rd April.
Welcome to our opening meeting of this season. 

Yes of course this is the 2nd meeting in the calendar but with the opening one being abandoned this will be our opening fixture for 2018 here for another season in West Yorkshire at Pontefract Races. There are usually 16 fixtures across the season on the turf this meeting also includes the first leg in the 2018 Stayers Championship which was won last season by TUSCAN GOLD. We will look forward to getting underway on Monday where the first race will be off about 2.10pm.

As always we count ALL results for this meeting returned to a level stake at SP, and will also show any forecast results too in the daily results but these do not count for the profit / loss figures.

The forecast going for Monday is currently reported as 'Good to Soft - Soft in places' the weather for Monday afternoon is for a partly cloudy day with some showers due and a forecast maximum temperature around the 13-14C mark, Could be better I guess for April, it'll surely improve throughout the spring and summer months. 

Here are our selections for the 8 races on Monday afternoon, remember it's a very simple selection process of stalls 1 and 2 in every race;

2:10 5f 3yds Novice Stakes.
(1) -- FIVE AMARONES  [3rd 7/2].
(2) -- BENGALI SPIRIT  [2nd 7/2].

2:40 1m 6yds Handicap.
(1) -- FRANKSTER  [4th 14/1].
(2) -- SOCIETY RED  [2nd 4/1].

3:10 5f 3yds Handicap.
(1) -- ORION'S BOW  [3rd 15/2].
(2) -- POYLE VINNIE  [4th 10/1].

3:40 2m 5f 139yds Marathon Handicap.
(1) -- GRAN MAESTRO  [6th 20/1].
(2) -- UPTOWN FUNK  [4th 9/2].

4:10 6f Novice Stakes (Div One).
(1) -- OUR OYSTERCATCHER  [3rd 8/1].
(2) -- SUPER DJ  [4th 9/4].

4:40 6f Novice Stakes (Div Two).
(1) -- FOXTRIX  [6th 33/1].
(2) -- ALHAWDAJ  [WON 5/1].

5:15 5f 3yds Handicap.

(1) -- SILVANUS  [9th 5/1].
(2) -- BOP IT  [5th 8/1].

5:45 1m 6yds Handicap (3yo).
(1) -- THE KNOT IS TIED  [7th 14/1].
(2) -- JO'S GIRL  [WON 8/1].

Staked -- 16 points.
Returns -- 15 Points

Last season might have been a bit of a blowout compared to recent years, but we start the season with another clean slate, and results from today will be updated later on at the end of the meeting. No score so far at the half way stage, tons of places though so ever hopeful, then picked up a pair of winners in the second half of the meeting and that cut our losses to a single point to SP.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 2nd May. Keep following us throughout the season.