Welcome to the next instalment of our online coverage for the second half of the season here at Pontefract. Horse racing meetings around the country continue behind closed doors so we will continue to cover things as best we can here and then update if/when the guidelines change.
Official Statement from Pontefract Racecourse regarding Coronavirus;
*The information below is correct at 5pm on Tuesday 22nd September and will be updated as and when further information is available and/or updated advice is received.*
At Pontefract Racecourse the safety and welfare of our visitors, racegoers, participants and team is paramount. We are keeping up to date with the latest information and advice from the Government and the British Horseracing Authority and have a team ready to implement recommended actions. We have been allocated 10 race meetings 'Behind Closed Doors'. This means that there will be no public in attendance and race meetings will be open to jockeys, trainers and officials only.
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) have now allocated further fixtures through to the end of the year, this means that there are an additional four fixtures for Pontefract to add to those already announced, we've had five meetings this season and there will be five more till we end on 19th October, therefore we've sadly lost six meetings from the usual calendar, under the current guidance these meetings will still be scheduled 'behind closed doors'.
These will be on:
These will be on:
Monday 5th October
Monday 19th October
The season has received it's final set of fixtures for 2020 and instead of the usual 16 races through the year we have to settle with just the 10. Still better than nothing and we of course continue the racing here at Pontefract behind closed doors. This is the ninth of the revised schedule due on Monday 5th October where the 1st race will be a 1m 2f Novice Stakes contest due off around 12:00pm.
It's an eight race card for Monday afternoon and as usual ALL of our results for these fixtures are recorded to a level stake at Starting Price (SP), and will also show any forecast results too in the daily results but these do not count for the profit / loss figures. After the first eight meetings of the season despite managing a few winners but sadly not quite enough and thus we carry forward a loss of -31.63 points to SP as we look ahead to this ninth meeting of the reduced season today.
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| Hopefully we can come racing again soon ladies |
Going and Weather Details
The going for the next race meeting behind closed doors on Monday 5th October is currently 'Good to Soft' following a change in the weather in the past week, plenty of rain is expected to continue over the weekend and into Monday with a top temperature of 14C at the track, although we'll be dry and warm at home of course. Here are our selections for the eight races on Monday afternoon, remember it's a very simple selection process using stalls one and two in every race;
12:00 racingtv.com/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes
1m 2f 5y [Class 4 7 Runners]
1m 2f 5y [Class 4 7 Runners]
(1) - Kentucky Kitten [4th 3/1].
(2) - Arthur Norse [5th 11/1].
6f [Class 4 9 Runners]
(1) - Rogue Nation [3rd 8/1].
(2) - Ballyconeely Bay [Non Runner].
13:00 Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap
1m 6y [Class 3 7 Runners]
1m 6y [Class 3 7 Runners]
(1) - Shamaroon [Non Runner].
(2) - War Defender [3rd 8/1].
13:30 RacingTV HD Bluff Cove Handicap
2m 2f 2y [Class 5 10 Runners]
(1) - Nordano [5th 2/1].
2m 2f 2y [Class 5 10 Runners]
(1) - Nordano [5th 2/1].
(2) - General Zoff [8th 15/2].
14:00 House That Jack Built Handicap
6f [Class 5 17 Runners]
(1) - Nearly A Gonna [4th 10/1].
6f [Class 5 17 Runners]
(1) - Nearly A Gonna [4th 10/1].
(2) - What A Business [3rd 9/2].
14:30 Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Stakes
1m 6y [Class 5 12 Runners]
(1) - Gregory The Great [11th 300/1].
1m 6y [Class 5 12 Runners]
(1) - Gregory The Great [11th 300/1].
(2) - Thunder Gap [4th 40/1].
15:00 Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Ltd Handicap (Div One)
1m 6y [Class 5 14 Runners]
(1) - Challet [3rd 9/2].
1m 6y [Class 5 14 Runners]
(1) - Challet [3rd 9/2].
(2) - Red Jasper [11th 40/1].
15:30 Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Ltd Handicap (Div Two)
1m 6y [Class 5 13 Runners]
(1) - Ideal Candy [Non Runner].
(2) - Perfect Swiss [WON 9/2].
Staked -- 16 points.
Returns -- 8.5 points.
Returns -- 8.5 points.
Results will be updated during the afternoon and we will keep a season total as usual though sadly despite a successful meeting #9 we are still down by -31.63 as we enter this meeting. Hopefully we can claw some more of that back today. Sadly we had to wait till the final race for our winner and although it wasn't enough to stop the losses it at least took a little off the damage. Losses now at -39.13 for the final meeting in two weeks time.
Our final behind closed doors meeting here will be held on Monday 19th October, so do hope you stay safe and well and perhaps one day we will be allowed to go out and enjoy our horse racing again.
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