🏇 PONTEFRACT HORSE RACING SYSTEM -- 2021 SEASON -- MEETING #9 25th JULY

   

PONTEFRACT SEASON 2021.

Welcome to our ninth meeting of the 2021 season taking place on Sunday 25th July. 

1st race 1.55pm.
Going: Good to firm [Good in places]
Tickets are now being sold for future events and selling quickly, it will be nice to see a big attendance at courses around the country for the summer. Under the current ‘roadmap’, the racing here will see (limited) numbers of spectators returning to Pontefract for this Sunday afternoon meeting on 25th July. For as long as social distancing remains in place, however, the ‘normal’ raceday remains some way in the future. With all ‘essential workers’ (BHA and Racecourse officials, stable staff, trainers, jockeys etc) having to undergo health screening before each raceday, and then having to be kept at least 2m away from owners and (when admitted) other racegoers, these restrictions effectively rule out any use of the Main Stand, and parts of the Second Stand, by the general public. Indeed two of the dining rooms in the Main Stand have been transformed into changing areas for jockeys to ensure that they are able to maintain social distance.

The following is a quote from the official Pontefract Racing site 'A limited number of tickets for the following race meetings are now on sale:

* Sunday 25th July – 3 enclosures (Premier, Grandstand & Paddock and Picnic)

* Wednesday 4th August – 3 enclosures (Premier, Grandstand & Paddock and Picnic)

* Sunday 15th August – 3 enclosures (Premier, Grandstand & Paddock and Picnic)

NB: Additional tickets will be released AFTER 19th July if the government easing of restrictions goes ahead as planned. And tickets for September and October will also go on sale after the announcement on the 19th July.

It’s also the 14th Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival which kicks off at Ripon on Saturday 17th July and concludes with this Ponte Family Day on Sunday 25th July. For further information on the Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival and events during the week, please view www.goracing.co.uk.

Dark Vision winner of Pomfret Stakes

There’s some stunning action on the track as well with the Listed Pomfret Stakes [15:00] being the feature event. Mark Johnston has won the last two running's of this race and his ‘Dark Vision’ (pictured above) took the honours ‘behind closed doors’ in 2020 races in the famous blue Godolphin ownership.

ALL 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 a good opening we have seen a few winners but despite this overall after the latest meeting we still have to carry over a deficit of -25.255 points onto this ninth meeting this afternoon.

Going / Weather: The forecast going is now currently reported as 'Good to firm - Good in places' while the weather for Sunday afternoon is for a generally cloudy day with a high probability of showers but hopefully not too many. We are seeing a forecast maximum temperature around the 21C mark.
Here are our selections for the seven races taking place on Sunday afternoon, remember it's a very simple selection process using stalls one and two in every race;

13:55  British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Fillies' Stakes (2yo)

5f 3y  [Class 4  9 runners]

(1) -- Bondi Girl  [3rd @16/1].
(2) -- Fearless Angel  [WON @11/4].

14:30  Sky Bet In Running Handicap

1m 4f 5y  [Class 5  6 runners]

(1) -- Charging Thunder  [WON @6/4].

(2) -- Carrigillhy  [Non Runner].

15:00  Sky Bet Go-racing-in-Yorkshire Summer Festival Pomfret Stakes

1m 6y  [Class 1  7 runners]

(1) -- Equiano Springs  [5th @8/1].
(2) -- Highly Sprung  [2nd @10/3].

15:35  Tiesplanet.com - Ties For Every Occasion Handicap

6f  [Class 3  6 runners]

(1) -- Kentuckyconnection  [4th @18/1].
(2) -- Happy  [3rd @15/8f].

16:10  Pontefract And District Golf Club Ltd Handicap

1m 2f 5y  [Class 4  6 runners]

(1) -- The Flying Ginger  [6th @28/1].

(2) -- Rhoscolyn  [2nd @13/2].

16:40  Northern Commercials Iveco Daily Van Maiden Stakes

1m 6y  [Class 5  8 runners]

(1) -- Tele Red  [4th @18/1].
(2) -- Rhythmic Blues  [5th @22/1].

17:10  Fly High Faye Nickels Handicap

5f 3y  [Class 5  8 runners]

(1) -- Brazen Belle  [5th @11/1].

(2) -- Secret Eagle  [4th @9/1].

Staked -- 14 points.

Returns -- 7.25 points.
Having started the 2021 season afresh, we started reasonably well but sadly begun to fall behind now as we passed half way of this full season on the track. After the opening eight meetings we are sadly -25.255 points behind coming into this ninth fixture, the results for today will be updated during Sunday afternoon. Update - Despite a good start to the meeting we couldn't get the extra win needed, and thus ended up losing another -6.75 points today. Means we are on -32.005 points going into the next meeting

The tenth fixture here will be Ladies Day held on Wednesday 4th August so we do hope you will follow the action throughout the season.