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Going - Good (Good to Soft in places). 
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Formscan  - Willolarupi can still make his presence felt, despite a 5lb rise for winning at Redcar last month, but it could be the turn of MINNESOTA LAD today. Ivan Furtado's sprinter posted his best effort of the year so far, when runner-up on the turf course at Lingfield, and another bold bid looks likely on that evidence. Illusionist drops in class and has a shout, especially if the forecast rain arrives.

15
0-86
Illusionist (GER) 8,b g 10-2

Hot Streak (IRE)-Irishstone(Danehill Dancer)

(12) d2 (Mr Grant Tuer)
Rated 75 Won When Rated 77-88-84-84

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Illusionist (GER) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Danzan (IRE)3
4th May 2024 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Danzan (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-0 Rated 76) D Allan 1.28L in front of Illusionist (GER) 5th (11/4Fav 9-5 Rated 77) Harrison Shaw (15 ran)
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18th Apr 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Illusionist (GER) 2nd (3/1Fav 9-2 Rated 73) Harrison Shaw 5.00L in front of Danzan (IRE) 3rd (16/1 9-6 Rated 77) Phil Dennis (13 ran)
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23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Danzan (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-5 Rated 83) D Allan .50L in front of Illusionist (GER) 13th (22/1 9-5 Rated 83) Oliver Stammers (25 ran)
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Sir Maxi (GB)3
13th Mar 2024 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Sir Maxi (GB) 3rd (7/1 9-2 Rated 70) O J Orr 2.31L in front of Illusionist (GER) 5th (9/1 9-7 Rated 75) A J Farragher (8 ran)
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13th Feb 2024 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Illusionist (GER) 3rd (11/1 9-5 Rated 76) S H James 1.13L in front of Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (10/1 9-1 Rated 72) Billy Garritty (12 ran)
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28th Dec 2023 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Sir Maxi (GB) 3rd (20/1 8-13 Rated 75) Billy Garritty 4.38L in front of Illusionist (GER) 8th (10/1 9-2 Rated 78) P J McDonald (10 ran)
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Admiral D (IRE)1
23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Admiral D (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-7 Rated 85) Cameron Hardie 6.26L in front of Illusionist (GER) 13th (22/1 9-5 Rated 83) Oliver Stammers (25 ran)
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Minnesota Lad (IRE)1
6th Aug 2023 Haydock(6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Illusionist (GER) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 84) S H James 1.00L in front of Minnesota Lad (IRE) 4th (6/4Fav 8-11 Rated 74) O J Orr (7 ran)
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28
0-80
One Night Thunder (GB) 5,ch g 10-2

Night Of Thunder (IRE)-Elis Eliz(Lord Shanakill)

(24) (Grange Park Racing Xix)
Rated 75

Head to Head

In the last 3 years One Night Thunder (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Minnesota Lad (IRE)1
16th May 2025 York(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 17th (33/1 8-11 Rated 73) S De Sousa 10.81L in front of One Night Thunder (GB) 22nd (25/1 9-4 Rated 80) Connor Beasley (22 ran)
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36
4-06
Admiral D (IRE) 6,b g 10-0

Ardad (IRE)-Derval(One Cool Cat)

(14) d3 (Five Go Mad In Malton)
Rated 73 Won When Rated 82

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Admiral D (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Danzan (IRE)2
23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Admiral D (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-7 Rated 85) Cameron Hardie 5.76L in front of Danzan (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-5 Rated 83) D Allan (25 ran)
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26th Aug 2022 Thirsk(7f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Danzan (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-11 Rated 78) D Allan .15L in front of Admiral D (IRE) 7th (8/1 9-9 Rated 95) O J Orr (13 ran)
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Illusionist (GER)1
23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Admiral D (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-7 Rated 85) Cameron Hardie 6.26L in front of Illusionist (GER) 13th (22/1 9-5 Rated 83) Oliver Stammers (25 ran)
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Minnesota Lad (IRE)1
24th Jan 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 6th (13/2 9-7 Rated 76) D Swift 1.69L in front of Admiral D (IRE) 10th (14/1 9-8 Rated 77) O J Orr (12 ran)
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42
-621
Willolarupi (IRE) 4,b g 9-12

Camacho (GB)-Moving Waves(Intense Focus)

(21) d2 (Dp Fabricators Ltd)
Rated 71

51
5502
Minnesota Lad (IRE) 5,ch g 9-12

Sioux Nation (USA)-Lady Sandy(Dandy Man)

(9) d1 (The Follow The Majer Partnership)
Rated 71 Won When Rated 72

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Minnesota Lad (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Danzan (IRE)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-8 Rated 76) O J Orr 4.25L in front of Danzan (IRE) 13th (17/2 9-4 Rated 72) D Allan (16 ran)
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Illusionist (GER)1
6th Aug 2023 Haydock(6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Illusionist (GER) 3rd (7/1 9-11 Rated 84) S H James 1.00L in front of Minnesota Lad (IRE) 4th (6/4Fav 8-11 Rated 74) O J Orr (7 ran)
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Sir Maxi (GB)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (50/1 8-13 Rated 67) Cameron Hardie 1.47L in front of Minnesota Lad (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-8 Rated 76) O J Orr (16 ran)
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Admiral D (IRE)1
24th Jan 2025 Southwell(6f 16yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 6th (13/2 9-7 Rated 76) D Swift 1.69L in front of Admiral D (IRE) 10th (14/1 9-8 Rated 77) O J Orr (12 ran)
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One Night Thunder (GB)1
16th May 2025 York(7f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 17th (33/1 8-11 Rated 73) S De Sousa 10.81L in front of One Night Thunder (GB) 22nd (25/1 9-4 Rated 80) Connor Beasley (22 ran)
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610
73-8
Keep Warm (GB) 4,b g 9-11

Lightning Spear (GB)-Sabrewing(Fast Company)

vs+(42) cd2 (Mr J Blackburn Racing)
Rated 70

74
5-50
Danzan (IRE) 10,b g 9-10

Lawman (FR)-Charanga(Cadeaux Genereux)

cp+(9) cd1 (Reality Partnerships Xvii)
Rated 69 Won When Rated 79-78-77

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Danzan (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Illusionist (GER)3
4th May 2024 Thirsk(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Good in places) Danzan (IRE) 3rd (7/1 9-0 Rated 76) D Allan 1.28L in front of Illusionist (GER) 5th (11/4Fav 9-5 Rated 77) Harrison Shaw (15 ran)
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18th Apr 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Heavy) Illusionist (GER) 2nd (3/1Fav 9-2 Rated 73) Harrison Shaw 5.00L in front of Danzan (IRE) 3rd (16/1 9-6 Rated 77) Phil Dennis (13 ran)
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23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Danzan (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-5 Rated 83) D Allan .50L in front of Illusionist (GER) 13th (22/1 9-5 Rated 83) Oliver Stammers (25 ran)
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Sir Maxi (GB)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (50/1 8-13 Rated 67) Cameron Hardie 5.72L in front of Danzan (IRE) 13th (17/2 9-4 Rated 72) D Allan (16 ran)
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Admiral D (IRE)2
23rd Sep 2023 Ayr(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Admiral D (IRE) 3rd (20/1 9-7 Rated 85) Cameron Hardie 5.76L in front of Danzan (IRE) 12th (16/1 9-5 Rated 83) D Allan (25 ran)
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26th Aug 2022 Thirsk(7f , Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Danzan (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-11 Rated 78) D Allan .15L in front of Admiral D (IRE) 7th (8/1 9-9 Rated 95) O J Orr (13 ran)
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Minnesota Lad (IRE)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Minnesota Lad (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-8 Rated 76) O J Orr 4.25L in front of Danzan (IRE) 13th (17/2 9-4 Rated 72) D Allan (16 ran)
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811
8-70
Speeding Bullet (IRE) 4,b g 9-8

Inns Of Court (IRE)-Shoshoni Wind(Sleeping Indian)

(27) (Slaters Arms Racing And Ged Shields)
Rated 67 Won When Rated 79

99
4-85
Havana Gila (GB) 3,b f 9-6

Havana Gold (IRE)-With Caution(Dandy Man)

(30) (Mr Harold Nass)
Rated 73

103
2B73
Sir Maxi (GB) 7,b g 9-4

Adaay (IRE)-Winifred Jo(Bahamian Bounty)

bl6(11) cd3 (Always Optmisitic)
Rated 63 Won When Rated 67-63-69

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sir Maxi (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Danzan (IRE)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (50/1 8-13 Rated 67) Cameron Hardie 5.72L in front of Danzan (IRE) 13th (17/2 9-4 Rated 72) D Allan (16 ran)
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Illusionist (GER)3
13th Mar 2024 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Sir Maxi (GB) 3rd (7/1 9-2 Rated 70) O J Orr 2.31L in front of Illusionist (GER) 5th (9/1 9-7 Rated 75) A J Farragher (8 ran)
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13th Feb 2024 Newcastle(6f , Flat Hcap, Standard) Illusionist (GER) 3rd (11/1 9-5 Rated 76) S H James 1.13L in front of Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (10/1 9-1 Rated 72) Billy Garritty (12 ran)
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28th Dec 2023 Newcastle(7f 14yds, Flat Hcap, Standard) Sir Maxi (GB) 3rd (20/1 8-13 Rated 75) Billy Garritty 4.38L in front of Illusionist (GER) 8th (10/1 9-2 Rated 78) P J McDonald (10 ran)
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Minnesota Lad (IRE)1
17th Aug 2024 Ripon(6f , Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Sir Maxi (GB) 6th (50/1 8-13 Rated 67) Cameron Hardie 1.47L in front of Minnesota Lad (IRE) 12th (11/1 9-8 Rated 76) O J Orr (16 ran)
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117
5204
Larchill Lass (GB) 3,b f 8-12

Territories (IRE)-Final Set(Dark Angel)

hd1(3) (Nick Bradley Racing 8 & Partner)
Rated 65

First Time - Hood Larchill Lass» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 10/3 Willolarupi, 4/1 Minnesota Lad, 5/1 Sir Maxi, 8/1 Danzan, 10/1 Keep Warm, Larchill Lass, 12/1 Illusionist, Admiral D, Havana Gila, 16/1 One Night Thunder, 20/1 Speeding Bullet.

Previous Years
2024 Travis 3 9-4 Rossa Ryan 6/1 (George Boughey) (Drawn 1)
2023 Caesars Pearl 3 9-3 S H James 15/2 (Craig Lidster) (Drawn 9)
2022 Corinthia Knight 7 10-3 Hollie Doyle 4/1 (Archie Watson) (Drawn 7)
2021 Mr Wagyu 6 10-3 Jason Hart 9/4Fav (J J Quinn) (Drawn 9)

Symbols Explained

WS Wind Surgery ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll co2 Cheekpiece one side sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Grant Tuer/Oliver Stammers
1
5
20

P Midgley/D Nolan
1
5
20

Gemma Tutty/Joanna Mason
1
2
50

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
M W Easterby
6
42
14

Ivan Furtado
4
28
14

S England
3
22
13

Gemma Tutty
2
9
22

Tim Easterby
2
16
12

Grant Tuer
1
6
16

P Midgley
1
14
7

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Billy Garritty
3
18
16

D Nolan
3
25
12

S H James
3
9
33

Kaiya Fraser
3
10
30

O J Orr
2
14
14

Joanna Mason
2
27
7

Oliver Stammers
1
7
14

P J McDonald
1
12
8

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Pontefract

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Richard Fahey
125
807
15

Tim Easterby
86
804
11

P Midgley
46
413
11

M W Easterby
33
322
10

D Carroll
12
168
7

Grant Tuer
6
65
9

Ivan Furtado
5
62
8

S England
2
31
6

Gemma Tutty
2
42
5

Harry Eustace
2
12
17

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Pontefract

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
D Allan
45
341
13

T Eaves
28
361
8

D Nolan
21
172
12

P J McDonald
19
172
11

O J Orr
14
106
13

Joanna Mason
14
113
12

S H James
12
133
9

Billy Garritty
6
88
7

Kaiya Fraser
4
16
25

Zak Wheatley
3
48
6

Oliver Stammers
3
20
15

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Pontefract

Horse
Wins
Runs
Illusionist (GER)
0
1
Admiral D (IRE)
0
1
Willolarupi (IRE)
0
5
Keep Warm (GB)
2
2
Danzan (IRE)
1
2
Sir Maxi (GB)
3
5
Larchill Lass (GB)
0
2
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