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Formscan  - Partisan Hero has done all his winning over further, including on Oaks day at Epsom latest, but this previous course winner still needs to be respected. The vote, however, goes to RARE CHANGE. On target at Windsor and York before enduring a troubled passage at Goodwood last time, the three-year-old could bounce back. Northern Spirit is drawn well in stall one and should not be overlooked.

22
1221
Partisan Hero (IRE) 5,b g 10-1

Muhaarar (GB)-Mad About You(Indian Ridge)

cp+(16) c1 (D Lowe & S Hoyland)
Rated 87

38
4387
It Just Takes Time (IRE) 7,br g 9-11

Power (GB)-War Bride(War Blade)

(8) d5 (Go Alfresco Racing Partners)
Rated 83 Won When Rated 84-90-84

Head to Head

In the last 3 years It Just Takes Time (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Northern Spirit (GB)2
14th Jun 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) It Just Takes Time (IRE) 7th (14/1 10-1 Rated 84) Jack Garritty 1.50L in front of Northern Spirit (GB) 9th (20/1 9-13 Rated 82) Ben Robinson (19 ran)
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8th Sep 2024 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Northern Spirit (GB) 1st (17/2 9-9 Rated 77) Ben Robinson 2.06L in front of It Just Takes Time (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-10 Rated 78) Jack Garritty (18 ran)
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41
-169
Northern Spirit (GB) 5,b g 9-9

Adaay (IRE)-Amelia Grace(Starspangledbanner)

cp+(8) d5 (Steel A Win & Spring Cottage Syndicate 3)
Rated 81

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Northern Spirit (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
It Just Takes Time (IRE)2
14th Jun 2025 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Firm-Good in places) It Just Takes Time (IRE) 7th (14/1 10-1 Rated 84) Jack Garritty 1.50L in front of Northern Spirit (GB) 9th (20/1 9-13 Rated 82) Ben Robinson (19 ran)
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8th Sep 2024 York(6f , Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places) Northern Spirit (GB) 1st (17/2 9-9 Rated 77) Ben Robinson 2.06L in front of It Just Takes Time (IRE) 4th (12/1 9-10 Rated 78) Jack Garritty (18 ran)
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55
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Intervention (GB) 8,b g 9-9

Swiss Spirit (GB)-Lady Lube Rye(Catcher In The Rye)

hd+(15) d6 (The Horse Watchers 8)
Rated 81

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-110
Rare Change (IRE) 3,b g 9-4

Mehmas (IRE)-Plus Ca Change(Invincible Spirit)

(29) d1 (Mrs J Woods And Mr K Lawrence)
Rated 83

Probable SP 15/8 Partisan Hero, 4/1 Rare Change, 5/1 Native Instinct, 13/2 Havana Blue, 10/1 Knicks, 12/1 It Just Takes Time, Intervention, Northern Spirit.

Previous Years
2024 The Turpinator 7 9-10 Jason Hart 7/1 (Grant Tuer) (Drawn 5)
2023 Shalaa Asker 5 9-1 B d l Sayette 20/1 (Adrian Paul Keatley) (Drawn 12)
2022 Ghathanfar 6 9-0 Jason Hart 10/3Fav (Miss Tracy Waggott) (Drawn 4)
2021 Music Society 6 9-6 Cameron Hardie 7/2 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 4)

Symbols Explained

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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
%
R Hughes/Finley Marsh
2
8
25

David Loughnane/Rossa Ryan
1
2
50

B Ellison/Ben Robinson
1
9
11

M W Easterby/Lewis Chalkley
1
1
100

M Appleby/A Rawlinson
1
5
20

Mr M T Walford/Jack Garritty
1
1
100

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
R Hughes
4
16
25

M W Easterby
4
22
18

M Appleby
3
27
11

David Loughnane
3
14
21

B Ellison
2
18
11

Mr M T Walford
2
18
11

Julie Camacho
1
8
12

Ed Bethell
1
9
11

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rossa Ryan
7
33
21

Finley Marsh
4
22
18

Callum Rodriguez
2
18
11

A Rawlinson
1
19
5

Ben Robinson
1
9
11

Jack Garritty
1
4
25

Lewis Chalkley
1
2
50

For Jockeys in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Pontefract

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
M W Easterby
33
322
10

M Appleby
20
209
10

B Ellison
17
185
9

Julie Camacho
11
78
14

Ed Bethell
9
55
16

David Loughnane
4
45
9

Mr M T Walford
4
90
4

R Hughes
3
15
20

For Trainers in this race

Flat Trainer Stats for Pontefract

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Rossa Ryan
18
63
29

Jack Garritty
16
143
11

Callum Rodriguez
14
114
12

Ben Robinson
7
95
7

Ryan Sexton
4
41
10

A Rawlinson
2
52
4

Finley Marsh
2
8
25

Lewis Chalkley
0
9
0

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Pontefract

Horse
Wins
Runs
Partisan Hero (IRE)
1
2
It Just Takes Time (IRE)
0
2
Intervention (GB)
0
1