10 Apr 2012 14:20 Pontefract
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,386); Distance: 1m 4y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
'Highly Commended' Pontefract Loyalty Card Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Toymaker (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 56/9-31 / 9 | Flat (19) | P Mulrennan | J G Given Eventmaker Racehorses | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(12) |   | 3¼ L | First Class Favour (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 708605- / 5 | Flat (160) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mr S A Heley | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(5) |   | 2½ L | Wiseman's Diamond (USA) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 82170-3 / 7 | Flat (33) | M Fenton | P T Midgley Mr D I Perry | 18/1 | |
| in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(1) |   | 2 L | Cheers Buddy (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 005-456 / 9 | Flat (36), Jump (192) | Barry McHugh | T Coyle & K Wood Robert Smyth | 8/1 | |
| close up on inside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(13) |   | HD | Eastward Ho (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 233511- / 7 | Flat (111) | M Stainton | J Ward Miss Vivian Pratt | 20/1 | |
| chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14(7) |   | 2½ L | Hits Only Jude (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 7) | 34529-0 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (133) | Mike Kenny | D Carroll Dreams | 14/1 | |
| hampered and rider lost iron leaving stalls, behind, headway over 1f out, edged right and plugged on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(4) |   | 1¾ L | Indieslad (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 856752- / 4 | Flat (171) | P Hanagan | Mrs A Duffield Girls On Top | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(2) |   | 2 L | Praxios (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 02/38-5 / 4 | Flat (95) | D Tudhope | N Wilson Simon Twiggs Matt… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, keeping on same pace when not much room inside final furlong, not hard ridden after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(14) |   | ½ L | Transmit (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 67-2367 / 5 | Flat (35) | Graham Gibbons | T D Easterby Habton Farms | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, no real headway final 2f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(6) |   | 1¼ L | Jacob Mccandles (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 3) | 7559-1 / 6 | Flat (33), Jump (304) | L Mcniff | T D Barron Mr Chris Buckingham | 5/1 | |
| raced wide towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(10) |   | 2¼ L | Cara's Request (AUS) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 060057- / 11 | Flat (178) | Shirley Teasdale | D Nicholls Eros Bloodstock | 20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(11) |   | 2 L | Moral Issue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 02-3313 / 5 | Flat (26) | D Swift | I W McInnes Mr Brian Valentine | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(8) |   | 17 L | Tuxedo (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 259412 / 9 | Flat (11) | William Carson | P W Hiatt Mr Phil Kelly | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, behind over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(9) |   | 30 L | Five Hearts (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 5/874- / 5 | Flat (239) | W Buick | M H Tompkins Tcws Ltd | 9/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, no response, hung left inside final 2f, virtually pulled up over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
