23 Apr 2012 15:45 Pontefract
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,264); Distance: 2m 5f 122y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places ).
Pontefract Marathon Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Mr Crystal (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 743/847- / 21 | Flat (189), Jump (25) | F Tylicki | Micky Hammond Half Cut Glass… | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon challenging, ridden to narrow lead inside final furlong, held on gamely, close home, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(9) |   | SHD | Riptide (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 25492-6 / 11 | Flat (13), Jump (54) | J Goldstein | M Scudamore Having A Mare I | 5/1 | |
| led after 3f, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(8) |   | 18 L | Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 9 10) | 49017-9 / 10 | Flat (13), Jump (142) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack | 11/2 | |
| led 3f, tracked leader, until ridden 2f out, weakened and soon no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(5) |   | 1½ L | High Ransom (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 246/75-0 / 5 | Flat (13), Jump (63) | P J McDonald | Micky Hammond Mike And Eileen… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 4f out, plugged on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(7) |   | 3¼ L | Mutiska (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 03466-3 / 6 | Flat (19) | S De Sousa | J C Hayden Morgan J Ferris | 7/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(6) |   | 13 L | Mistoffelees (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 1310/07- / 6 | Flat (320), Jump (52) | P Mulrennan | J G Given Danethorpe Racing… | 16/1 | |
| always in rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(2) |   | 10 L | Al Shababiya (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 127/04-6 / 6 | Flat (6), Jump (53) | Hayley Turner | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr T R Gretton | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(4) |   | 9 L | Baan (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 739/618- / 11 | Flat (147), Jump (114) | P Hanagan | J M P Eustace Mrs James Eustace | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair and raced wide, short lived effort on outside over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5(1) |   | - | Bocamix (FR) (mare, grey, 9 5) | 1301/94 / 8 | Flat (13), Jump (3) | Kieren Fallon | A Crook Mrs Helen Sinclair | |||
