21 Apr 2008 17:10 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Pontefract Apprentice Series Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(8) |   | - | Force Group (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | 808/26- / 21 | Flat (339) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mr S M Hall | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway on inner well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(1) |   | 1¼ L | Lucayan Dancer (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 09-0135 / 11 | Flat (10) | Adele Rothery | D Nicholls Mr D Nicholls | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(2) |   | NK | Three Strings (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 117lbs) | 319205/ / 6 | Flat (594) | Jamie Kyne | P D Niven The Wednesday Club | 16/1 | |
| led, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | 5 L | Street Life (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 122lbs) | 6-76712 / 10 | Flat (11) | Debra England | W J Musson Mr W J Musson | 7/2 | |
| held up, headway on inner over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(4) |   | 5 L | Wulimaster (USA) (Gelding, Brown, 117lbs) | 037544- / 6 | Flat (153) | Matthew Davies | D W Barker Mr Andrew Turton… | 15/2 | |
| held up, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(6) |   | 4 L | Sol Rojo (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 260-561 / 6 | Flat (34) | Simon Pearce | J Pearce Mrs Lydia Pearce | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(5) |   | 1¼ L | Find Me (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 121lbs) | 983/9 / 5 | Flat (16) | N Lawes | L Lungo Mr & Mrs Raymond… | 50/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(12) |   | 6 L | Tizzy May (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 26749-3 / 8 | Flat (28) | Anthony Betts | B Ellison Mr S Hawe & Mr… | 10/1 | |
| close up and keen, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(3) |   | 9 L | Babieca (USA) (Gelding, Grey, 126lbs) | 21/650 / 4 | Flat (6) | D Heslop | T D Barron Mr R G Toes & Mr… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, chased leaders on outer over 3f out, weakened well over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(10) |   | 2¾ L | Tidy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 117lbs) | 027224 / 8 | Flat (5) | Jemma Marshall | Micky Hammond Yorkshire Jolly… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(9) |   | 1½ L | Baaher (USA) (Colt, Bay, 126lbs) | 3-77 / 8 | Flat (28) | Barry McHugh | T J Pitt Mr Alf Chadwick | 8/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(7) |   | 16 L | Not Another Cat (USA) (Colt, Chestnut, 126lbs) | 53/7-436 / 4 | Flat (26) | Declan Cannon | K R Burke Mrs Maura Gittins | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
