27 Apr 2016 15:10 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 1m 4y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(12) |   | - | Freewheel (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 6) | 52/569-5 / 8 | Flat (28) | D Allan | G Moss Ms Sara Hattersley | 9/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(6) |   | SHD | Newmarket Warrior (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 478734- / 9 | Flat (194) | R Ffrench | I Jardine Ms S A Booth &… | 9/0 | |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(9) |   | 2½ L | Just Be Lucky (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 23396-3 / 5 | Flat (16) | M Harley | I Furtado Mrs Louise Marsh | 13/0 | |
| chased clear leading pair, closed over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, 3rd and one pace well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(1) |   | NK | Le Laitier (FR) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 930429- / 6 | Flat (167) | K T O'Neill | S Dixon Ms Yvonne Lowe,… | 25/0 | |
| chased leaders, led approaching final furlong, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, 4th and one pace in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(2) |   | ½ L | Samsonite (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 000-788 / 5 | Flat (34) | Barry McHugh | T Coyle & K Wood Mr C R Green | 14/0 | |
| held up in last pair, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(11) |   | 1½ L | John Caesar (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 57443-1 / 8 | Flat (19) | P Mulrennan | Rebecca Bastiman Mrs K Hall & Mrs… | 16/0 | |
| held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(10) |   | 1 L | Memory Cloth (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 5338-64 / 9 | Flat (9), Jump (158) | P J McDonald | Micky Hammond R M & T Holdings… | 8/0 | |
| towards rear, headway inside final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(5) |   | 1¼ L | Pivotman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 03330-2 / 10 | Flat (22) | Graham Gibbons | M & D Easterby Mr K Wreglesworth | 5/0 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run inside final 2f, no progress, eased when held in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(8) |   | ¾ L | Normandy Knight (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 511727- / 4 | Flat (237) | Hayley Irvine | R A Fahey Mrs H Steel | 12/0 | |
| pressed leader at strong pace and clear of chasing group, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(4) |   | 2½ L | Know Your Name (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 322122- / 7 | Flat (159) | Neil Farley | E J Alston Livvys Racing Group | 6/0 | |
| led at strong pace but pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(3) |   | 1 L | Tanawar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 525117- / 7 | Flat (205) | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr G Scruton, D Williamson… | 16/0 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9(7) |   | - | Yulong Xiongba (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 633-225 / 5 | Flat (54) | Connor Beasley | Miss J A Camacho Owners Group 006 | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
