03 Aug 2016 14:10 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,120); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Watered).
Motorpoint Castleford Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(2) |   | - | Silver Alliance (GB) (colt, grey, 11 0) | 60-7531 / 9 | Flat (27) | Mr R Birkett | Miss J Feilden In It To Win Partnership | 11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(6) |   | 1¼ L | Qibtee (FR) (colt, bay, 10 2) | 346653 / 7 | Flat (19), Jump (670) | Mr Matt Brown | J L Eyre Mr N C White &… | 12/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, always well held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | 2 L | Merchant Of Medici (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7) | 534653 / 10 | Flat (14) | Mr Simon Walker | Micky Hammond Jfw Properties… | 4/1 | |
| with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(5) |   | 2 L | Farham (USA) (colt, bay, 11 1) | 175675 / 4 | Flat (16) | Mr Matthew Ennis | R A Fahey The Matthewman… | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(4) |   | ½ L | Lean On Pete (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 67U183 / 10 | Flat (8) | Mr James King | Ollie Pears Keith West & Ollie… | 6/1 | |
| with leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(3) |   | 6 L | Proven Point (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 6) | 34444 / 3 | Flat (19) | Mr H Hunt | T Coyle & K Wood Mr Tony Coyle | 6/1 | |
| led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(7) |   | ¾ L | Muqarred (USA) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 9-76624 / 9 | Flat (50) | Mr Joe Wright | D Loughnane Mr David Vernon… | 7/1 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
