20 Sep 2018 16:20 Pontefract
Winner: £7,211 (Penalty: £3,881); Distance: 2m 1f 27y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Pontefract Stayers Championship Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(2) |   | - | So Near So Farhh (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 0) | 602431 / 10 | Flat (8) | K T O'Neill | M R Channon James Murdoch | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, eased closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(5) |   | 3¼ L | Rubenesque (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 454613 / 7 | Flat (11), Jump (26) | Rachel Richardson | T Davidson Toby Noble And… | 2/1 | |
| always prominent, hard driven to challenge well over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(7) |   | ½ L | Angel Gabrial (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 393332 / 10 | Flat (11) | Oakley Brown | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/1 | |
| keen in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(10) |   | ½ L | St Andrews (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 283332 / 6 | Flat (9), Jump (74) | Oliver Stammers | G Boanas Mr John Coates… | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(4) |   | 1 L | Forbidding (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 065187 / 6 | Flat (13), Jump (489) | J F Egan | J Butler Northumbria Leisure… | 33/1 | |
| led 6f, remained prominent, outpaced over 3f out, soon behind, rallying when hung badly left approaching final furlong, never a threat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(3) |   | 1¼ L | Galileo's Spear (FR) (horse (entire), bay, 9 5) | 342544 / 6 | Flat (13) | Ryan Tate | Sir Mark Prescott Mr Charles Fipke | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, led after 6f, 5 lengths clear over 4f out, headed over 1f out, faded | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(8) |   | 4½ L | Pepper Street (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 0-56531 / 6 | Flat (27) | J Fanning | H Palmer Pepper Street Partnership | 3/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(9) |   | 11 L | Becky The Thatcher (GB) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 6-21122 / 7 | Flat (32), Jump (194) | Rob J Fitzpatrick | Micky Hammond McGoldrick Racing | 14/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(11) |   | 7 L | Airmax (GER) (colt, brown, 9 0) | 423722 / 3 | Flat (19) | R L Moore | R M Beckett Mr Norman Brunskill | 7/1 | |
| in touch, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(1) |   | 7 L | Cousin Khee (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 152967 / 12 | Flat (29), Jump (492) | Charlie Bennett | H Morrison Mrs M D W Morrison | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 1(6) |   | - | Cray (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 562214 / 5 | Flat (13) | P Hanagan | J D Bethell Colman Smith | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
