28 May 2021 18:00 Pontefract
Winner: £6,700 (Penalty: £2,970); Distance: 1m 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(2) |   | - | Bucephalus (GER) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 6/5575-5 / 8 | Flat (41) | Sebastian Woods | C F Wall Mr C E Handford | 3/1 | |
| made all, 4l clear 2f out, 7l clear 1f out, eased towards finish, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(5) |   | 4¼ L | Irv (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 0700-55 / 9 | Flat (13) | Aiden Brookes | Micky Hammond The Rat Pack Racing… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, travelled strongly over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on final furlong but no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(9) |   | 2¼ L | Mikmak (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 0057-67 / 8 | Flat (29) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby K J Racing | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(3) |   | ¾ L | James Park Woods (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 2337-85 / 9 | Flat (15) | R Kingscote | D J S Ffrench Davis Philip Banfield… | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and ridden over 2f out, headway on outer 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(1) |   | 7 L | Curfewed (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 5) | 079047 / 5 | Flat (27) | T Eaves | Miss Tracy Waggott Tracy Waggott And… | 15/2 | |
| close up on inner, pushed along and ridden 2f out, one paced over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(4) |   | 2¾ L | Mustaqbal (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 417737- / 9 | Flat (214) | Aidan Redpath | M Dods Denton Hall Racing… | 33/1 | |
| close up, took keen hold, travelled strongly over 2f out, pushed along and ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(6) |   | NK | Oud Metha Bridge (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 061-553 / 8 | Flat (29) | Sean Kirrane | Miss J Feilden In It To Win Partnership | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(10) |   | 25 L | Ugo Gregory (GB) (colt, grey, 9 6) | 240-805 / 8 | Flat (20) | P Hanagan | T D Easterby Exors Of The Late… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders on outer, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(7) |   | 11 L | Spirit Of Sahara (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 25/0700- / 4 | Flat (210) | R Ffrench | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr Jon Rider &… | 80/1 | |
| reluctant to leave stalls, took keen hold, towards rear, mid-division at halfway on outer, pushed along 4f out, no impression and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 2(8) |   | - | John Jasper (USA) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 59824-7 / 4 | Flat (13) | Non Runner | D O'Meara Mr F Gillespie | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
