04 Apr 2006 03:20 PONTEFRACT
Winner: £ (Penalty: £11,218); Distance: 1764; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Pontefract Park Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(2) |   | - | Fortunate Isle (USA) (Gelding, , 119) | / 23 | Michael Hills | B W Hills The First Team | |||
| in touch, headway over 2f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(3) |   | 2.5 L | Byron Bay (GB) (Horse (entire), , 117) | / 9 | T Eaves | I Semple Mr Robert Johnson | |||
| prominent, led 3f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(5) |   | 2.5 L | Blue Spinnaker (IRE) (Gelding, , 122) | / 12 | P Mulrennan | M & D Easterby Mr T C Dewhirst | |||
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(8) |   | SHD | San Antonio (GB) (Gelding, , 120) | / 11 | M Fenton | Mrs P Sly Mrs P M Sly | |||
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(10) |   | 3 L | Wigwam Willie (IRE) (Gelding, , 112) | / 8 | Helen Garner | K A Ryan Neil & Anne Dawson… | |||
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, never trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(11) |   | 1.75 L | Freeloader (IRE) (Gelding, , 117) | / 9 | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr Enda Hunston | |||
| held up, headway over 3f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(6) |   | 1.5 L | Focus Group (USA) (Colt, , 124) | / 4 | Graham Gibbons | J & S Quinn Mr K Abdulla | |||
| tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(12) |   | 7 L | Nero's Return (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 7 | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston No Dramas Partnership | |||
| always towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(1) |   | 1.5 L | Thunderwing (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 7 | F Norton | K R Burke Market Avenue Racing… | |||
| towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(4) |   | 2 L | Primus Inter Pares (IRE) (Gelding, , 118) | / 8 | Victoria Behan | D Nicholls The Pip Partnership | |||
| slow away, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(9) |   | 3 L | King's Thought (GB) (Horse (entire), , 125) | / 6 | D Holland | S Gollings Mrs E Houlton | |||
| led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(7) |   | 5 L | El Coto (GB) (Gelding, , 127) | / 9 | B Swarbrick | E S McMahon R J H Ltd & J P… | |||
| mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
