20 Apr 2009 15:40 Pontefract
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,886); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Firm (Good to Firm in places).
Pontefract Marathon Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(9) |   | - | Mr Crystal (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 9 13) | 123251- / 21 | Flat (182), Jump (112) | F Tylicki | Micky Hammond Half Cut Glass… | 3/1 | |
| held up, headway after 1 mile, ridden along 3f out, driven to lead well over 1f out, edged left and kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(7) |   | 1¼ L | Haldibari (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 407/7-6 / 7 | Flat (14), Jump (34) | T P O'Shea | S Lycett Nicholls Family | 20/1 | |
| led after 2f, reminders over 4f out, headed well over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(3) |   | 1¼ L | Rimsky Korsakov (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 0/80- / 5 | Flat (214), Jump (20) | P Mulrennan | Micky Hammond Mrs John Magnier | 16/1 | |
| led, was headed after 2f and held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out and stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(5) |   | HD | Terrasini (FR) (Gelding, grey, 8 5) | 69/498- / 4 | Flat (236), Jump (61) | R Ffrench | J Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock… | 5/1 | |
| took keen hold in touch, ridden over 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(6) |   | HD | Victory Quest (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 1-37135 / 10 | Flat (34) | R Winston | Mrs S Lamyman Mrs S Lamyman | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 6f, effort when out paced over 2f, driven and stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(4) |   | ¾ L | Daraiym (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 3) | 384-511 / 4 | Flat (13), Jump (33) | F Norton | Paul Green Mr Paul Boyers | 7/2 | |
| in touch, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(8) |   | 2¾ L | Yonder (GB) (Filly, brown, 9 0) | 93-43 / 6 | Flat (13), Jump (381) | T Block | H Morrison Mrs M D W Morrison | 6/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(10) |   | 4 L | Hasanpour (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 9994/40- / 9 | Flat (303), Jump (9) | N Callan | K J Burke Ms Edel Bolster | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(1) |   | 2¾ L | Orchard House (FR) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 190/87-3 / 6 | Flat (68), Jump (26) | T Eaves | Evan Williams Japan Racing Club | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, reminders over 5f, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(2) |   | Dist | Bright Falcon (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 0098-80 / 4 | Flat (7), Jump (63) | Adrian Nicholls | S Parr J David Abell &… | 50/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
