20 Apr 2009 16:40 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Firm (Good to Firm in places).
Frank Shaw 80th Birthday Celebration Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(6) |   | - | This Ones For Eddy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 5) | 436103 / 20 | Flat (12) | P Donaghy | S Parr Mr Billy Herring | 4/1 | |
| made virtually all, quickened clear over 1f out, ridden out final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(8) |   | 4½ L | Champain Sands (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 53805-9 / 11 | Flat (3) | A Mullen | E J Alston Geoff & Astrid… | 7/1 | |
| started slowly and behind, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(7) |   | HD | Society Venue (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 5/32058- / 7 | Flat (276) | T Hamilton | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr And Mrs T P… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, headway over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(1) |   | 1½ L | Strategic Knight (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 3/08770 / 4 | Flat (7) | F Norton | R C Guest H R H Sultan Ahmad… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, never reached challenging position | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(5) |   | 3¾ L | Ibbetson (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 962- / 5 | Flat (151) | P Cosgrave | W R Swinburn Mrs A M Thorpe | 15/8 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, one paced until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(10) |   | 1 L | Arctic Cape (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 894728- / 4 | Flat (220) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Christine Brown | 9/2 | |
| towards rear, ridden along halfway, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(4) |   | 1¾ L | Star Strider (GB) (Gelding, grey, 8 13) | 28-2456 / 6 | Flat (12) | N Callan | Miss Gay Kelleway Mrs B Ansell | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(2) |   | 2½ L | Stoic Leader (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 8-47274 / 10 | Flat (7), Jump (202) | P Mulrennan | R F Fisher Mr Alan Willoughby | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7(9) |   | - | Lord Theo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 460335 / 8 | Flat (12) | L Morris | N P Littmoden Mrs Karen Graham | |||
| 1(3) |   | - | White Deer (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 5536-62 / 9 | Flat (3) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr A S Ward | |||
