22 May 2009 18:30 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 4y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
St. John Ambulance Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(3) |   | - | Marvo (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 0027-06 / 21 | Flat (4) | S Sanders | M H Tompkins Mr J Parfitt | 4/1 | |
| held up, ridden along and headway over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(6) |   | 3 L | Tamasou (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 412448- / 7 | Flat (237) | Paul Eddery | G Moss Brooklands Racing | 22/1 | |
| in touch, driven to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(5) |   | 2¾ L | Direct Debit (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 16-7500 / 6 | Flat (31) | S J Drowne | M Wellings Mr Billy Maguire | 16/1 | |
| held up behind leaders, headway over 1f out, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 15(14) |   | ½ L | Singora Lady (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 4) | 80-8540 / 4 | Flat (57) | J Quinn | P T Midgley M McGinn | 40/1 | |
| started slowly and towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14(4) |   | ½ L | Golden Future (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 3650/95 / 11 | Flat (29), Jump (977) | Andrea Atzeni | P D Niven The Little Ice… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(10) |   | 2¼ L | Distant Pleasure (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 6) | 001322- / 5 | Flat (202) | P Hanagan | M Dods Mr M J K Dods | 13/2 | |
| held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(1) |   | ¾ L | Castlebury (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 2535-45 / 6 | Flat (14) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Mr David W Chapman | 10/1 | |
| held up behind leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(2) |   | HD | Aggravation (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 4028-33 / 10 | Flat (14) | P Mulrennan | D R C Elsworth Bell Bridge Racing | 11/2 | |
| started slowly and behind, ridden along and headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(15) |   | ½ L | Spirit of France (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 88/08-00 / 7 | Flat (20) | D Nolan | D Carroll Mr D Hardy | 33/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(7) |   | ½ L | Aussie Blue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 736-709 / 9 | Flat (10) | P M Quinn | R M Whitaker Mr C T Pogson | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway on inner over 1f out until hampered and not recovered | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(12) |   | 1 L | San Silvestro (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 65087-0 / 5 | Flat (44) | M Fenton | Mrs A Duffield Hanford's Chemist… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(11) |   | 1¼ L | Blue Charm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 332341 / 9 | Flat (23) | D Tudhope | I W McInnes Mr J Morris | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16(13) |   | 4 L | Hunt The Bottle (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 653600 / 4 | Flat (17) | Josephine Bruning | M Mullineaux Jack Hanson & Sir… | 66/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(9) |   | 6 L | Wednesdays Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 5) | 511544- / 8 | Flat (202), Jump (114) | Darren Moffatt | P D Niven Mr Michael Paley | 20/1 | |
| always rear division | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11(16) |   | 2¾ L | Natural Rhythm (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 5) | 72350-0 / 5 | Flat (44) | D Heslop | Mrs R Carr Mr Michael Hill | 40/1 | |
| pulled hard and led until headed when weakening over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7(8) |   | - | Billy One Punch (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 707088- / 8 | Flat (169) | R Kingscote | D Shaw Ownaracehorse Ltd… | |||
