24 Jun 2007 16:10 Pontefract
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,477); Distance: 2m 1f 216y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
totepool Pontefract Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(7) |   | - | Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 21826-2 / 27 | Flat (18) | K Darley | T D Easterby Mrs M H Easterby | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 4f out, driven over 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(9) |   | ¾ L | Great As Gold (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 7-22121 / 9 | Flat (13) | T Eaves | B Ellison Mr Keith Middleton | 3/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, driven and headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(1) |   | 2½ L | Kayf Aramis (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 22-5910 / 11 | Flat (31) | M Halford | J L Spearing Kayf Aramis Racing | 3/1 | |
| led, headed 4f out and remained in touch, driven and one pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(10) |   | ¾ L | Monolith (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 134lbs) | 3100-14 / 11 | Flat (24) | Greg Fairley | L Lungo Elite Racing Club | 8/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 4f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 4(4) |   | - | Mith Hill (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 14064/4 / 9 | Flat (43) | S Sanders | Ian Williams Mr P J Vogt | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 3(6) |   | - | Tribe (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | 3/8554-1 / 8 | Flat (75) | J Fortune | P R Webber Mr Iain Russell… | 9/2 | ||
| in touch, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7(2) |   | - | Turbo (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 119lbs) | 7477/54 / 11 | Flat (12) | P Mulrennan | M & D Easterby Mrs C A Coward | 16/1 | ||
| held up in rear, effort over 4f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8(8) |   | - | High Point (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 118lbs) | 01-4857 / 11 | Flat (31) | R Ffrench | G P Enright The Aedean Partnership | 14/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden along over 4f out, never reached challenging position | ||||||||||
| 2(3) |   | - | Astronomic (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 24130/6 / 8 | Flat (22) | T Hamilton | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 40/1 | ||
| towards rear, ridden along over 5f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10(5) |   | - | Karlani (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 115lbs) | 237-622 / 6 | Flat (27) | J Fanning | G A Swinbank Elliott Brothers | 9/1 | ||
| mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, effort over 3f out, no impression | ||||||||||
