28 Apr 2010 15:30 Pontefract
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,914); Distance: 1m 4y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
betfred.com Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(1) |   | - | French Art (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 22414-3 / 20 | Flat (11) | P Makin | N Tinkler Mr Jim O'doherty | 9/4 | |
| pulled hard, soon tracking leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(11) |   | 1½ L | Hits Only Jude (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 11) | 821323 / 9 | Flat (15) | Neil Farley | D Carroll Dreams | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(4) |   | ¾ L | Blue Charm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 0-50058 / 9 | Flat (5) | G Bartley | I W McInnes Mr J Morris | 11/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, headway on inner over 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(10) |   | ½ L | Aussie Blue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 23770-0 / 9 | Flat (9) | Amy Ryan | R M Whitaker Mr C T Pogson | 25/1 | |
| reared start, behind, switched right and headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(5) |   | SHD | Daniel Thomas (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 43851-5 / 14 | Flat (89) | R Kennemore | Mrs A L M King Mr Stephen Arnold | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(8) |   | HD | Xpres Maite (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 9-45204 / 11 | Flat (9) | A Quinn | S R Bowring Charterhouse Holdings… | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon with leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, rallied and stayed on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(3) |   | 2¼ L | Ansells Pride (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 325-235 / 10 | Flat (11) | T Eaves | B Smart Ansells of Watford | 9/2 | |
| led, hard ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(2) |   | 2¼ L | Fiefdom (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 4) | 6668-88 / 8 | Flat (21) | R Ffrench | I W McInnes Mr Stephen Hackney | 14/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(7) |   | 11 L | Wiseman's Diamond (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 1181-70 / 7 | Flat (9) | P Pickard | P T Midgley Mr D I Perry | 12/1 | |
| steadied into mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, lost place 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(6) |   | 7 L | Cherri Fosfate (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 081/50-9 / 6 | Flat (15), Jump (349) | D Tudhope | D Carroll Stoppers | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8(9) |   | - | Shadowtime (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 375474- / 11 | Flat (210) | R Winston | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr H Conlon | |||
| 11(12) |   | - | Musigny (USA) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 08022-9 / 5 | Flat (23) | J Quinn | Miss S E Hall Mr C Platts | |||
