16 Jul 2010 20:40 Pontefract
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,914); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Greyhounds Make Great Pets Maiden Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(7) |   | - | Avitus (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 7) | 2-60223 / 4 | Flat (16), Jump (275) | P Makin | Micky Hammond Paul & Anne Sellars | 9/2 | |
| always prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(2) |   | 1¼ L | Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 9 11) | 03660-8 / 10 | Flat (14), Jump (168) | S J Drowne | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon went 3rd, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, unable to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(1) |   | NK | Star Addition (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 8) | 065522 / 5 | Flat (13) | D Holland | E J Alston John & Maria Thompson… | 9/2 | |
| towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway on inside 2f out, went 3rd and pressed for 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(4) |   | 2¼ L | High Rolling (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 35-8326 / 4 | Flat (18) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Mr C H Stevens | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(10) |   | 7 L | Chicane (GB) (filly, bay, 9 12) | 4-83 / 3 | Flat (28) | R Mullen | W J Haggas St Albans Bloodstock… | 7/2 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(12) |   | SHD | Maybeme (GB) (filly, bay, 9 9) | 6-06966 / 9 | Flat (18) | D Tudhope | N Bycroft Mrs J Dickinson | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 5f out, behind 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(5) |   | 2½ L | Gosforth Park (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 63545-4 / 7 | Flat (57) | Mr J Cavanagh | M Brittain Mr Mel Brittain | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, took keen hold, headway on outside over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(8) |   | 8 L | Pedasus (USA) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 025283 / 5 | Flat (14) | A Kirby | T Keddy Mr Andrew Duffield | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(9) |   | 9 L | Fantastic Favour (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 9607 / 3 | Flat (18) | T Hamilton | Jedd O'Keeffe Ken & Delia Shaw-kgs… | 33/1 | |
| prominent, lost place over 2f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(11) |   | 4 L | Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 4244 / 5 | Flat (17) | P Mulrennan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Greta Sparks | 13/2 | |
| pressed leader until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7(6) |   | - | Search For The Key (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 36-238 / 3 | Flat (33) | J P Spencer | P & O Cole D S Lee | |||
| 12(3) |   | - | Tivers Song (USA) (Colt, grey, 8 11) | 0-88447 / 7 | Flat (10) | Barry McHugh | John Harris Mr Robert Dixon | |||
