15 Sep 2011 16:30 Pontefract
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,205); Distance: 2m 1f 22y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Pontefract Stayers Championship Handicap (Round 6)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(6) |   | - | May Contain Nuts (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 822217 / 4 | Flat (16) | F Sweeney | B G Powell Mr I S Smith | 11/1 | |
| chased leader who went clear after 2f, closed over 4f out, led over 2f out, clear inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(3) |   | 1½ L | Dr Finley (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 723412 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (143) | Catherine Gannon | Mrs L Pearce Mr P J Stephenson | 11/1 | |
| in touch in main group, not much room and lost place over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlng, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(9) |   | 1¾ L | Dan Buoy (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 821-007 / 8 | Flat (101), Jump (315) | Billy Cray | R C Guest Bamboozelem | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon led, clear after 2f until over 4f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(4) |   | HD | Handles For Forks (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 445252 / 4 | Flat (10) | M Harley | M R Channon Mr M Channon | 5/1 | |
| bumped start, held up, headway over 3f out, edged right and stayed on inside final furlong, not able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(1) |   | 2½ L | Tillietudlem (FR) (gelding, grey, 9 1) | 5-01467 / 6 | Flat (32), Jump (313) | Graham Gibbons | J S Goldie Miss Y Edwards | 11/2 | |
| held up, ridden over 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(10) |   | 1¼ L | Simonside (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 615469 / 10 | Flat (12), Jump (300) | D Swift | B Ellison Racing Management… | 16/1 | |
| in touch in main group, effort on outside 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(13) |   | SHD | Spiders Star (GB) (Filly, brown, 9 4) | 5-61534 / 9 | Flat (65), Jump (1155) | P Pickard | S G West Miss Kate Milligan | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(5) |   | 1½ L | Petella (GB) (filly, bay, 9 8) | 612241 / 8 | Flat (32) | T P Queally | G M Moore Mrs Susan Moore | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along 6f out, effort on outside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(7) |   | NK | Cat O' Nine Tails (GB) (filly, bay, 9 13) | 673256 / 5 | Flat (23) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Greta Sparks | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(11) |   | 4½ L | Spruzzo (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 345392 / 8 | Flat (16), Jump (506) | F Tylicki | C W Fairhurst 980 Racing | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(2) |   | 3½ L | Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 9 10) | 533349 / 10 | Flat (11), Jump (179) | R Winston | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack | 13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11(8) |   | 2¼ L | Heart of Dubai (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 183244 / 8 | Flat (29), Jump (9) | Kelly Harrison | Micky Hammond Mrs Rita Butler | 20/1 | |
| held up, ridden 3f out, well beaten over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13(12) |   | - | Strikemaster (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 334563 / 12 | Flat (16), Jump (401) | Barry McHugh | L R James Mrs Carol Lloyd-James | |||
