23 Apr 2012 15:45 Pontefract
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,264); Distance: 2m 5f 122y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places ).
Pontefract Marathon Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(3) |
| - |
Mr Crystal (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
743/847- / 20 |
Flat (189), Jump (25) |
F Tylicki | Micky Hammond Half Cut Glass… |
9/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon challenging, ridden to narrow lead inside final furlong, held on gamely, close home, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(9) |
| SHD |
Riptide (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
25492-6 / 11 |
Flat (13), Jump (54) |
J Goldstein | M Scudamore Having A Mare I |
5/1 | |
| led after 3f, ridden 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(8) |
| 18 L |
Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 9 10) |
49017-9 / 10 |
Flat (13), Jump (142) |
D Tudhope | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack |
11/2 | |
| led 3f, tracked leader, until ridden 2f out, weakened and soon no chance with leading duo | ||||||||||
4th |
8(5) |
| 1½ L |
High Ransom (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) |
246/75-0 / 5 |
Flat (13), Jump (63) |
P J McDonald | Micky Hammond Mike And Eileen… |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 4f out, plugged on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
5th |
6(7) |
| 3¼ L |
Mutiska (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) |
03466-3 / 6 |
Flat (19) | S De Sousa | J C Hayden Morgan J Ferris |
7/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
6th |
1(6) |
| 13 L |
Mistoffelees (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
1310/07- / 6 |
Flat (320), Jump (52) |
P Mulrennan | J G Given Danethorpe Racing… |
16/1 | |
| always in rear, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
9(2) |
| 10 L |
Al Shababiya (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) |
127/04-6 / 6 |
Flat (6), Jump (53) |
Hayley Turner | Mrs A M Thorpe Mr T R Gretton |
10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
7(4) |
| 9 L |
Baan (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) |
739/618- / 11 |
Flat (147), Jump (114) |
P Hanagan | J M P Eustace Mrs James Eustace |
10/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair and raced wide, short lived effort on outside over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
5(1) |
| - |
Bocamix (FR) (mare, grey, 9 5) |
1301/94 / 8 |
Flat (13), Jump (3) |
Kieren Fallon | A Crook Mrs Helen Sinclair |
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