24 Jun 2012 16:10 Pontefract
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,175); Distance: 2m 1f 216y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
totepool.com Pontefract Cup (Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(1) |
| - |
Orsippus (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
7/316-42 / 9 |
Flat (18), Jump (72) |
Kieren Fallon | M Smith Mrs Sandra Smith |
2/1 | |
| tracked leading duo, went 2nd halfway, challenged 4f out, led over 3f out, driven clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(3) |
| 4½ L |
French Hollow (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 8) |
911163- / 7 |
Flat (260), Jump (1057) |
P Hanagan | T J FitzGerald Mr T J Fitzgerald |
9/1 | |
| steadied start, took keen hold, held up in touch, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out | ||||||||||
3rd |
10(11) |
| NK |
Blackstone Vegas (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) |
783411 / 8 |
Flat (13), Jump (44) |
J Fanning | D Shaw Shakespeare Racing |
5/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway over 3f out, went 4th over 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
6(9) |
| ½ L |
My Arch (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) |
80-5578 / 11 |
Flat (13), Jump (169) |
D Swift | Ollie Pears Mr J D Spensley… |
15/2 | |
| tracked leaders until outpaced over 3f out, rallied on outside under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
9(10) |
| 6 L |
Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 8 9) |
17-9376 / 10 |
Flat (13), Jump (204) |
S De Sousa | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack |
9/1 | |
| held up last, headway to modest 5th approaching final 2f, no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
1(8) |
| 3 L |
Veloce (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
7-12311 / 6 |
Flat (21) | George Downing | Ian Williams Axom Xl |
7/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leader until halfway, chased leaders, led briefly 4f out, chased winner until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
8(5) |
| 32 L |
Mr Crystal (FR) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) |
3/847-19 / 9 |
Flat (38), Jump (31) |
S B Kelly | Micky Hammond Half Cut Glass… |
7/1 | |
| pushed along briefly after start, in touch, pushed along 5f out, outpaced and lost place soon after, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
3(6) |
| 1¾ L |
Wells Lyrical (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) |
6137-00 / 8 |
Flat (13) | T Eaves | B Smart Mr M Barber |
20/1 | |
| raced keenly, led until headed under pressure 4f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
7(4) |
| - |
Mojolika (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
3176-52 / 7 |
Flat (13), Jump (44) |
Graham Gibbons | T D Easterby Foulrice Park Racing… |
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4(2) |
| - |
L Frank Baum (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
7109-82 / 10 |
Flat (48) | L P Keniry | B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn |
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11(7) |
| - |
Carnac (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 5) |
151036 / 6 |
Flat (7) | Adrian Nicholls | A J McCabe Mr A J McCabe &… |
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