19 Jul 2019 20:00 Pontefract
Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £19,407); Distance: 1m 6y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(5) |
| - |
Star Of Southwold (FR) (colt, black, 9 4) |
220412 / 9 |
Flat (23) | Theodore Ladd | M Appleby Middleham Park… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
10(3) |
| 1 L |
Calvados Spirit (GB) (colt, bay, 8 2) |
5-06436 / 6 |
Flat (11) | P Mathers | R A Fahey Aidan J Ryan &… |
7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(6) |
| 1 L |
Enigmatic (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
60-1455 / 8 |
Flat (8) | Darragh Keenan | A Bailey Trevor And Ruth… |
7/1 | |
| soon led, driven 2f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
7(9) |
| 4 L |
Tadaawol (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
381032 / 7 |
Flat (11) | B A Curtis | R Fell & S Murray Fell, Hamilton… |
16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
5th |
6(2) |
| 1¼ L |
Brother McGonagall (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 12) |
066194 / 7 |
Flat (17) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… |
16/1 | |
| prominent, driven 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
9(4) |
| 3 L |
Juanito Chico (IRE) (colt, brown, 8 4) |
106444 / 6 |
Flat (13) | F Norton | S C Williams The Attwater Partnership |
11/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, took keen hold, not clear run 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
7th |
8(8) |
| 2 L |
Wind In My Sails (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
530-145 / 9 |
Flat (20) | Barry McHugh | E De Giles Mr John Manser |
33/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
8th |
3(1) |
| 2¾ L |
Max Zorin (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
343/005 / 5 |
Flat (44) | David Probert | A M Balding Chelsea Thoroughbreds… |
14/1 | |
| soon in touch on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
1(7) |
| 13 L |
Waarif (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
915210 / 8 |
Flat (6) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Middleham Park… |
5/2 | |
| prominent, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
2(10) |
| 4 L |
Masham Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) |
243824 / 6 |
Flat (6) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston 3 Batterhams And… |
9/1 | |
| led early, in touch in outside, lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f | ||||||||||