08 Jun 2026 20:00 Pontefract
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £3,402); Distance: 2m 1f 27y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(2) |
| - |
Laravie (IRE) (mare, bay, 9 9) |
749511 / 7 |
Flat (28), Jump (196) |
L Morris | James Owen Laravie Partnership |
7/4 | |
| pushed along on leaving stalls and ridden to sit mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders 3f out, stayed on strong to lead over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(11) |
| 4¾ L |
Lady Phoebe (IRE) (filly, grey, 8 12) |
1320-14 / 5 |
Flat (20), Jump (69) |
Cam Hardie | A Nicol Ian Nicol Racing |
15/2 | |
| chased leader, headway to close up 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(1) |
| 2¼ L |
Merrijig (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
34471-6 / 8 |
Flat (63), Jump (1285) |
Gina Mangan | John Berry The Beverley House… |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on well from over 2f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
4th |
9(6) |
| 7½ L |
Angelardo (IRE) (gelding, grey, 8 8) |
218482 / 4 |
Flat (20) | Billy Garritty | L Bailey Foulrice Park Racing… |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish | ||||||||||
5th |
10(7) |
| SHD |
Cold Henry (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 5) |
93/54-48 / 7 |
Flat (32), Jump (75) |
Joanna Mason | Sara Ender Mr Liam Murray |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace from 3f out | ||||||||||
6th |
3(4) |
| 7 L |
Zimmerman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
538-623 / 7 |
Flat (18) | D Allan | T D Easterby The Zimmerman Syndicate |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway to close up 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
11(9) |
| 4½ L |
Golden Samba (GB) (filly, bay, 8 4) |
063-843 / 4 |
Flat (21) | Olivia Tubb | E De Giles Future Champions… |
11/1 | |
| led, allowed to stride into clear lead after 4f, fifteen lengths clear 6f out, ridden 4f out, headed over 2f out and weakened quickly | ||||||||||
8th |
5(10) |
| NK |
Charlie Darling (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) |
573116 / 6 |
Flat (21), Jump (1053) |
T Eaves | A D Brown Mr Scott McMillan… |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
12(12) |
| 3 L |
Arcimboldo (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 4) |
323-544 / 4 |
Flat (113) | Aiden Brookes | M E Sowersby Miss Emma Forman |
100/1 | |
| steadied to race in rear, never in contention | ||||||||||
10th |
4(5) |
| 4¼ L |
Simiyann (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
7334-60 / 6 |
Flat (24), Jump (173) |
P Mulrennan | Ian Williams Mr Martin John… |
22/1 | |
| held up towards rear, no impression | ||||||||||
11th |
8(8) |
| 7½ L |
Someone's Wish (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 10) |
20336-9 / 6 |
Flat (10), Jump (46) |
J P Sullivan | P Morris Mr Conor Morris |
80/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
12th |
6(3) |
| 27 L |
Rupert The Prince (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
3121-34 / 4 |
Flat (22), Jump (33) |
K Stott | R Menzies Riverdee & West… |
3/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place 4f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||