19 Apr 2010 15:10 Pontefract
Winner: £17,000 (Penalty: £10,593); Distance: 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
RIU Palace Meloneras Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(4) |
| - |
Castles In The Air (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) |
718228- / 19 |
Flat (205) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr Jim McGrath |
6/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(13) |
| 2¾ L |
Internationaldebut (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 8) |
5000-22 / 7 |
Flat (10) | Tony Culhane | P T Midgley Mr A Taylor Jnr |
15/2 | |
| dwelt in rear, ridden and headway between horses from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(10) |
| 1¼ L |
Courageous (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
83899-0 / 7 |
Flat (22) | R Mullen | B Smart Mr J M Bradley |
16/1 | |
| disputed lead until overall leader 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
4(3) |
| 1½ L |
Thebes (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
06-6120 / 5 |
Flat (32) | L Dettori | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
5/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, ridden to go 2nd briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
12(14) |
| 1¾ L |
King's Wonder (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 5) |
107565- / 5 |
Flat (190) | Billy Cray | D Nicholls Middleham Park… |
22/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
6(12) |
| 1 L |
Baldemar (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) |
1078-45 / 8 |
Flat (10) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey A Rhodes Haulage… |
13/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden and some headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
7th |
11(6) |
| 2 L |
Go Go Green (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 5) |
601418- / 10 |
Flat (169) | P J McDonald | D H Brown Johnnie Delta Racing |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
14(15) |
| 1¼ L |
Bel Cantor (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 4) |
421643 / 8 |
Flat (4) | Kelly Harrison | W J H Ratcliffe Mr W J H Ratcliffe |
20/1 | |
| disputed lead until 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
1(5) |
| ¾ L |
Sonny Red (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) |
06850-8 / 7 |
Flat (22) | Kieren Fallon | D Nicholls Pinnacle Leo Partnership |
9/1 | |
| in touch, ridden hung left and weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
7(1) |
| ½ L |
Hotham (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) |
20214-5 / 9 |
Flat (22) | Martin Lane | N Wilson Far 2 Many Sues |
10/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
13(8) |
| ¾ L |
Damika (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 5) |
706043- / 9 |
Flat (205) | P M Quinn | R M Whitaker Miss Emily R Bullock |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, short of room 1f out | ||||||||||
12th |
2(2) |
| ½ L |
Marine Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) |
594952- / 6 |
Flat (171) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mr A Black |
12/1 | |
| dwelt, always in rear | ||||||||||
13th |
9(9) |
| 1½ L |
Flowing Cape (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 7) |
4-02686 / 6 |
Flat (52) | C Catlin | R Hollinshead Mr John L Marriott |
40/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
14th |
10(11) |
| 4 L |
Hamoody (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
45/7520- / 11 |
Flat (221) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr Andrew Liddiard |
20/1 | |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
15(7) |
| - |
Dickie Le Davoir (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) |
282400 / 9 |
Flat (6) | Charles Eddery | R C Guest Mrs Alison Guest |
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