Pontefract
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Pontefract Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £7.30 Place: £2.50 £1.80 £1.20 Exacta: £36.80 Tricast: £75.97 Trifecta: £99.50
Non-Runners: Huddle Up (upset in stalls)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - went second 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - ran on - readily(op 11/2)
5 G AVG K R Burke 116 lbs 13/2 Won
2nd
Led - pushed along 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - no match for winner(op 10/1)
8 G AVG Scott Dixon 119 lbs 6/1 2
3rd
Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden over 1f out - always held(tchd 5/2)
6 M AVG Tony Coyle 125 lbs 9/4F .5
4th
Midfield - pushed along and headway from over 2f out - went fourth and ridden over 1f out - no extra final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
9 G AVG Tim Easterby 133 lbs 28/1 1.5
5th
Unseated rider on way to post - in rear - soon switched left - ridden and kept on from 2f out - never dangerous(tchd 14/1)
7 G AVG James Evans 117 lbs 12/1 .5
6th
Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden and weakened from over 1f out(op 9/1)
6 G AVG K R Burke 124 lbs 12/1 3.5
7th
Never better than mid-division (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the Good to Soft - Soft in places ground which in their opinion was riding particularly tacky on this occasion)
10 G AVG Charles Hills 121 lbs 14/1 0.2
8th
In rear - dropped to last and pushed along 4f out - some headway from over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
N/A Poor Eric Alston 115 lbs 80/1 .5
9th
In touch with leaders - pushed along and weakened from under 3f out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
8 G AVG Adrian Nicholls 121 lbs 16/1 2.5
10th
Never better than mid-division - in rear from over 2f out(op 11/1)
6 G Poor Tim Easterby 122 lbs 14/1 .5
11th
Never better than mid-division - weakened from 2f out(op 25/1)
8 G AVG Paul Midgley 122 lbs 28/1 1.25
12th
Always towards rear(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
9 G Poor Tim Easterby 119 lbs 66/1 0.3
13th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly from 3f out - eased final furlong (jockey said gelding weakened quickly in the home straight; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 22/1)
N/A AVG Roger Fell 124 lbs 14/1 17