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Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap (Round 2 Of The Pontefract Stayers' Championship 2023)
Pontefract Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £2.60 £1.90 £1.60 Exacta: £44.60 Tricast: £118.28 Trifecta: £207.60
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7f 3m 2m½f 3m 2m4½f
1st
Led - headed and pressed leader after 3f - led again halfway - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on well(op 11/1)
9 G AVG
Mark Walford 138 lbs 9/1 Won
2m7f 2m1f 2m7½f 2m1f 3m½f
2m 2m3½f 1m6f 1m7½f 2m½f
2nd
Slowly away and lost many lengths start - in rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders over 6f out - pushed along and went third 2f out - soon ridden - went second inside final 110yds - stayed on (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 4/1)
10 G Poor
Ben Haslam 135 lbs 16/5F 2.25
2m4½f 2m6f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m2f
1m1½f 1m6f 2m 2m 2m
3rd
Travelled strongly - held up in midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 6f out - pushed along and went second over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged left and no extra inside final furlong - lost second inside final 110yds(op 11/4)
6 G AVG
John Berry 121 lbs 100/30 1.5
2m1f 2m 2m 2m 2m
2m2f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m
4th
Prominent - went second 8f out - pushed along 3f out - lost second over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 11/1)
5 M Poor
Micky Hammond 128 lbs 8/1 18
2m
1m5f 2m 2m 2m1f 2m
5th
Towards rear of midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 6f out - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and weakened 2f out(op 7/1)
9 G AVG
John Berry 133 lbs 10/1 11
2m 1m6f 2m1f 2m2f 1m6f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 1m6f
6th
Slowly away and lost many lengths start - always behind (trainer's rep said gelding failed to stay the 2m 5 1/2f trip on this occasion)(op 22/1)
8 G Poor
Scott Dixon 136 lbs 28/1 52
2m½f 2m½f 1m6f 1m6f 2m
2m7½f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m 2m½f
7th
Towards rear - dropped to rear before halfway - soon pushed along - weakened and tailed off over 3f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/1)
4 G Poor
Philip Kirby 121 lbs 4/1 30
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3m2f 2m4½f 3m1½f 3m½f 3m½f
8th
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 6f - pushed along and lost position over 6f out - weakened and tailed off over 3f out(op 12/1)
7 M Poor
Tristan Davidson 129 lbs 18/1 16
-
1m3½f 1m4f 2m4f 2m1½f 2m½f
9th
Slowly into stride - soon prominent - led narrowly after 3f - headed and raced in second halfway - lost second 8f out - pushed along and outpaced over 6f out - weakened and tailed off over 3f out(op 10/1)
3 G Poor
Donald McCain 137 lbs 18/1 .75
2m
2m½f 2m½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m4½f
10th
Held up in midfield - dropped to rear halfway - weakened and tailed off over 3f out (jockey said mare hung both ways)(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
10 M Poor
Philip Kirby 121 lbs 16/1 59
2m 3m 2m4f 2m½f 2m7½f