Pontefract
19:50
John Winter & Co 60th Birthday Handicap
Pontefract Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £6 Place: £2.50 £2.10 Exacta: £17.70 Trifecta: £133.40
Non-Runners: Alligator Alley (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Copper Knight (IRE) 10 G AVG Tim Easterby 122 lbs 5/1 Won Made all - ridden 1f out - soon edged left - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 11/2)
2nd 5 Elegant Erin (IRE) 8 M AVG Paul Midgley 127 lbs 7/2F 0.3 In touch with leaders against rail - headway from over 1f out - soon switched right - ridden inside final furlong - kept on and went second towards finish(op 9/2)
3rd 3 Pillow Talk (IRE) 2 F AVG K R Burke 131 lbs 9/2 .5 Ducked right start - raced in second - ridden inside final furlong - lost second towards finish(op 7/2)
4th 7 Mattice (GB) 6 G AVG Tim Easterby 121 lbs 9/2 .5 Prominent - ridden and kept on inside final furlong
5th 4 Russet Gold (GB) 5 G Poor Roger Varian 130 lbs 9/2 0.2 In touch with leaders - headway on outer from under 2f out - kept on well final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 18/5)
6th 2 Rocket Rodney (GB) 5 G Poor George Scott 136 lbs 9/2 6 Took keen hold - held up in last - on outer from under 2f out - soon ridden - eased final 110yds (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the ground - which was good to soft - good in places and would prefer a quicker surface)(tchd 4/1)