Pontefract
15:10
Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Handicap
Pontefract Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.70 Place: £1.60 £4.30 £2.10 Exacta: £51 Tricast: £246.31 Trifecta: £292.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Roaring Legend (FR) 5 G Good James Ferguson 135 lbs 7/2 Won Led narrowly - raced in second after 1f - led again 2f out - ridden from over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - kept on gamely(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
2nd 2 Animato (GB) 6 G Poor David O'Meara 142 lbs 12/1 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - some headway 2f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went second towards finish(tchd 11/1)
3rd 7 Damascus Steel (IRE) 4 G AVG Ed Dunlop 128 lbs 6/1 0.3 Towards rear - headway on outer from 2f out - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong(op 13/2)
4th 5 Bulldog Spirit (IRE) 4 G AVG Charlie Johnston 131 lbs 9/2 1.25 Raced in second - led after 1f - increased tempo 3f out - headed 2f out - weakened gradually final furlong(tchd 5/1)
5th 8 Kittykarma (IRE) 3 F Poor Richard Fahey 120 lbs 5/1 1.25 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced over 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - keeping on when hampered inside final furlong - soon no extra (jockey said filly was denied a clear run)(op 6/1)
6th 1 Flying Scotsman (IRE) 7 G AVG Ben Haslam 143 lbs 80/1 .75 Dwelt start - in rear - kept on up the centre from over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 33/1)
7th 3 Notimeforanother (IRE) 4 G AVG Jedd O'Keeffe 141 lbs 100/30F 0.1 Awkward start and slowly away - soon in touch with leaders - went third after 3f - lost ground from under 2f out - rallied and kept on inside final furlong(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2)
8th 6 Benadalid (GB) 8 G Poor Chris Fairhurst 123 lbs 13/2 4 In touch with leaders - outpaced from under 3f out - soon dropped to last - no telling impression(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)