Pontefract Races
Pontefract
16:15
Edie Linda & Philip Grundy April Birthdays Handicap
Pontefract
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Heavy
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2 £1.30
Exacta: £10
Trifecta: £23.40
Non-Runners: Destinado (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Lord Melbourne (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Simon & Ed Crisford | 137 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Raced in second - ridden to lead 2f out - joined 1f out - led clearly inside final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Bustaam (FR) | 4 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 5/4F | 1.25 | Led - headed 2f out - soon hung right - lost second over 1f out - kept on and went second again towards finish (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off home bend)(op Evens) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Bushfire (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Gemma Tutty | 130 lbs | 3/1 | .5 | Travelled strongly - raced in third - switched right and headway 2f out - disputed lead 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Vallamorey (GB) | 6 M | Poor | Sam England | 124 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | In rear - struggling from 3f out(tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Flying Scotsman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 8 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened quickly from over 2f out(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Damascus Steel (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 130 lbs | 17/2 | 1.75 | Steadied start - held up in last - headway 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 15/2) |