Pontefract Races
Pontefract
14:02
Thank You Richard Hammill Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Pontefract
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.59
Place: £1.10 £1.20 £1.10
Exacta: £3.50
Trifecta: £5.30
Non-Runners: Call Me Betty (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Strong Warrior (GB) | 3 C | Good | Richard Fahey | 137 lbs | 8/13F | Won | Made all - pestered throughout - ridden over 1f out - kept on - just prevailed(op 8/11) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Veblen Good (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | K R Burke | 137 lbs | 4/1 | 0.2 | Taken down early - prominent - pressed winner final 110yds - just held(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | U Sure Do (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 130 lbs | 100/30 | 2 | Disputed lead - lost second final 110yds - soon no extra(op 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Big Apple Jack (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Michael & David Easterby | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 8 | Slowly into stride - took keen hold - towards rear - brief headway over 1f out - edged left and weakened inside final furlong(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Canaria Sun (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 130 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | Pulled hard - in rear - brief headway over 1f out - never on terms(op 66/1 tchd 80/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | William Marshal (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Kevin Frost | 130 lbs | 150/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - weakened over 1f out(op 125/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Passchendaele (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood | 130 lbs | 50/1 | 1.25 | Dwelt start - towards rear throughout(tchd 66/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Ey Up He's A Star (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood | 130 lbs | 33/1 | 30 | Taken down early - lost many lengths start - raced in last - soon pulled hard and joined main group - lost touch over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) |