Pontefract
16:35
Into The Sky Pontefract Marathon Handicap
Pontefract Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m5½f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50 Place: £2 £1.10 Exacta: £10.50 Trifecta: £19.10
Non-Runners: Zephlyn (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Quercus Robur (GB) 6 G AVG Adam Nicol 126 lbs 9/2 Won Took keen hold - raced in third - raced in fourth after 7f - pushed along over 4f out - headway over 2f out - led inside final 110yds - stayed on(op 7/2)
2nd 3 Tarbat Ness (GB) 6 G Poor John Berry 131 lbs 11/10F - Raced in fourth - raced in third after 7f - went second halfway - headway over 3f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/8 tchd 6/4)
3rd 2 Reel Her In (IRE) 5 M AVG Ben Haslam 134 lbs 2/1 - Raced in last - headway and went third halfway - no extra inside final 110yds(op 15/8 tchd 13/8)
4th 4 Man Of Riddles (USA) 7 G AVG Max Young 130 lbs 12/1 - Took keen hold - led - clear after 3f - reduced lead over 3f out - headed over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 10/1)
5th 6 Balkotic (FR) 9 G Poor Micky Hammond 122 lbs 20/1 - Raced in second behind clear leader - dropped to last halfway - no chance over 4f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)