Pontefract Races
Pontefract
18:50
Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap
Pontefract
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2025
Distance: 2m1f
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class: Class 6
Surface: Turf
Win: £1.73
Place: £1.10 £1.60 £1.80
Exacta: £4.60
Tricast: £19.98
Trifecta: £18.80
Non-Runners: Fabuleux Du Clos (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Queen Of Steel (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 131 lbs | 8/11F | Won | Made virtually all - clear with one other over 8f out - ridden over 1f out - always doing enough(op 8/13 tchd 5/6) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Captain Potter (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 134 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | Pushed along early - prominent - went second after 1f - clear with winner over 8f out - kept on inside final furlong - just held(op 6/1 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Triple Nickle (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Bernard Llewellyn | 123 lbs | 10/1 | 3.75 | Dwelt start - held up in last - outpaced 5f out - rallied from 2f out - went third 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Different Drum (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Louise Allan | 133 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression from over 1f out - soon lost third(op 14/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Bodygroove (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Aiden Brookes
(3)lbs
|
Micky Hammond | 132 lbs | 22/1 | 3.75 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 4f - outpaced 4f out - rallied from 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 6th | 11 | Yakhabar (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Cian Horgan
(5)lbs
|
Liam Bailey | 116 lbs | 28/1 | 1 | Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway on outer over 2f out - never dangerous(op 20/1) | |
| 7th | 10 | Forglen (GB) | 4 G | Poor | William Stone | 122 lbs | 12/1 | 11 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - midfield on inner - waiting for room over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Team Endeavour (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Barry Murtagh | 123 lbs | 125/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - prominent on inner - weakened from 2f out(op 80/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Quercus Robur (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Adam Nicol | 129 lbs | 12/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - never better than midfield (jockey said gelding weakened quickly from 2f out; vet examined gelding during routine testing and had nothing to report)(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 10th | 6 | Destination Unkown (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Grant Tuer | 131 lbs | 33/1 | 14 | Took keen hold - always behind(op 28/1) |