GBPontefract Races

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Pontefract
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Happy Birthday Keith Chesters Apprentice Handicap
Pontefract Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £11 Place: £2.50 £1.80 £2.80 Exacta: £95 Tricast: £945.60 Trifecta: £886.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Kyber Crystal (IRE) 5 M Poor
Rebecca Menzies 130 lbs 10/1 Won Anticipated start - soon prominent on outer - led and ridden over 1f out - reduced lead inside final 110yds - kept on (mare anticipated the start and accelerated the gate at the same moment as race had been started which actually resulted in mare being slowly into stride)(op 11/1)
2nd 1 Papa Don't Preach (IRE) 5 G Poor
Kevin Frost 135 lbs 10/1 .5 Prominent - bit short of room over 1f out - shaken up and pressed winner inside final 110yds - kept on (inquiry into running and riding; vet examined gelding post-race and had nothing to report; jockey said he had ridden gelding on his previous two runs - so had no specific instructions from trainer but rather the plan was just to ride him as you find him; he said gelding is notoriously difficult to win with and also well renowned for not doing a lot when in front so his intention was to take his time and produce his challenge late; jockey added that he positioned himself between winner and Brazen Rascal off home bend but was not looking to commit with his finishing effort this early in home straight; he further added that approaching final furlong - gelding lugged left-handed in his direction narrowing that gap and he therefore elected to switch right-handed across heels in order to obtain clear running; from this point he rode gelding out hands and heels and did not resort to using the whip - in an endeavour to hopefully coax the best out of gelding - which is on a long losing run; trainer's rep confirmed that gelding is a really tricky ride but expressed satisfaction with manner in which gelding was handled on this occasion; their explanations were noted)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 11/1)
3rd 6 Glendown (IRE) 5 G AVG
Tim Easterby 125 lbs 9/1 0.3 In rear - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders towards finish - kept on
4th 8 Brazen Rascal (GB) 5 G Poor
Simon Whitaker 121 lbs 14/1 1.25 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
5th 3 Canaria Queen (GB) 5 M AVG
Tim Easterby 124 lbs 11/10F 1.25 Towards rear on inner - headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/8)
6th 2 Fortunate Star (IRE) 4 G AVG
Declan Carroll 125 lbs 6/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1)
7th 5 Masterclass (GB) 6 G Poor
Paul Midgley 126 lbs 5/1 0.3 Always behind(op 4/1)
8th 7 Ninety Nine (IRE) 3 F Poor
John Wainwright 119 lbs 33/1 6 Disputed lead - weakened over 1f out(op 28/1)