
Results From Pontefract - Tuesday, 5th April 2022
Pontefract 13:00 Result
2022 Season Starts Here Apprentice Handicap
- 4yo+, 9 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £3,456, 2nd £1,622, 3rd £812, 4th £406, 5th £300, 6th £300
- Distance 1m 4f 5y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 13:00
- Winning Time 02:47
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in rear, good headway from 3f out, prominent when ridden over 1f out, led and hung right inside final furlong, kept on
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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2nd1 ¾
prominent, prominent in chasing group after 3f, pushed along 2f out, ridden and briefly led over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
Naps:
- Steve Marriott - Norwich Evening News
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd2 ¼
midfield, headway on outer when bumped under 3f out, prominent when pushed along 2f out, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, lost two places inside final furlong
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4th3
dwelt start, midfield, led after 1f, clear after 3f, 8 lengths ahead halfway, reduced lead when ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out
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5th5 ½
prominent, midfield after 4f, in rear when ridden 5f out, minor headway under 2f out
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
- Dave Bellingham - SPOTLIGHT
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6th½
slowly away, never better than mid-division
Naps:
- - Sunday Express
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
- Andy Morris - thesportreport.co.uk
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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7th13
took keen hold, led, headed but prominent after 1f, prominent in chasing group after 3f, bumped rival when pushed along and hung right under 3f out, weakened quickly from 2f out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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8th13
took keen hold, prominent, midfield after 3f, pushed along and no impression when bumped under 3f out, ridden and weakened quickly from 2f out
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9th30
dwelt start, took keen hold, towards rear, lost touch from 4f out, never going well
Pontefract 13:30 Result
Northern Commercials Iveco + Fiat Dealership Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
- 3yo+, 13 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £3,888, 2nd £1,825, 3rd £913, 4th £456
- Distance 0m 6f 0y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 13:32
- Winning Time 01:19
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, shaken up and switched right 2f out, hung left over 1f out, switched right 1f out, soon ridden up the centre, carried right final 110yds, kept on to lead towards finish
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2ndnk
led narrowly, shaken up 2f out, pushed along from over 1f out, ridden and drifted right final 110yds, soon up the centre, no extra and headed towards finish
Naps:
- Western Morning News
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Dave Bellingham - SPOTLIGHT
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3rd1 ½
midfield, shaken up and headway from over 2f out, pushed along when prominent over 1f out, keeping on when drifted right inside final furlong, went third final strides
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4thhd
took keen hold, pressed leader, shaken up 2f out, ridden when no extra when carried right final 110yds, weakened and lost third final strides
Naps:
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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5th3
prominent, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
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6th1 ¼
in rear, pushed along briefly soon after start, shaken up 3f out, headway under 2f out, soon nudged along, stayed on but ran green inside final furlong, eyecatcher
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7th2 ¼
never better than mid-division
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
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8th1 ¼
in rear, shaken up 3f out, pushed along under 2f out, switched right and up the centre 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, eyecatcher
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9th2
dwelt start, towards rear, pushed along from over 2f out, soon no impression
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10th2
prominent, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and lost position up the centre under 2f out, soon hung left, weakened inside final furlong
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11th5 ½
midfield, lost position and towards rear 4f out, pushed along from 3f out, made no impression
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12th4 ¾
dwelt start, took keen hold, midfield, pushed along and lost position from over 2f out, soon beaten
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13th1 ¾
towards rear on outer, pushed along from 3f out, no chance from 2f out
Pontefract 14:05 Result
Jamaican Flight Handicap (Round 1 Of The Pontefract Stayers' Championship 2022)
- 4yo+, 7 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £5,616, 2nd £2,636, 3rd £1,319, 4th £659, 5th £300, 6th £300
- Distance 2m 2f 2y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 14:05
- Winning Time 04:24
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made virtually all, pushed along 3f out, ridden under 2f out, joined 1f out, stayed on and led clearly final strides, gamely
Tipped by:
- Keith Melrose - RP Ratings
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2ndnk
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, pushed along and went second 2f out, ridden and disputed lead 1f out, no extra final strides
Naps:
- Steve Mullington - 888Sport
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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3rd2 ¼
prominent, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 3f out, lost position over 2f out, went third over 1f out, no match for first two
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th3 ¼
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, in touch with leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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5th3 ¾
dwelt start, raced in last, pushed along 4f out, ridden under 3f out, kept on but never on terms
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
- Farringdon - Morning Star
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
- - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Dave Bellingham - SPOTLIGHT
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6th½
pressed leader, ridden under 3f out, weakened from over 2f out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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7th27
never better than mid-division, dropped to last under 2f out, soon lost touch
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
Pontefract 14:40 Result
Yorkshire Wonder Horse Search Is On Handicap
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £12,885, 2nd £6,043, 3rd £3,023, 4th £1,510, 5th £755, 6th £378
- Distance 1m 2f 5y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 14:40
- Winning Time 02:17
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
dwelt start, held up in rear, pushed along and headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
Naps:
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
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2nd2 ¾
led, increased tempo over 6f out, 6 lengths ahead 4f out, shaken up 2f out, ridden and reduced lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd1
prominent, ridden 2f out, edged right 1f out, soon lost second, kept on
Naps:
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th2 ¼
midfield, pushed along and headway from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, held but kept on inside final furlong
Naps:
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
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5th1 ¾
midfield, headway from 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
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6th4 ½
dwelt start, took keen hold, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden on outer over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
- Dave Bellingham - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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7th20
took keen hold, raced wide early, never better than mid-division
Naps:
- Jon Freeman - The i
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8th3 ¼
never better than mid-division
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9th4 ¼
always towards rear
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10th7
prominent on outer, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
Naps:
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
- Paul Kealy - Weekender
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
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11th60
prominent, ridden and lost ground quickly over 4f out, became detached 3f out, tailed off
Naps:
- Sky Sports Racing
- Wolverhampton Express & Star
Tote Returns
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Total Win£23
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Exacta£173.9
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Trifecta£726.6
Pontefract 15:15 Result
Racing TV On Sky Channel 426 Handicap
- 3yo, 7 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £6,185, 2nd £2,900, 3rd £1,451, 4th £725, 5th £362, 6th £181
- Distance 0m 6f 0y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 15:16
- Winning Time 01:18
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on well
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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2nd4 ¾
towards rear, pushed along and headway from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, no match for winner
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3rd2 ½
disputed lead, led clearly over 2f out, pushed along and hung right under 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, hung right and lost second inside final furlong
Naps:
- Spotlight - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
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4th1 ½
prominent, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no impression final furlong
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5th1 ½
slowly into stride, cajoled along early, in rear, pushed along 2f out, minor headway over 1f out, never on terms
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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6th13
took keen hold, disputed lead, pushed along and weakened quickly from over 2f out, eased inside final furlong
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7th6 ½
raced wide, prominent, ridden and weakened quickly from 2f out, eased towards finish
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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NR
self certificate
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.5
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Exacta£69.4
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Trifecta£234.9
Pontefract 15:50 Result
British Stallion Studs EBF 'High-Rise' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
- 3yo, 5 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £8,613, 2nd £4,043, 3rd £2,022, 4th £1,011
- Distance 1m 2f 5y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 15:50
- Winning Time 02:19
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
dwelt start, held up in behind leaders, went second going easily over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon went clear, readily
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd2 ½
dwelt start, held up in last, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner
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3rd4
disputed lead, led clearly after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost second inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds
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4th11
took keen hold, raced wide early, disputed lead, prominent after 2f, ridden over 2f out, soon lost second, weakened under 2f out
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
- Dave Bellingham - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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5th¾
towards rear, niggled along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, made no impression
Pontefract 16:25 Result
Racing Again On Monday 11th April Handicap
- 4yo+, 10 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £3,456, 2nd £1,622, 3rd £812, 4th £406, 5th £300, 6th £300
- Distance 1m 0f 6y
- Going SOFT (Good to soft in places; 6.2)
- Off Time 16:25
- Winning Time 01:50
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, not clear run on inner under 2f out, switched right and pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on, comfortably
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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2nd1 ¼
midfield, pushed along under 3f out, not clear run 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no match for winner
Tipped by:
- Paul Curtis - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
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3rd1
carried right start, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, going okay when switched right over 2f out, pushed along and led but found little over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra and lost second when bit short of room inside final furlong
Naps:
- Daily Post
- The Star
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Colin Russell - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4thnk
blindfold off late and bumped rival start, took keen hold, midfield, pushed along 3f out, in touch with leaders 2f out, switched right over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong
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5th3
pressed leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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6th2 ¾
slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but never on terms
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7th1
took keen hold, in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms but kept on (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)
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8thnk
awkward start, carried right soon after start, took keen hold, always towards rear
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9th2 ¾
raced wide, prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
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10th2
took keen hold, led narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened