18:45
Pontefract Ladies Day Wednesday 6th August Handicap
Class 4, 1m6y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 43.75s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Tracked the pace early - urged forward before 2f out - moved into second inside the final furlong - hit the front close to home - held on comfortably to win
Rowan Scott
Harriet Bethell
Set the pace from the off - driven out with over a furlong left - stayed on gamely - overtaken close to the finish - unable to find more - held on for second
Jack Garritty
Geoffrey Harker
Sat close to the front group early - driven out passing the final furlong marker and kept going - lacked the speed to get on terms finishing third beaten a length and a half
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Tracked the pace - driven approaching 2f out then dropped back inside final furlong - held no rally to finish 4th
Faye McManoman
Nigel Tinkler
Settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - kept going late without featuring in the finish
George Downing
Ed Walker
Slow to stride - held up in the back half of the field - nudged forward from 2f out but always beyond reach
James Sullivan
Danny Brooke
Slow to break - settled midfield - driven approaching final two furlongs then weakened inside final furlong to finish 7th beaten 6.5 lengths
Warren Fentiman (5)
Gemma Tutty
Unshipped rider en route to the start - settled around midfield - driven for effort with over 2f left before fading inside the final furlong
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.