Race Result Pontefract Tue, 10th Apr, 2012

Going - Good.

Jackpot Pool - £9,051.31 Winning Units - 9 Dividend - £2,777.70. Placepot Pool - £95,083.89 Winning Units - 199.06 Dividend - £348.60. Quadpot Pool - £5,096.59 Winning Units - 39.7 Dividend - £94.90. Place Six Dividend - £371.99. Place Five Dividend - £107.80.

Paddock Package Handicap of £19000.00 4-y-o plus

1m. 2f. 6yds. Flat Hcap 1st - £11828.00, 2nd - £3542.00, 3rd - £1771.00, 4th - £885.00 OFF 16:26. 10 Ran.

1st		Deauville Flyer (GB) 9-1 (Mr and Mrs J D Cotton) 2 (Drawn 2) (Morning price: 33/1 40/1 25/1) SP 20/1 Tote Win £15.00 Place £8.10	T D Easterby G Gibbons
		held up in 8th and well off the pace, headway on inside over 2f out, closed on tiring leading pair over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, joined post
1st	Dht	Mirrored (GB) 8-12 (Middleham Park Racing XXX) 6 (Drawn 6) (Morning price: 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 7/1) SP 9/1 Tote Win £7.20 Place £3.70	T D Easterby D Fentiman
		held up in rear and well off the pace, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on insid efinal furlong, joined leader post
3rd	0.5L	Northside Prince (IRE) 8-9 (Mr S S Anderson) 4 (Drawn 4) (Morning price: 7/1) SP 7/1 Place £3.10	G A Swinbank G Whillans(5)
		chased leading pair, closed on tiring pair over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
4th	7L	Suits Me (GB) 9-7 (Mr D E Cook) 1 (Drawn 1) (Morning price: 6/1 7/1 8/1) SP 9/2	T D Barron J P Spencer
		slight lead over 1f, pressed leader, taken wide halfway, narrow lead inside final 2f, tired and hung left over 1f out, weakened and headed inside final furlong
5th	2L	Splendid Light (GB) 8-11 (Mr George Strawbridge) 8 (Drawn 8) (Morning price: 13/8 6/4 13/8 11/8) SP 7/4fav	J H M Gosden William Buick
		took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 8f out, headed inside final 2f, head high and tired over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
6th	nk	Beaumont's Party (IRE) 9-5 (Elliott Brothers And Peacock) 3 (Drawn 3) (Morning price: 16/1 20/1 25/1) SP 25/1	C Grant J Fortune
		held up in 6th and off the pace, driven over 1f out, plugged on same pace inside final furlong, no threat
7th	27L	Licence To Till (USA) 8-10 (The Vine Accord) 9 (Drawn 9) (Morning price: 11/1 8/1 7/1 8/1) SP 15/2	M Johnston S De Sousa
		chased leadrs, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, tailed off
8th	6L	Kinyras (IRE) 8-13 (Backup Technology & Steve Hull) 5 (Drawn 5) (Morning price: 18/1 25/1) SP 25/1	M W Easterby James P Sullivan
		always in last pair, weakened and struggling halfway, tailed off
9th	3L	Reve De Nuit (USA) 8-10 (Mrs Z Wentworth) 10 (Drawn 10) (Morning price: 20/1 25/1) SP 33/1	A J McCabe A Mullen
		chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 4f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
10th	9L	Las Verglas Star (IRE) 8-13 (CBWS Partnership) 7 (Drawn 7) (Morning price: 5/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1	R A Fahey P Hanagan
		held up in 7th and off the pace, weakened over 3f out, tailed off

Market Movers

Limerick Sunday 19th

Moscow Storm 9/1 7/1

2.55 Join the Tote Go Racing Club H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-116)
Ladbrokes 9/1 7/1

Special Token 20/1 14/1

4.25 Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) S'chase
Bet365 20/1 14/1

Givemeabuzz 8/1 6/1

3.25 Limerick GAA H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95)
Bet365 8/1 6/1

Blazing Sonnet 12/1 8/1

2.55 Join the Tote Go Racing Club H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-116)
Bet365 12/1 8/1

Pipers Glory 16/1 25/1

4.25 Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) S'chase
PaddyPower 16/1 25/1

Navan Sunday 19th

Srucahan 7/1 9/1

3.45 navanracecourse.ie H'cap
Ladbrokes 7/1 9/1

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

Mr J J Codd - Fractured left wrist in a fall at Inch pt-to-pt Wed, 27th Mar
B Hayes - Fractured right arm (radius) in a fall at Thurles Thu, 4th Apr
M P Butler - Fractured right arm (humerous) in a fall at Fairyhouse Tue, 16th Apr
D N Russell - Sidelined after operation on punctured lung Mon, 29th Apr
E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
Mr D O'Connor - Fractured left leg in a fall at Dawstown pt-to-pt Mon, 6th May
P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May

Suspended Jockeys

R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May
D A McCormack - One day ban for use of the whip at Limerick Sun, 19th May

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