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8.52

Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap

of £8,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 6yds.

8.52 1m. 6yds. Flat Hcap (Class 5) 4-y-o plus 10 Declared

Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap

of £8,000.00

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Race Info

1st - £4,187.00 2nd - £1,965.00 3rd - £982.00 4th - £491.00 5th - £245.00

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4,b f 9-9

Kodi Bear (IRE)-Starlight Romance(Excelebration)

(222) d¹ (The Pistachio Partnership)
Rated 75

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	7	2	2	-1.42

12th Oct 25 Goodwood(1m 1f 197yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 77 12/1 8-11 Archie Young (5) 7th of 11 runners, 13.75L behind Day Of Grace

22nd Aug 25 York(1m 2f 56yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 79 25/1 8-8 Connor Beasley 9th of 13 runners, 13.25L behind Cape Flora

30th Jul 25 Redcar(7f 219yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 80 9/4Fav 9-10 Callum Rodriguez 3rd of 5 runners, 3.25L and 1.25L behind Radiant Beauty and She s The Duchess

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2675

4,ch f 9-9

Cotai Glory (GB)-Maghzaa(Aqlaam)

cp⁵(6) c¹ d¹ (Ontoawinner & Partner)
Rated 75

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	2	4	1.50

16th May 26 Thirsk(7f 218yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 75 25/1 9-9 D Nolan 5th of 12 runners, 0.94L behind Military Leader

25th Apr 26 Southwell(7f 14yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 77 20/1 9-1 S De Sousa 7th of 9 runners, 7L behind Winston s Warrior

5th Apr 26 Southwell(1m 13yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 77 10/3 9-13 Jason Hart 6th of 6 runners, 11.75L behind City Queen

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-584

4,b g 9-7

Mohaather (GB)-Sweet Cecily(Kodiac)

cp²(34) d¹ (The Horse Watchers 5)
Rated 73

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	13	1	2	-10.50

18th Apr 26 Nottingham(1m 75yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 73 9/2 9-7 S De Sousa 4th of 9 runners, 2.06L behind Highland Olly

7th Apr 26 Southwell(1m 13yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 74 6/1 9-4 Jason Watson 8th of 13 runners, 4.56L behind Studious

12th Mar 26 Chelmsford City(1m Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 74 9/2 9-3 Cieren Fallon 5th of 7 runners, 6.5L behind Lexington Jet

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14-3

6,b g 9-6

Kessaar (IRE)-Never Lose(Diktat)

cp⁺(19) cd¹ (Mr P Appleton & Mrs Anne Elliott)
Rated 72

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	37	8	9	-8.62

3rd May 26 Hamilton(1m 68yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 72 13/2 9-7 Connor Beasley 3rd of 8 runners, 1L and hd behind Quiet Resolve and Native Instinct

Oct 2025 Tattersalls (UK) Price: Lot Withdrawn

14th Oct 25 Leicester(1m 53yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 68 11/1 9-9 S B Kirrane 4th of 8 runners, 1.63L behind Susie Sioux

6th Oct 25 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat Hcap, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 65 11/2 9-9 Connor Beasley 1st of 12 runners, by nk and 0.5L from Tele Red and Sunny Orange

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Arkenstaar (GB) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Keats House (IRE)	1
27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Keats House (IRE) 3rd (10/3 9-1 Rated 62) Joanna Mason 6.00L in front of Arkenstaar (GB) 8th (9/1 9-9 Rated 62) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

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5,b g 9-6

No Nay Never (USA)-Question Times(Shamardal)

ts⁺cp⁺(14) d¹ (Nick Bradley Racing 18)
Rated 72

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	8	0	3	-8.00
UK	19	4	5	12.75

8th May 26 Ripon(1m 1f 170yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 66 11/1 9-5 Billy Garritty 4th of 12 runners, 1.51L behind Star Cast

27th Apr 26 Wolverhampton(1m 142yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 60 9/4Fav 11-7 Mr Henry Callan 1st of 11 runners, by 3.5L and 2L from Book Of Life and King Of The Dance

23rd Apr 26 Beverley(1m 100yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 60 6/4Fav 9-9 Mason Paetel (5) 6th of 9 runners, 4.81L behind

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23-7

4,b f 9-2

Mehmas (IRE)-Joyful Hope(Shamardal)

(10) (Ms M Austerfield)
Rated 66

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	4	0	2	-4.00

12th May 26 Beverley(1m 100yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 68 40/1 9-7 Jack Garritty 7th of 13 runners, 5.5L behind Coolree

29th Jul 25 Ripon(1m Flat, Good) 14/1 8-13 William Pyle (3) 3rd of 7 runners, 3.25L and 3.5L behind Abloom and Renewal

7th Jul 25 Ripon(1m Flat Maiden, Good (Good to Firm in places)) 40/1 9-2 Dougie Costello 2nd of 7 runners, 0.5L behind Lovette

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42-7

4,b g 9-1

Earthlight (IRE)-Maria Christina(Kodiac)

(27) d² (Middleham Park & Rond Point Partnershi)
Rated 67

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	18	2	4	-9.67

25th Apr 26 Ripon(1m Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 68 11/1 9-7 Billy Garritty 7th of 10 runners, 12L behind Highland Olly

15th Oct 25 Nottingham(1m 75yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 67 15/2 9-6 Joanna Mason 2nd of 11 runners, 2.25L behind Dovey Moon

19th Sep 25 Ayr(1m Flat Hcap, Soft) Rated 61 13/2 9-7 Joanna Mason 4th of 9 runners, 0.94L behind Penelope s Sister

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Keats House (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Arkenstaar (GB)	1
27th Jul 2025 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Keats House (IRE) 3rd (10/3 9-1 Rated 62) Joanna Mason 6.00L in front of Arkenstaar (GB) 8th (9/1 9-9 Rated 62) Connor Beasley (10 ran)

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3-78

6,ch g 9-0

National Defense (GB)-Christmas Joy(Galileo)

ts⁺cp⁺(26) cd³ (Ryedale Partners No1)
Rated 66 Won When Rated 67-67

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
IRE	3	0	1	-3.00
UK	40	4	8	-8.50

26th Apr 26 Wetherby(1m Flat Hcap, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 67 16/1 9-1 S B Kirrane 8th of 12 runners, 6.64L behind Hale End

7th Apr 26 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 68 9/2 9-2 D Allan 7th of 9 runners, 11.38L behind Sailthisshipalone

31st Oct 25 Newmarket(1m Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 67 9/2 9-6 D Allan 3rd of 11 runners, 1.25L and 0.75L behind Post Rider and Play Me

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Mount King (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Distinction (IRE)	1
7th Apr 2026 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Distinction (IRE) 5th (18/1 8-6 Rated 65) Finlay Bassett 7.50L in front of Mount King (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-2 Rated 68) D Allan (9 ran)

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5431

6,b g 8-11

Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Aja(Excellent Art)

vs²(23) cd¹ (Mr M Gilgeous, Mr C Seeney & Partner)
Rated 63 Won When Rated 68

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	38	4	9	-15.75

29th Apr 26 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 61 9/4Fav 9-5 S H James 1st of 9 runners, by 0.75L and 2L from Boubyan and Star Start

8th Apr 26 Nottingham(1m 75yds Flat Hcap, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Rated 60 8/1 9-4 S H James 3rd of 15 runners, nose and shd behind The Sweet Escape and Gladiadora

28th Mar 26 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft (Soft in places)) Rated 60 11/1 9-4 T Kiely-Marshall 4th of 15 runners, 4L behind Mao Shang Wong

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Powerful Response (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Distinction (IRE)	2
29th Mar 2025 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Round course) Distinction (IRE) 3rd (28/1 9-1 Rated 60) Ryan Kavanagh 1.75L in front of Powerful Response (IRE) 5th (16/1 8-12 Rated 61) Jack Callan (18 ran)

23rd Mar 2024 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds, Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Powerful Response (IRE) 4th (14/1 9-12 Rated 68) William Pyle 3.75L in front of Distinction (IRE) 7th (14/1 9-0 Rated 56) Alexander Voikhansky (12 ran)

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8,b g 8-9

Kodiac (GB)-Tajbell(New Approach)

vs⁺(5) cd¹ (Mike And Wendy Yardley)
Rated 61 Won When Rated 64-61-67-61-62

Last Three Runs

Flat Statistics	Runs	Wins	Places	€Level
UK	84	9	16	1.75

17th May 26 Ripon(1m 1f 170yds Flat Hcap, Good-Good to Firm in places) Rated 61 14/1 9-0 P J McDonald 8th of 11 runners, 6.94L behind Poet s Dawn

21st Apr 26 Wolverhampton(1m 1f 104yds Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 63 6/1 9-9 P J McDonald 6th of 6 runners, 10.5L behind Kaaranah

7th Apr 26 Pontefract(1m 6yds Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Rated 65 18/1 8-6 Finlay Bassett (7) 5th of 9 runners, 3.88L behind Sailthisshipalone

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Distinction (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Mount King (IRE)	1
7th Apr 2026 Pontefract(1m 6yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft) Distinction (IRE) 5th (18/1 8-6 Rated 65) Finlay Bassett 7.50L in front of Mount King (IRE) 7th (9/2 9-2 Rated 68) D Allan (9 ran)

Powerful Response (IRE)	2
29th Mar 2025 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds, Flat Hcap, Good to Soft-Soft in places on Round course) Distinction (IRE) 3rd (28/1 9-1 Rated 60) Ryan Kavanagh 1.75L in front of Powerful Response (IRE) 5th (16/1 8-12 Rated 61) Jack Callan (18 ran)

23rd Mar 2024 Doncaster(1m 2f 43yds, Flat Hcap, Soft-Heavy in places) Powerful Response (IRE) 4th (14/1 9-12 Rated 68) William Pyle 3.75L in front of Distinction (IRE) 7th (14/1 9-0 Rated 56) Alexander Voikhansky (12 ran)

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Pontefract Fri 22nd May

Previous Winners of this Race by Year

2025 Mount King 5 9-2 D Allan 5/2 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 4)
2024 Million Thanks 5 9-5 O J Orr 13/2 (Rebecca Menzies) (Drawn 3)
2023 Westernesse 4 9-10 Jason Watson 5/1 (David O'Meara) (Drawn 2)
2022 Eligible 6 8-13 Joanna Mason 14/1 (M W Easterby) (Drawn 8)
2021 Bucephalus 4 9-2 Sebastian Woods 3/1CFav (Chris Wall) (Drawn 2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)

Wins

Trainer

Winning Horses

Chris Wall

2021 - Bucephalus(3/1C Fav)

David O'Meara

2023 - Westernesse(5/1)

M W Easterby

2022 - Eligible(14/1)

Rebecca Menzies

2024 - Million Thanks(13/2)

Tim Easterby

2025 - Mount King(5/2)

Previous Winners of this Race by Jockey (Since 1990)

Wins

Jockey

Winning Horses

D Allan

2025 - Mount King(5/2)

Jason Watson

2023 - Westernesse(5/1)

Joanna Mason

2022 - Eligible(14/1)

O J Orr

2024 - Million Thanks(13/2)

Sebastian Woods

2021 - Bucephalus(3/1C Fav)

Previous Winners of this Race by Age

Wins

Age

Winning Horses

4yo

2023 - Westernesse(5/1), 2021 - Bucephalus(3/1C Fav)

5yo

2025 - Mount King(5/2), 2024 - Million Thanks(13/2)

6yo

2022 - Eligible(14/1)

Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)

Wins

Sire

Winning Horses

Camelot (GB)

2023 - Westernesse(5/1)

Churchill (IRE)

2024 - Million Thanks(13/2)

Dark Angel (IRE)

2022 - Eligible(14/1)

National Defense (GB)

2025 - Mount King(5/2)

Soldier Hollow (GB)

2021 - Bucephalus(3/1C Fav)

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