irishracing.com | Race Result Pontefract, Mon, 8th Jun, 2026, Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap of £6,500.00 4-y-o plus

Pontefract Result

Mon, 8th Jun, 2026

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £7,042.25 Winning Units - 2.15 Dividend - £2,325.50. Placepot Pool - £85,254.84 Winning Units - 1870.23 Dividend - £33.20. Quadpot Pool - £8,988.63 Winning Units - 572.78 Dividend - £11.60. Place Six Dividend - £69.52. Place Five Dividend - £14.56.

Summary Card Odds Compare

8.00

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap of £6,500.00 4-y-o plus(Class 6 ) 2m. 1f. 27yds.

8.00 2m. 1f. 27yds. (Class 6 ) 4-y-o plus12 Ran
Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap of £6,500.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £3,402.00, 2nd - £1,596.00, 3rd - £798.00, 4th - £399.00, 5th - £199.00 12 Ran

1st

7, b m 9-9 (Laravie Partnership )
(Drawn 2)vs⁺ Rated 65
Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Lohort Castle (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Mrs Caitriona Cronin Beame

(Morning price: 7/4 15/8 7/4 15/8 7/4 13/8 6/4 6/5 11/10 11/8 5/4 6/4 11/8 6/4 13/8)
(Ring price: 15/8 2/1 15/8 7/4 9/5 7/4) SP 7/4fav

James Owen

Luke Morris

Tote Win £2.75 Place £1.20

pushed along on leaving stalls and ridden to sit mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders 3f out, stayed on strong to lead over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong

11th May, 26 Catterick
1st Flat Hcp Rated 55 This
Race

2nd

4.75L

5, gr m 8-12 (Ian Nicol Racing )
(Drawn 11) Rated 54
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Best Be Careful (IRE)(Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Breeder - John Costello & Irish National Stud

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 7/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2) SP 15/2

Adam Nicol

Cameron Hardie

Place £2.40

chased leader, headway to close up 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on

19th May, 26 Newcastle
4th Flat Hcp Rated 54 This
Race

3rd

2.25L

8, b g 9-9 (The Beverley House Stables Partnership )
(Drawn 1)bl⁵ Rated 65
Schiaparelli (GER) - Near Wild Heaven (GB)(Robin Des Champs (FR))
Breeder - Emma Berry

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 10/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

J Berry

Gina Mangan

Place £3.20

mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on well from over 2f out, never nearer

6th Apr, 26 Kempton
6th Flat Hcp Rated 66 This
Race

4th

7.5L

4, gr g 8-8 (Foulrice Park Racing Limited )
(Drawn 6) Rated 50
Belardo (IRE) - Angel De La Gesse (FR)(Dark Angel (IRE))
Breeder - Rathbarry Stud

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 28/1 25/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Liam Bailey

Billy Garritty

held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish

19th May, 26 Newcastle
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 50 This
Race

5th

shd

7, b g 8-5 (Mr Liam Murray )
(Drawn 7)cp⁷ Rated 47
Sixties Icon (GB) - Flashyfrances (GB)(Franklins Gardens (GB))
Breeder - D. R. C. Elsworth

(Morning price: 22/1 20/1 18/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1)
SP 16/1

Miss S Ender

Joanna Mason

towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace from 3f out

7th May, 26 Southwell
8th Flat Hcp Rated 49 This
Race

6th

7, ch g 9-7 (The Zimmerman Syndicate )
(Drawn 4)ts⁺bl⁶ Rated 63
Poet's Voice (GB) - Cresta Gold (GB)(Halling (USA))
Breeder - P. T. Tellwright

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 11/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Tim Easterby

D Allan

chased leaders, headway to close up 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

21st May, 26 Musselburgh
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 64 This
Race

7th

4.5L

4, b f 7-13 (Future Champions Racing Syndicate )
(Drawn 9) Rated 45
Nathaniel (IRE) - Gold Ribbon (GB)(Golden Horn (GB))
Breeder - Mark Goggin

(Morning price: 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 14/1 22/1 18/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 11/1) SP 11/1

Ed Giles

Olivia Tubb(5)

led, allowed to stride into clear lead after 4f, fifteen lengths clear 6f out, ridden 4f out, headed over 2f out and weakened quickly

18th May, 26 Lingfield
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 45 This
Race

8th

6, ch g 9-6 (Mr Scott McMillan & Mr Alan Brown )
(Drawn 10) Rated 62
Ultra (IRE) - Femme Kyoto (FR)(Divine Light (JPN))
Breeder - Mrs Heather Allen

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

A Brown

T Eaves

chased leaders, raced keenly, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

18th May, 26 Carlisle
6th Flat Hcp Rated 62 This
Race

9th

4, b g 8-4 (Miss Emma Forman )
(Drawn 12)cp² Rated 45
Study Of Man (IRE) - Archduchess (GB)(Archipenko (USA))
Breeder - Miss K. Rausing

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 125/1 100/1 80/1)
(Ring price: 80/1 66/1 80/1 100/1) SP 100/1

M Sowersby

Aiden Brookes

steadied to race in rear, never in contention

15th Feb, 26 Newcastle
4th Flat Hcp Rated 45 This
Race

10th

4.25L

6, b g 9-7 (Mr Martin John Hall )
(Drawn 5)cp⁺ Rated 63
Australia (GB) - Simiyna (IRE)(Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Breeder - His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 18/1 16/1 20/1 18/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 22/1) SP 22/1

I Williams

P Mulrennan

held up towards rear, no impression

15th May, 26 Newbury
12th Flat Hcp Rated 65 This
Race

11th

7.5L

6, b g 8-10 (Mr Conor Morris )
(Drawn 8)cp⁺ Rated 52
Buratino (IRE) - Crystal Mountain (USA)(Monashee Mountain (USA))
Breeder - Mr M. Dunphy & Mr E. Cantillon

(Morning price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 50/1 66/1 80/1) SP 80/1

Patrick Morris

James P Sullivan

always towards rear

29th May, 26 Wolverhampton
9th Flat Hcp Rated 54 This
Race

12th

27L

4, b g 9-5 (Riverdee & West Paces & Partners )
(Drawn 3)vs⁹ Rated 61
Golden Horn (GB) - Dragon Beat (IRE)(Dragon Pulse (IRE))
Breeder - Craig & Laura Buckingham

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 9/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 3/1 10/3 4/1 10/3 7/2)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 3/1) SP 3/1

Rebecca Menzies

Kevin Stott

chased leaders, lost place 4f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out

17th May, 26 Ripon
4th Flat Hcp Rated 62 This
Race

Off 8.01
Time 3m. 45.49 secs, which is 2.99 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £22.40
Tote Trifecta- £200.00
CSF- £16.48
Tricast- £123.39.

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