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  3. Sun, 16th Aug, 2009
  4. Pontefract
  5. 4.40
Going: Good to Firm. 
Placepot: Pool £51612.01  | Units £3429.5  | Dividend £10.9
Quadpot: Pool £3080.48  | Units £424.78 £5.3  |  Place Six: £6.32  |  Place Five: £6
Summary
1st
silks
Life's Challenge (USA) 3, ch f 8-10 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum)
(1:44.49 2.01 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 8)
Mr Greeley (USA) - Danse Du Diable (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 13/2

Mark Johnston
Greg Fairley
Tote Win £7.30 Place £1.60
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon in command, pushed clear final furlong, comfortably
2nd
7L
silks
Landofthefourones (USA) 3, b c 9-1 (Niarchos Family)
(Drawn 9)
Aldebaran (USA) - Cuanto Es (USA)(Exbourne (USA))

SP 9/2

David Lanigan
T P Queally
Place £1.40
loading past form
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure to take 2nd post, no chance with winner
3rd
hd
silks
El Ameen (GB) 3, b c 9-1 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 10)
Haafhd (GB) - Gracious (GB)(Grand Lodge (USA))

SP 2/5fav

Mark Johnston
J Fanning
Place £1.02
loading past form
chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, weakened and lost 2nd post
4th
shd
silks
Towthorpe (GB) 3, ch g 8-8 (Mr Mel Brittain)
(Drawn 5)
Tobougg (IRE) - Snow Shoes (GB)(Sri Pekan (USA))

SP 20/1

M Brittain
J Cavanagh(7)
loading past form
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
5th
8L
silks
Fabled Dancer (IRE) 3, ch g 9-1 (Mr I L Davies)
(Drawn 6)
Choisir (AUS) - Age Of Fable (IRE)

SP 25/1

Eric Alston
D Allan
loading past form
held up mid-division, never trouble leaders
6th
5L
silks
Convitezza (GB) 3, b m 8-10 (Mr I L Westwood)
(Drawn 3)
Domedriver (IRE) - Condoleezza (USA)(Cozzene (USA))

SP 100/1

M Sowersby
P Mathers
loading past form
slowly into stride, in rear, never a factor
7th
3.25L
silks
Needy Mccredie (GB) 3, ch m 8-10 (Mr J R Turner)
(Drawn 7)
Needwood Blade (GB) - Vocation (IRE)(Royal Academy (USA))

SP 33/1

J R Turner
P Aspell
loading past form
held up, never a factor
8th
15L
silks
Foxholes Lodge (GB) 4, b f 9-2 (Mr Graham Scruton)
(Drawn 4)
Nasheyt - Duxford Lodge (GB)

SP 66/1

J D Bethell
F Norton
loading past form
always in rear, behind final 3f
Off 4.41
Time 1m. 44.49 secs, which is 2.01 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £27.40.

Non runners Great Art , Mr Rainbow (GB)

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