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  2. Race Results
  3. Sun, 16th Aug, 2009
  4. Pontefract
  5. 5.40
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
King Of Swords (IRE) 5, b g 8-12 (Mr P Alderson & Mr J Raybould)
(1:02.84 0.28 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 10)
Desert Prince (IRE) - Okey Dorey (IRE)(Lake Coniston (IRE))
Breeder - Maurice G McAuley

SP 7/1

N Tinkler
A Elliott
Tote Win £9.10 Place £2.40
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
2nd
0.75L
silks
Darcy's Pride (IRE) 5, b f 8-7 (Mr T Shepherd & Mr A Turton)
(Drawn 1)
Danetime (IRE) - Cox's Ridge (IRE)

SP 7/1

P Midgley
T Hamilton
Place £2.80
loading past form
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish
3rd
0.5L
silks
Comptonspirit (GB) 5, ch m 8-12 (Mr G B Hignett)
(Drawn 6)
Compton Place (GB) - Croeso Cynnes (GB)(Most Welcome)

SP 5/1fav

B Baugh
J-P Guillambert
Place £2.40
loading past form
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on
4th
shd
silks
Lucky Dan (IRE) 3, b g 9-3 (B & B Hygiene Limited)
(Drawn 13)
Danetime (IRE) - Katherine Gorge (USA)(Hansel (USA))

SP 10/1

P Green
S De Sousa
loading past form
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway entering final furlong, ran on towards finish
5th
1.25L
silks
Andrasta (GB) 4, b m 7-13 (Mr A B Parr)
(Drawn 9)
Bertolini (USA) - Real Popcorn (IRE)(Jareer (USA))

SP 16/1

A Berry
Charlotte Kerton(7)
loading past form
broke smartly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
6th
1L
silks
Dalarossie (GB) 4, b g 8-8 (Liam & Tony Ferguson)
(Drawn 14)
Kyllachy (GB) - Damalis (IRE)(Mukaddamah (USA))

SP 12/1

Eric Alston
D Allan
loading past form
tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out
7th
0.75L
silks
Commander Wish (GB) 6, ch g 9-1 (Mr J Roundtree)
(Drawn 3)
Arkadian Hero (USA) - Flighty Dancer (GB)

SP 8/1

Mrs L Featherstone
D Nolan
loading past form
held up mid-division, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders
8th
1L
silks
Monte Cassino (IRE) 4, ch g 8-8 (Woodcock Electrical Limited)
(Drawn 12)
Choisir (AUS) - Saucy Maid (IRE)(Sure Blade (USA))

SP 7/1

J O'Reilly
J D O'Reilly(5)
loading past form
mid-division, ridden after 2f, never troubled leaders
9th
2L
silks
Azygous (GB) 6, ch g 8-1 (Mr R White & Mr P J Sharp)
(Drawn 2)
Foxhound (USA) - Flag(Shirley Heights)

SP 20/1

M W Easterby
James P Sullivan(7)
loading past form
slowly into stride, never a factor
10th
0.5L
silks
He's A Humbug (IRE) 5, b g 9-9 (Mr J D Walker)
(Drawn 17)
Tagula (IRE) - Acidanthera (GB)(Alzao (USA))

SP 16/1

J O'Reilly
J Fanning
loading past form
raced wide, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
11th
nk
silks
Punching (GB) 5, b g 9-2 (Mr Liam Breslin)
(Drawn 8)
Kyllachy (GB) - Candescent (GB)(Machiavellian (USA))

SP 14/1

C R Dore
T Block
loading past form
slowly into stride, held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
12th
10L
silks
Digital (GB) 12, ch g 8-12 (Mr W G R Wightman)
(Drawn 11)
Safawan - Heavenly Goddess (GB)(Soviet Star (USA))

SP 6/1

Mick Channon
A Culhane
loading past form
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
Off 5.40
Time 1m. 2.84 secs, which is 0.28 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £92.50.

Non runners Avertuoso (GB), Top Bid (GB), Select Committee (GB), Lake Chini , Ursus (GB)

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