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  3. Sun, 17th Aug, 2014
  4. Pontefract
  5. 3.45
Going: Good. 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £10,174.50 carried forward to Thirsk on Mon, 18th Aug
Placepot: Pool £109663.54  | Units £660.04  | Dividend £121.2
Quadpot: Pool £8428.86  | Units £623.15 £10  |  Place Six: £90.43  |  Place Five: £43.8
Summary
1st
silks
Valonia (GB) 3, ch f 8-12 (Qatar Racing Limited)
(Drawn 2) Rated 101
Three Valleys (USA) - Descriptive (IRE)(Desert King (IRE))

(Ring price: 7/2 10/3 7/2 10/3) SP 10/3

Henry Candy
Harry Bentley
Tote Win £5.30 Place £2.00
loading past form
made most, ridden 2f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on, gamely
2nd
nk
silks
Spinatrix (GB) 6, b m 9-1 (Mrs J W Hutchinson & Mrs P A Knox)
(Drawn 10)cp+ Rated 102
Diktat (GB) - Shrink (GB)(Mind Games (GB))

(Ring price: 9/2 5/1) SP 5/1

M Dods
Connor Beasley
Place £2.10
loading past form
pressed winner, ridden 2f out, joined winner inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
3rd
0.5L
silks
Mu'ajiza (GB) 4, ch m 9-1 (Ms Julie French)
(Drawn 1) Rated 80
Pivotal (GB) - Siyasa (USA)(Rahy (USA))

(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

P Midgley
R Winston
Place £8.30
loading past form
close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed leaders inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
4th
4L
silks
Ladies Are Forever (GB) 6, b m 9-8 (Mr R C Bond)
(Drawn 9)bl9 Rated 108
Monsieur Bond (IRE) - Forever Bond (GB)(Danetime (IRE))
Breeder - Bond Thoroughbred Corporation

(Ring price: 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Geoffrey Oldroyd
D Tudhope
loading past form
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
5th
1.75L
silks
Hoodna (IRE) 4, b f 9-1 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 8)hd5 Rated 102
Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Heaven's Cause (USA)(Giant's Causeway (USA))

(Ring price: 11/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 9/4) SP 9/4fav

Saeed Bin Suroor
S De Sousa
loading past form
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor
6th
0.5L
silks
Athenian (IRE) 5, b m 9-1 (AXOM (XXXI))
(Drawn 5) Rated 96
Acclamation (GB) - Ziria (IRE)(Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Breeder - Keatly Overseas Ltd

(Ring price: 8/1 9/1 8/1) SP 8/1

Sir Mark Prescott Bt
C Catlin
loading past form
held up, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong
7th
1.25L
silks
Survived (GB) 3, b f 8-12 (Cheveley Park Stud)
(Drawn 11)hd1 Rated 90
Kyllachy (GB) - Regina (GB)(Green Desert (USA))

(Ring price: 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

William Haggas
G Gibbons
loading past form
in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
8th
11L
silks
Masarah (IRE) 4, b f 9-1 (Mr Mohammed Al Nabouda)
(Drawn 4) Rated 98
Cape Cross (IRE) - Fragrancy (IRE)(Singspiel (IRE))
Breeder - Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

(Ring price: 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

C E Brittain
F Norton
loading past form
prominent until ridden over 2f out
9th
1L
silks
Relation Alexander (IRE) 3, ch f 8-12 (Mr K Snell)
(Drawn 7)bl1 Rated 75
Dandy Man (IRE) - Elshamms (GB)(Zafonic (USA))

(Ring price: 50/1 66/1) SP 66/1

P D'Arcy
P Mulrennan
loading past form
always towards rear
10th
2L
silks
Along Again (IRE) 3, b f 8-12 (Ballymore Thoroughbred Ltd)
(Drawn 12) Rated 99
Elusive City (USA) - American Adventure (USA)(Miswaki (USA))

(Ring price: 25/1 28/1 33/1) SP 33/1

Sir Michael Stoute
S W Kelly
loading past form
held up, weakened 2f out
Off 3.45
Time 1m. 14.39 secs, which is 3.05 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £17.20
Tote Trifecta- £498.40
CSF- £19.14.

Non runners Bondesire (GB), Online Alexander , Penny Drops (GB)

2013 Artistic Jewel 4 9-4 G Lee 8/1 (Ed McMahon) (Drawn 7)
2012 Mince 3 8-11 L Dettori 9/4Fav (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 11)
2011 Rose Blossom 4 9-0 P Hanagan 9/2 (Richard Fahey) (Drawn 1)
2010 Bounty Box 4 9-0 G Baker 6/1 (Chris Wall) (Drawn 3)
2009 Mullein 4 9-0 S Sanders 12/1 (Ralph Beckett) (Drawn 6)

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