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  3. Sun, 26th Jul, 2009
  4. Pontefract
  5. 2.40
Going: Good (Good to Firm in places). 
Placepot: Pool £67026.63  | Units £1064.14  | Dividend £45.9
Quadpot: Pool £4955.88  | Units £491 £7.4  |  Place Six: £25.7  |  Place Five: £15.63
Summary
1st
silks
Sporting Gesture (GB) 12, ch g 8-5 (Mr Steve Hull)
(2:37.38 1.48 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 12)
Safawan - Polly Packer

SP 20/1

M W Easterby
B McHugh(5)
Tote Win £23.90 Place £5.10
loading past form
held up towards rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, driven to lead narrowly well inside final furlong, ran on
2nd
nk
silks
Maslak (IRE) 5, b g 10-0 (Mr Clive Roberts)
(Drawn 11)
In The Wings - Jeed (IRE)(Mujtahid (USA))

SP 12/1

P Hiatt
A Culhane
Place £4.20
loading past form
held up in touch, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly well inside final furlong, ran on
3rd
5L
silks
Master Nimbus (GB) 9, b g 9-9 (Mr J H Hewitt)
(Drawn 15)
Cloudings (IRE) - Miss Charlie (GB)(Pharly (FR))

SP 9/2fav

J J Quinn
G Gibbons
Place £2.50
loading past form
mid-division, headway from over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, no extra final furlong
4th
7L
silks
Royal Flynn (GB) 7, b g 9-4 (Mr And Mrs Paul Chapman)
(Drawn 4)
Royal Applause (GB) - Shamriyna (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 11/1

Mrs K Walton
D Tudhope
loading past form
slowly into stride, in rear, hampered approaching 8f out, pushed along and headway on outer approaching 2f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong
5th
0.75L
silks
Fenners (USA) 6, ch g 8-10 (Mr K Wreglesworth)
(Drawn 8)
Pleasant Tap (USA) - Legal Opinion (IRE)(Polish Precedent (USA))

SP 7/1

M W Easterby
Dale Gibson
loading past form
towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon hampered, headway over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
6th
nk
silks
Forrest Flyer (IRE) 5, b g 9-10 (Mrs Camille Macdonald)
(Drawn 14)
Daylami (IRE) - Gerante (USA)(Private Account (USA))

SP 5/1

I Semple
Frederik Tylicki(3)
loading past form
held up, ridden 3f out, never nearer
7th
5L
silks
Applaude (GB) 4, b g 9-11 (Mr Guy Reed)
(Drawn 5)
Royal Applause (GB) - Flossy (GB)(Efisio)

SP 9/1

G A Swinbank
R Winston
loading past form
hampered soon after start, held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
8th
10L
silks
Dimashq (GB) 7, b m 8-10 (Mr A Bell)
(Drawn 1)
Mtoto - Agwaas (IRE)(Rainbow Quest (USA))

SP 8/1

P Midgley
M Fenton
loading past form
tracked leaders, led over 4f out until over 2f out
9th
2.5L
silks
Lady Rose Anne (IRE) 4, b f 9-12 (Miss Rose-Anne Galligan)
(Drawn 9)
Red Ransom (USA) - Surval (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 12/1

David Barron
T P O'Shea
loading past form
held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders
10th
6L
silks
King In Waiting (IRE) 6, b g 9-10 (AKV Cladding Fabrications Ltd)
(Drawn 2)
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Ballerina (IRE)(Dancing Brave (USA))
Breeder - Abergwaun Farms

SP 33/1

J Hetherton
J Quinn
loading past form
led 1f, tracked leader after, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
11th
7L
silks
Cripsey Brook (GB) 11, ch g 8-9 (Mr & Mrs Michael Edwardson & Partner)
(Drawn 3)
Lycius (USA) - Duwon (IRE)(Polish Precedent (USA))

SP 8/1

K Reveley
M Stainton(3)
loading past form
slowly into stride, in rear, clipped heels and slipped approaching 8f out, weakened over 2f out
12th
35+L
silks
Merrion Tiger (IRE) 4, ch g 9-6 (S C B Limited)
(Drawn 7)
Choisir (AUS) - Akita (IRE)(Foxhound (USA))

SP 14/1

A G Foster
P Cosgrave
loading past form
pulled hard, led after 1f, clear 6f out, headed over 4f out, ridden and soon weakened, eased final 2f
13th
35+L
silks
Northerner (IRE) 6, b g 8-5 (Woodcock Electrical Limited)
(Drawn 10)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Ensorceleuse (FR)(Fabulous Dancer (USA))

SP 66/1

J O'Reilly
J D O'Reilly(5)
loading past form
tracked leader, gradually lost place from over 5f out
Off 2.40
Time 2m. 37.38 secs, which is 1.48 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £167.90.

Non runners Moonwalking (GB), One Tou Many (GB)

2008 Master Nimbus 8 8-12 Jamie Moriarty (3) 9/2 (J J Quinn) (Drawn 10)

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