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  3. Wed, 5th Aug, 2009
  4. Pontefract
  5. 3.40
Going: Good (Good to Firm in places). 
Placepot: Pool £64476.24  | Units £817.57  | Dividend £57.5
Quadpot: Pool £4240  | Units £248.75 £12.6  |  Place Six: £165.67  |  Place Five: £86.65
Summary
1st
silks
High Ambition (GB) 6, b g 8-8 (Mr G H Leatham)
(2:40.32 1.45 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 3)
High Estate - So Ambitious (GB)(Teenoso (USA))

SP 10/3

Richard Fahey
Frederik Tylicki(3)
Tote Win £4.40 Place £2.30
loading past form
held up in rear, good headway between horses inside final 2f, challenged 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, readily
2nd
2L
silks
Resplendent Light (GB) 4, b g 9-11 (Middleham Park Racing Xlix & Partners)
(Drawn 5)
Fantastic Light (USA) - Bright Halo (IRE)(Bigstone (IRE))

SP 3/1Jfav

W R Muir
N Callan
Place £2.30
loading past form
took keen hold early, prominent, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, no extra towards finish
3rd
2.25L
silks
Cyborg (GB) 5, ch g 9-5 (Mr J C Smith)
(Drawn 1)
Halling (USA) - Ciboure (GB)(Norwick (USA))
Breeder - G & Mrs Middlebrook

SP 6/1

David Elsworth
R Havlin
loading past form
held up in touch, headway on outer over 2f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
4th
6L
silks
Jabal Tariq (GB) 4, ch c 9-7 (Mr Mohamed Obaida)
(Drawn 6)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Sueboog (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 10/1

B W Hills
M Hills
loading past form
led at steady pace, quickened 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
5th
4L
silks
Shaloo Diamond (GB) 4, b g 9-5 (Mr G B Bedford)
(Drawn 4)
Captain Rio (GB) - Alacrity (GB)(Alzao (USA))

SP 3/1Jfav

R M Whitaker
M Stainton(3)
loading past form
pulled hard, in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
6th
6L
silks
Night Crescendo (USA) 6, b g 10-0 (Mr John Connolly)
(Drawn 7)
Diesis - Night Fax (USA)

SP 5/1

Mrs A Perrett
T E Durcan
loading past form
took keen hold early, tracked leader to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
Off 3.40
Time 2m. 40.32 secs, which is 1.45 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £12.40.

Non runner Ella (GB)

2008 Night Hour 6 10-0 T E Durcan 9/2 (S bin Suroor) (Drawn 9)

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