Full Result 3.20 Pontefract | 5 October 1992

John Smith's Bitter Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (5f3yds) 5f Good To Soft

1st £3,980 2nd £1,190 3rd £570 4th £260

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Branston Abby (IRE) 11/1 M Roberts Mark Johnston	M Roberts Mark Johnston	3	912	79	95	91	–
ch f Risk Me (FR) - Tuxford Hideaway (Cawston's Clown)
Mid division, quickened to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly

2⁽¹²⁾ 1½	0. Pretonic 10/1 George Duffield Mark Johnston	George Duffield Mark Johnston	4	82	54	66	63	–
b f Precocious - Northern Ballerina (Dance In Time)
Mid division, headway over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

3⁽⁷⁾ hd [1¾]	0. Pharaoh's Dancer 7/2F M Wigham R Simpson	M Wigham R Simpson	5	95	71	82	80	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Marie Louise (Helissio)
Behind, headway over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [4¼]	0. Precentor 11/2 Alan Munro James Bethell	Alan Munro James Bethell	6	810 b	62	65	65	–
ro g Music Boy - La Magna (Runnymede I)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [5¾]	0. Simmie's Special 11/1 Frankie Dettori Reg Hollinshead	Frankie Dettori Reg Hollinshead	4	87	59	57	–	–
b f Precocious - Zalatia (Music Boy)
Prominent 4f, no extra

6⁽¹⁾ nk [6]	0. Last Straw 16/1 Claire Balding ⁷ A W Jones	Claire Balding ⁷ A W Jones	4	73 3 5	45	39	–	–
b g Blushing Scribe (USA) - Straw Reef (Final Straw)
Never able to challenge, not much room 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6½]	0. Kalar 25/1 S Wood D W Chapman	S Wood D W Chapman	3	77 b	46	42	–	–
b g Kabour - Wind And Reign (Tumble Wind I)
Prominent, led over 2f out, soon headed, ridden and weakened 1f out

8⁽¹¹⁾ hd [6¾]	0. Banbury Flyer 8/1 Jimmy Quinn Anabel K Murphy	Jimmy Quinn Anabel K Murphy	4	79 b¹	47	43	–	–
b g Mummy's Game - Haddon Anna (Dragonara Palace)
Chased leaders 3f, ridden and weakened quickly 2f out

9⁽³⁾ 1½ [8¼]	0. Miss Aragon 12/1 D Harrison ³ Lynn Siddall	D Harrison ³ Lynn Siddall	4	78 2	47	37	–	–
b f Aragon - Lavenham Blue (Streetfighter)
Never better than mid division

10⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [10¾]	0. Samson-Agonistes 10/1 Seb Sanders ⁷ B A McMahon	Seb Sanders ⁷ B A McMahon	6	98	81	55	–	–
b g Bold Fort - Hello Cuddles (He Loves Me)
Disputed lead 3f, soon ridden and weakened

11⁽⁹⁾ 2 [12¾]	0. Penny Hasset 11/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	4	93	69	44	–	–
b f Lochnager - Bad Payer (Tanfirion)
Always behind

12⁽⁴⁾ 1 [13¾]	0. Angels Answer (IRE) 14/1 Darren Moffatt ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	Darren Moffatt ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	3	87	67	33	–	–
b f Stalker - Greek Music I (Tachypous)
Never dangerous

13⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [14½]	0. Seamere 16/1 John Lowe B R Cambidge	John Lowe B R Cambidge	9	913	79	48	–	–
b g Crofter (USA) - Whistling Waltz (Whistler I)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened

13 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 1m 6.10s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: J David Abell (Branston Abby) 1st breeder: John David Abell
2nd owner: Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd (Pretonic)
3rd owner: James Devaney (Pharaoh's Dancer)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (29%) M [5-9] 53 (40%) H [10-13] 54 (31%)

3:20 Pontefract 5 Oct 1992

John Smith's Bitter Handicap Class D