Full Result 3.40 Pontefract | 23 April 2007

Pontefract Marathon Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm

1st £4,533.90 2nd £1,348.90 3rd £674.10 4th £336.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	3. Great As Gold (IRE) 7/4F Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	8	98	65	22	73	–
b g Goldmark (USA) - Great Land (USA) (Friend's Choice)
Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, ridden along 4f out, stayed on to challenge entering final furlong, driven and edged left, led near finish (op 9-4)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	12. Noddies Way 9/2 Liam Jones ³ John Panvert	Liam Jones ³ John Panvert	4	81	53	10	61	–
b g Nomadic Way (USA) - Sharway Lady (Shareef Dancer)
Tracked leaders, headway 5f out, led 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish (op 11-2)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [5¼]	6. Toni Alcala 15/2 Dean McKeown Roger Fisher	Dean McKeown Roger Fisher	8	88 p	51	3	54	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Etourdie (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Tracked leaders going well, smooth headway 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 11-2)

4⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [8¾]	2. Rule For Ever 6/1 Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	5	910	67	16	66	–
br g Diktat - Tous Les Jours (USA) (Dayjur)
Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead 4f out and every chance until driven and weakened approaching final furlong (op 11-2)

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9½]	8. True (IRE) 12/1 Paul Fessey Mrs S Lamyman	Paul Fessey Mrs S Lamyman	6	88 6	51	–	49	–
ch m Barathea (IRE) - Bibliotheque (USA) (Woodman)
Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, soon driven and no impression (tchd 10-1)

6⁽³⁾ 4 [13½]	10. Iloveturtle (IRE) 7/1 Neil Callan Michael Chapman	Neil Callan Michael Chapman	7	88 6 t	51	–	45	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Gan Ainm (IRE) (Mujadil)
Chased clear leader, ridden along over 3f out and gradually weakened (tchd 13-2)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [15]	11. Jamaican Flight (USA) 80/1 Jimmy Quinn Mrs S Lamyman	Jimmy Quinn Mrs S Lamyman	14	88 6	51	–	44	–
b h Sunshine Forever (USA) - Kalamona (USA) (Hawaii)
Led and soon clear, ridden along 6f out, headed 4f out and soon weakened

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [16½]	9. Spectested (IRE) 50/1 Richard Mullen Tony Carroll	Richard Mullen Tony Carroll	6	88 6 p	51	–	42	–
ch g Spectrum (IRE) - Nisibis (In The Wings)
In rear, headway 5f out, ridden and in touch over 3f out, driven and no progress final 2f (jockey said gelding lost one of its cheekpieces)

9⁽⁶⁾ 7 [23½]	5. Columbus (IRE) 28/1 Hayley Turner Jennie Candlish	Hayley Turner Jennie Candlish	10	811	54	–	38	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Northern Script (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Behind, ridden along halfway, never a factor (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [34½]	7. Water Pistol 100/1 Paul Pickard ⁷ Michael Chapman	Paul Pickard ⁷ Michael Chapman	5	81 3	51	–	24	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Water Flower (Environment Friend)
Chased leaders, ridden along 6f out, soon beaten (op 80-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [38]	4. Compton Commander 25/1 Royston Ffrench Edwin Tuer	Royston Ffrench Edwin Tuer	9	812	55	–	25	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Triode (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Always towards rear

12⁽⁸⁾ 100 [137]	1. Liberman (IRE) 25/1 Dale Gibson Roger Curtis	Dale Gibson Roger Curtis	9	913	70	–	–	–
br g Standiford (USA) - Hail To You (USA) (Kirtling I)
Prominent, ridden along 7f out, soon weakened (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 18-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 55.97s (slow by 8.57s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Keith Middleton (Great As Gold) 1st breeder: Rathasker Stud
2nd owner: W Cox (Noddies Way)
3rd owner: Alan Willoughby (Toni Alcala)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.40 £1.80 £1.90 Ex: £15.10 CSF: £8.43 Tricast: £46.82
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 58 (31%) M [5-8] 27 (26%) H [9-12] 65 (43%)

3:40 Pontefract 23 Apr 2007

Pontefract Marathon Handicap