Full Result 6.00 Pontefract | 28 May 2021

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(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m6yds) 1m Soft

1st £2,970 2nd £1,394.25 3rd £697.40 4th £348.70 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300 8th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	1. Bucephalus (GER) 3/1C Sebastian Woods ⁵ Chris Wall	Sebastian Woods ⁵ Chris Wall	4	92	70	75	86	–
b g Soldier Hollow - Batya (IRE) (Whipper)
Sweating, made all, shaken up and went clear from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, eased inside final 110yds (op 10/3)

2⁽⁵⁾ 4¼	3. Irv (IRE) 3/1C Aiden Brookes ⁷ Micky Hammond	Aiden Brookes ⁷ Micky Hammond	5	90	70	62	72	–
ch g Zoffany (IRE) - Marion Antoinette (IRE) (Antonius Pius)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, kept on, no match for winner (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [6½]	8. Mikmak 12/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	8	813 p	62	47	59	–
b g Makfi - Rakata (USA) (Quiet American)
Held up in rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders (op 11/1)

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [7¼]	6. James Park Woods (IRE) 3/1C Daniel Tudhope Dominic Ffrench Davis	Daniel Tudhope Dominic Ffrench Davis	5	94 p	67	50	62	–
b g Australia - Happy Holly (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders (tchd 11/4)

5⁽¹⁾ 7 [14¼]	9. Curfewed (IRE) 15/2 Tom Eaves Tracy Waggott	Tom Eaves Tracy Waggott	5	87 2 p	56	18	35	–
br g Most Improved (IRE) - Evening Sunset (GER) (Dansili)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 8/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [17]	7. Mustaqbal (IRE) 33/1 Aidan Redpath ⁷ Michael Dods	Aidan Redpath ⁷ Michael Dods	9	88	64	18	37	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Alshamatry (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Took keen hold, tracked winner, ridden and lost second over 1f out, soon weakened (op 22/1 tchd 40/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [17¼]	5. Oud Metha Bridge (IRE) 12/1 Sean Kirrane ⁵ Julia Feilden	Sean Kirrane ⁵ Julia Feilden	7	813 p	67	20	39	–
ch g Helmet (AUS) - Central Force (Pivotal)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 25 [42¼]	4. Ugo Gregory 10/1 Paul Hanagan Tim Easterby	Paul Hanagan Tim Easterby	5	96 tb	69	–	–	–
gr g Gregorian (IRE) - Raajis (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right handed throughout) (op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 11 [53¼]	10. Spirit Of Sahara (IRE) 80/1 Royston Ffrench Tracy Waggott	Royston Ffrench Tracy Waggott	4	85	54	–	–	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Sahara Sky (IRE) (Danehill)
Slowly away, pulled hard, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding was slowly away and ran too freely) (op 66/1 tchd 100/1)

9 ran Off time: 6:00:16 Winning time: 1m 47.93s (slow by 6.23s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: John Jasper (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Wayman & Thomas (Bucephalus) 1st breeder: Gestut Am Schlossgarten
2nd owner: Irvine Lynch (Irv)
3rd owner: K J Racing (Mikmak)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £2.10 £1.70 £3.90 Ex: £13.40 CSF: £11.43 Tricast: £92.86 Trifecta: £100.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 77 (54%) M [4-6] 46 (30%) H [7-10] 27 (16%)

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