Pontefract Races
Pontefract
16:30
Mary Clark 'Favourite Day Of The Year' Handicap
Pontefract
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £8
Place: £2.90 £1.80
Exacta: £31.20
Tricast: £69.14
Trifecta: £106.80
Non-Runners: Carrigillihy (self certificate), Sophiesticate (self certificate), Whatacracker (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Citizen General (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 138 lbs | 7/1 | Won | In touch with leaders on inner - switched right and went third over 2f out - smooth headway to lead under 2f out - soon pushed along and went clear - ridden and went further clear inside final furlong - impressive(op 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Roaring Legend (FR) | 5 G | Good | James Ferguson | 130 lbs | 7/2 | 11 | In touch with leaders on outer - went second over 2f out - briefly led 2f out - headed under 2f out - no chance with winner from over 1f out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Wor Willie (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 142 lbs | 9/4F | 1.5 | Raced in second - led over 3f out - headed 2f out - soon lost second - weakened from over 1f out(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Clan Chieftain (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 134 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Held up in rear on inner - outpaced over 3f out - no response from 2f out(op 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Alumnus (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | Sweating - led - headed over 3f out - lost two places over 2f out - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Ace Rothstein (USA) | 7 G | Poor | Dylan Cunha | 137 lbs | 17/2 | 7 | Held up in rear on outer - outpaced over 3f out - dropped to last over 2f out - soon struggling (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 6/1) |