Pontefract Races
Pontefract
15:40
Riu Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap
Pontefract
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £3
Place: £1.50 £2.40
Exacta: £11.40
Trifecta: £35.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Zozimus (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 130 lbs | 2/1F | Won | In touch with leaders - ridden over 2f out - edged left under 2f out - led 1f out - soon edged left - kept on well - comfortably(tchd 85/40) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Casilli (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Michael & David Easterby | 124 lbs | 5/1 | 2 | In rear - still plenty to do 2f out - switched right over 1f out - kept on well and went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Garden Oasis (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 132 lbs | 3/1 | .75 | Led - faced challenge under 2f out - headed 1f out - no extra and lost second final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Patontheback (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gemma Tutty | 128 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - in rear - bit short of room under 2f out - kept on from over 1f out - not reach leaders | ||
| 5th | 1 | Larado (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 3.5 | Pressed leader - challenging under 2f out - hung left 1f out - soon weakened (vet reported gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Jean Baptiste (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 131 lbs | 11/2 | 1.25 | Prominent - bit short of room inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 6/1) |