Pontefract
15:22
Always Trying Racing Syndicate Handicap (Div I)
Pontefract Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.50 £1.80 £2.80 Exacta: £15.30 Tricast: £96.16 Trifecta: £116.80
Non-Runners: Heartened (unsuitable ground), Mc'ted (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Salaria (IRE) 3 F Poor Charlie Clover 132 lbs 5/2F Won Sweating - took keen hold - soon prominent - waiting for room 2f out - in the clear and challenging over 1f out - led inside final furlong - went clear final 110yds(op 9/4)
2nd 7 Shabu Shabu (IRE) 3 G Poor James Ferguson 129 lbs 5/1 2 Ducked right start - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders over 2f out - led but faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
3rd 8 Raysham (IRE) 3 G Poor Declan Carroll 125 lbs 9/1 2.75 Bumped start - soon in rear - waiting for room 2f out - no impression but kept on from over 1f out - went third final 110yds(op 11/1)
4th 9 Free Pic (IRE) 4 F Poor Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith 126 lbs 4/1 0.1 In rear - some headway 2f out - no impression but kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(tchd 7/2)
5th 2 Bretton Wood (GB) 3 G Poor Jack Channon 132 lbs 6/1 2.5 Soon led - headed and lost second over 1f out - soon weakened(op 9/2)
6th 1 Contrast (IRE) 11 G AVG Michael & David Easterby 138 lbs 11/1 8.5 Dwelt start and slowly into stride - in rear - bumped after 2f - in touch with leaders after 3f - lost position over 2f out - weakened under 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
7th 5 Mrbluesky (IRE) 3 G Poor Richard Fahey 131 lbs 9/1 4.75 Soon prominent - lost position under 2f out - soon weakened(op 7/1)
8th 3 Kings College (IRE) 3 G Poor Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole 127 lbs 12/1 37 Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - lost touch over 2f out - eased over 1f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)