Full Result 4.45 Pontefract | 30 April 1990

Tote Marathon Handicap

(0-70) (2m5f125yds) 2m5½f Firm

1st £2,385 2nd £660 3rd £315

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	0. Bluff Cove 4/6F G Husband ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	G Husband ⁷ Reg Hollinshead	8	94	63	53	63	–
ch g Town Crier - Dolly Dickins (Double-U-Jay)
Chased leaders, outpaced 6f out, led 4f out, ran on gamely

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½	0. Authorship (USA) 11/1 John Lowe Willie Musson	John Lowe Willie Musson	4	78 1 2	38	35	36	–
b g Balzac (USA) - Piap (USA) (L'Aiglon I)
Held up, steady headway 6f out, 3rd straight, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra

3⁽¹⁾ 12 [13½]	0. Plausible 11/1 S Cauthen Ken Cunningham-Brown	S Cauthen Ken Cunningham-Brown	5	910	62	48	–	–
b h Neltino - False Evidence (CounselI)
Held up and behind, steady headway 5f out, 2nd straight, ridden and weakened well over 1f out

4⁽⁸⁾ 10 [23½]	0. Bayford Energy 14/1 S Maloney ⁵ Richard Whitaker	S Maloney ⁵ Richard Whitaker	4	76 4 4	37	17	–	–
ch g Milford - Smiling I (Silly Season)
Went prominent 7f out, 4th and beaten straight

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 20 [43½]	0. Premier Princess 5/1 Ernie Johnson W Bentley	Ernie Johnson W Bentley	4	79	39	5	–	–
b f Hard Fought - Manntika (Kalamoun)
Chased leaders, 5th straight, soon weakened

6⁽⁴⁾ 12 [55½]	0. Eastern Player 40/1 R Street Miss G M Rees	R Street Miss G M Rees	7	77 7	31	–	–	–
ch g Royal Match - Cigarette (Miralgo)
Led 8f, weakened 7f out

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [55½]	0. Colonna (USA) 8/1 Jimmy Fortune ⁵ C R Beever	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ C R Beever	4	81	50	2	–	–
b g Run The Gantlet (USA) - Evolutionary I (USA) (Silent Screen)
Always prominent, chased leader 8f out until weakened over 3f out, 6th and beaten straight

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [57]	0. Young Gerard 50/1 Franny Norton ⁷ Michael Chapman	Franny Norton ⁷ Michael Chapman	5	74 4 2	31	–	–	–
ch g Brigadier Gerard - Eastern Queen (Sharpen Up)
Always in rear

9⁽³⁾ 1½ [58½]	0. Introvert 50/1 S Wood ⁵ A Smith	S Wood ⁵ A Smith	6	72 6	31	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Consister (BurglarI)
Chased leaders until weakened 4f out

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [61]	0. Pinisi 16/1 B Procter George Moore	B Procter George Moore	5	100 v	66	17	–	–
ch g Final Straw - Bireme (Grundy)
Close up, led after 8f, soon well clear, headed and weakened quickly 4f out

10 ran Off time: 4:46:00 Winning time: 4m 50.80s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Dickins Ltd (Bluff Cove) 1st breeder: Dickins Ltd
2nd owner: Jim E Nelson (Authorship)
3rd owner: Unicorn Bloodstock And Racing Ltd (Plausible)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 27 (10%) M [4-7] 84 (66%) H [8-11] 39 (24%)

4:45 Pontefract 30 Apr 1990

Tote Marathon Handicap