Full Result 3.45 Pontefract | 28 June 1999

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (2m1f27yds) 2m1f Good

1st £4,347 2nd £1,296 3rd £618 4th £279

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Nigel's Lad (IRE) 7/2 Kevin Darley P C Haslam	Kevin Darley P C Haslam	7	911	75	39	85	–
b g Dominion Royale - Back To Earth (FR) (Vayrann)
Made all, quickened 9f out, steadied 6f out, quickened 3f out, driven clear, eased closing stages (op 4-1)

2⁽²⁾ 11	5. Rum Baba (IRE) 5/1 L Charnock Mrs M Reveley	L Charnock Mrs M Reveley	5	710 3	46	–	45	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
In touch, ridden 4f out, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

3⁽³⁾ 13 [24]	1. Star Rage (IRE) 11/4 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	9	912	76	16	62	–
b g Horage - Star Bound (Crowned Prince)
In touch, chasing winner and driven along 5f out, outpaced 3f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong (op 2-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 5 [29]	3. The Blues Academy (IRE) 2/1F John Carroll Mark Buckley	John Carroll Mark Buckley	4	94	68	3	49	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - She's The Tops (Shernazar)
Held up, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (trainer said the gelding is better suited by being covered up) (op 6-4)

5⁽⁴⁾ 13 [42]	4. Uncle Doug 12/1 Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	8	88	58	–	26	–
b g Common Grounds - Taqa (Blakeney)
Held up, pushed along 5f out, lost touch 4f out, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)