Full Result 3.10 Pontefract | 20 April 2009

Riu Palace Meloneras Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) 6f Firm

1st £11,215.80 2nd £3,358.80 3rd £1,679.40 4th £840.60 5th £419.40 6th £210.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Advanced 2/1F Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	6	94	96	94	105	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Wonderful World (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Tracked leader, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung badly right inside final furlong, just held on (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	5. Thebes 9/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	4	812	90	88	98	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - See You Later (Emarati)
In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, soon driven and everychance until not quicken near finish (op 8-1 tchd 15-2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [3]	9. Obe Gold 7/2 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	89 v	87	76	86	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Gagajulu (Al Hareb)
Soon pushed along in rear, headway over 2f out and soon ridden, driven and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-3 tchd 9-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [6]	4. Maze (IRE) 12/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	4	813	91	70	81	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Aryadne (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in touch, lost place halfway and soon in rear, headway well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [6¾]	2. Ishetoo 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa A Dickman	Silvestre De Sousa A Dickman	5	94	96	73	83	–
b g Ishiguru (USA) - Ticcatoo (IRE) (Dolphin Street)
Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7¼]	8. Bel Cantor 11/1 Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	6	87 p	88	63	74	–
b h Largesse - Palmstead Belle (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed and driven over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¾]	7. Fantasy Explorer 9/1 Jamie Moriarty John Quinn	Jamie Moriarty John Quinn	6	810	88	62	72	–
b g Compton Place - Zinzi (Song)
Chased leading pair, ridden along well over 1f out, driven approaching final furlong and soon weakened (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

8⁽²⁾ 4½ [12¼]	10. Nightjar (USA) 8/1 Robert Winston Mark Johnston	Robert Winston Mark Johnston	4	89	87	46	57	–
b c Smoke Glacken (USA) - Night Risk (USA) (Wild Again)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 16-1)

9⁽³⁾ 12 [24¼]	3. Invincible Force (IRE) 8/1 Franny Norton Paul Green	Franny Norton Paul Green	5	90 b	92	11	23	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Highly Respected (IRE) (High Estate)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden along well over 2f out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 1m 14.58s (slow by 0.28s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Commando Scott (self certificate)
1st owner: T Doherty and McHeen (Advanced) 1st breeder: Gestut Gorlsdorf
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Thebes)
3rd owner: D Nicholls (Obe Gold)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.10 £2.80 £1.90 Ex: £18.60 CSF: £22.15 Tricast: £62.47
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-4] 40 (46%) M [5-7] 40 (34%) H [8-10] 70 (20%)

3:10 Pontefract 20 Apr 2009

Riu Palace Meloneras Handicap