Full Result 6.30 Pontefract | 22 May 2009

St. John Ambulance Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m6yds) 1m Good

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. Marvo 4/1F Seb Sanders Mark H Tompkins	Seb Sanders Mark H Tompkins	5	90	66	78	79	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Mega (IRE) (Petardia)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, switched outside and ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead just inside final furlong, kept on well (op 13-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ 3	8. Tamasou (IRE) 22/1 Richard Kingscote Garry Moss	Richard Kingscote Garry Moss	4	813	65	69	71	–
b g Tamarisk (IRE) - Soubresaut (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 33-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [5¾]	4. Direct Debit (IRE) 16/1 Steve Drowne Mark Wellings	Steve Drowne Mark Wellings	6	91	67	64	66	–
b g Dansili - Dimple (Fairy King)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out and every chance until driven and one pace inside final furlong

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [6¼]	15. Singora Lady (IRE) 40/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul Midgley	Jimmy Quinn Paul Midgley	4	84 9	56	52	54	–
ch f Intikhab (USA) - Unicamp (Royal Academy)
Slowly into stride and behind, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish (jockey said filly missed the break) (op 50-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [6¾]	14. Golden Future 14/1 Andrea Atzeni ⁵ Peter Niven	Andrea Atzeni ⁵ Peter Niven	6	713 5	56	51	53	–
b g Muhtarram (USA) - Nazca I (Zilzal)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¼ [9]	10. Distant Pleasure 13/2 Paul Hanagan Michael Dods	Paul Hanagan Michael Dods	5	86	58	47	50	–
b m Diktat - Our Pleasure (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out and soon ridden, switched left entering final furlong and kept on, nearest finish (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [9¾]	6. Castlebury (IRE) 10/1 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	4	813	65	52	55	–
b g Spartacus (IRE) - La Vie En Rouge (IRE) (College Chapel)
Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

8⁽²⁾ hd [10]	3. Aggravation 11/2 Paul Mulrennan David Elsworth	Paul Mulrennan David Elsworth	7	92	68	55	58	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Confection (Formidable I)
Slowly into stride and behind, steady headway on inner 3f out, switched right and ridden over 1f out, switched left and driven entering final furlong, soon no impression (op 9-2)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [10½]	1. Spirit Of France (IRE) 33/1 David Nolan Declan Carroll	David Nolan Declan Carroll	7	94	70	55	58	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Les Planches (Tropular)
Chased leader, headway to lead over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 25-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ ½ [11]	13. Aussie Blue (IRE) 8/1 Paul Quinn Richard Whitaker	Paul Quinn Richard Whitaker	5	84	56	40	46	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Luanshya (First Trump)
Held up in rear, headway on inner, 2f out, ridden and staying on when hampered entering final furlong, not recover (tchd 15-2)

11⁽¹²⁾ 1 [12]	9. San Silvestro (IRE) 28/1 Micky Fenton Ann Duffield	Micky Fenton Ann Duffield	4	89	61	43	46	–
ch g Fayruz - Skehana (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, gradually weakened

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [13¼]	2. Blue Charm 5/1 Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	Daniel Tudhope Ian McInnes	5	94	70	48	52	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Exotic Forest (Dominion)
Held up, always in rear (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

13⁽¹³⁾ 4 [17¼]	16. Hunt The Bottle (IRE) 66/1 Josephine Bruning ⁷ Michael Mullineaux	Josephine Bruning ⁷ Michael Mullineaux	4	711 9	56	24	29	–
b c Bertolini (USA) - Zanoubia (USA) (Our Emblem)
Midfield, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened

14⁽⁹⁾ 6 [23¼]	12. Wednesdays Boy (IRE) 20/1 Darren Moffatt Peter Niven	Darren Moffatt Peter Niven	6	85 p	57	9	16	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Sheen Falls (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Always towards rear (op 22-1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 2¾ [26]	11. Natural Rhythm (IRE) 40/1 Dean Heslop ⁵ Ruth Carr	Dean Heslop ⁵ Ruth Carr	4	80 b	57	2	10	–
ch g Distant Music (USA) - Nationalartgallery (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Took keen hold, led, ridden along and headed over 2f out, soon weakened (op 33-1)