Full Result 3.10 Pontefract | 19 April 2010

RIU Palace Meloneras Handicap

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

1st £10,592.70 2nd £3,172.20 3rd £1,586.10 4th £793.90 5th £396.10 6th £198.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	3. Castles In The Air 6/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	5	813	94	74	107	–
b g Oasis Dream - Dance Parade (USA) (Gone West)
In touch, good headway 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, kept on strongly (op 8-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ 2¾	8. Internationaldebut (IRE) 15/2 Tony Culhane Paul Midgley	Tony Culhane Paul Midgley	5	88	89	60	93	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Whisper Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched left and ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression (op 9-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [4]	5. Courageous (IRE) 16/1 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	4	811	92	58	92	–
ch g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Bella Bella (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Led, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace

4⁽³⁾ 1½ [5½]	4. Thebes 5/1F Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	Frankie Dettori Mark Johnston	5	812	93	54	88	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - See You Later (Emarati)
Chased leaders, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace final furlong (op 7-1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	12. King's Wonder 22/1 Billy Cray ⁵ David Nicholls	Billy Cray ⁵ David Nicholls	5	80	86	41	76	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Signs And Wonders (Danehill)
Midfield, headway on wide outside halfway, ridden and edged left well over 1f out, soon driven and no impression final furlong (op 28-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [8¼]	6. Baldemar 13/2 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	5	810	91	43	77	–
b g Namid - Keen Melody (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and no impression inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 2 [10¼]	11. Go Go Green (IRE) 10/1 P J McDonald David Brown	P J McDonald David Brown	4	85	86	31	66	–
b c Acclamation - Preponderance (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Chased leaders, effort on outer 2f out, soon ridden and weakened approaching final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [11½]	14. Bel Cantor 20/1 Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	7	81 1 p	85	26	61	–
b h Largesse - Palmstead Belle (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Close up, ridden along over 2f out, driven and weakening when edged left over 1f out

9⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [12¼]	1. Sonny Red (IRE) 9/1 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	6	94	99	37	73	–
b g Redback - Magic Melody (Petong)
Chased leaders, ridden along and not much room 2f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung left throughout) (op 17-2)

10⁽¹⁾ ½ [12¾]	7. Hotham 10/1 Martin Lane ³ Noel Wilson	Martin Lane ³ Noel Wilson	7	85	89	25	61	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Malcesine (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened over 1f out (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [13½]	13. Damika (IRE) 16/1 Paul Quinn Richard Whitaker	Paul Quinn Richard Whitaker	7	85	86	20	56	–
ch g Namid - Emly Express (IRE) (High Estate)
Held up towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, not clear run again inside final furlong, never a factor

12⁽²⁾ ½ [14]	2. Marine Boy (IRE) 12/1 Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	Richard Kingscote Tom Dascombe	4	93	98	30	66	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Bahamamia (Vettori)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 11-1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [15½]	9. Flowing Cape (IRE) 40/1 Chris Catlin Reg Hollinshead	Chris Catlin Reg Hollinshead	5	87	88	15	51	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Jet Lock (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
Always in rear

14⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [19½]	10. Hamoody (USA) 20/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	87	88	1	38	–
ch g Johannesburg (USA) - Northern Gulch (USA) (Gulch)
Always in rear (op 16-1)

14 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 1m 19.06s (slow by 4.66s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Dickie Le Davoir (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Jim McGrath (Castles In The Air) 1st breeder: Newgate Stud Company
2nd owner: A Taylor Jnr (Internationaldebut)
3rd owner: H E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed (Courageous)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.50 £3 £7.10 Ex: £84.70 CSF: £47.65 Tricast: £711.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 51 (48%) M [6-10] 40 (20%) H [11-15] 59 (32%)

3:10 Pontefract 19 Apr 2010

RIU Palace Meloneras Handicap