Full Result 4.45 Pontefract | 18 April 2016

Simon Bowett 70th Birthday Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (5f3yds) 5f Soft

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Captain Scooby 11/1 Jason Hart Richard Guest	Jason Hart Richard Guest	10	91 b	63	65	69	–
b g Captain Rio - Scooby Dooby Do (Atraf)
Dwelt and towards rear, headway on inner halfway, in touch when switched right to outer and ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, led near finish (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was suited by the stronger pace) (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	3. Taffetta 3/1 Barry McHugh Tony Coyle	Barry McHugh Tony Coyle	4	94	66	67	71	–
ch f Paco Boy (IRE) - Tarneem (USA) (Zilzal)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish (op 9/2)

3⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [1]	4. Henley 16/1 Joe Fanning Tracy Waggott	Joe Fanning Tracy Waggott	4	93	65	63	67	–
b g Royal Applause - Making Waves (IRE) (Danehill)
Took keen hold, close up, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, soon edged left and kept on

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [1¾]	2. Johnny B Goode (IRE) 11/4F Adam McNamara ⁷ Richard Fahey	Adam McNamara ⁷ Richard Fahey	4	813	68	63	68	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Musica E Magia (IRE) (King's Theatre)
In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, staying on when not much room well inside final furlong (op 5/2 tchd 9/4)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [2½]	7. Danish Duke (IRE) 7/2 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	5	90 p	62	54	59	–
ch g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Bridge Note (USA) (Stravinsky)
Chased leading pair, ridden along well over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong (op 10/3 tchd 7/2)

6⁽⁵⁾ 9 [11½]	1. Groundworker (IRE) 10/1 Graham Lee Paul Midgley	Graham Lee Paul Midgley	5	97	69	22	34	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Notepad (King's Best)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon weakened (op 12/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [16]	9. Fuel Injection 14/1 P J McDonald Paul Midgley	P J McDonald Paul Midgley	5	87 4	55	–	3	–
gr g Pastoral Pursuits - Smart Hostess (Most Welcome)
Always towards rear (tchd 16/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ hd [16¼]	8. Henry Morgan 16/1 Tom Eaves David Brown	Tom Eaves David Brown	9	88 1	56	–	4	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Hill Welcome (Most Welcome)
Slight lead, ridden along 2f out, soon headed and weakened (op 18/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 13 [29¼]	6. Poppy In The Wind 20/1 Paul Mulrennan Alan Brown	Paul Mulrennan Alan Brown	4	90 v	62	–	–	–
b f Piccolo - Vintage Steps (IRE) (Bahamian Bounty)
Always in rear, outpaced and behind final 2f

9 ran Off time: 4:46:10 Winning time: 1m 8.43s (slow by 7.13s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: The Captain Scooby Syndicate (Captain Scooby) 1st breeder: Hellwood Stud Farm & Paul Davies (h'Gate)
2nd owner: Mrs Heather Raw (Taffetta)
3rd owner: David Tate (Henley)
Tote win: £7.10 PL: £1.80 £2.50 £2.50 Ex: £37.40 CSF: £43.74 Tricast: £538.37 Trifecta: £220.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 70 (65%) M [4-6] 53 (20%) H [7-9] 27 (15%)

4:45 Pontefract 18 Apr 2016

Simon Bowett 70th Birthday Handicap