Full Result 2.55 Pontefract | 9 October 2017

Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) (1m6yds) 1m Soft

1st £11,205 2nd £3,355.20 3rd £1,677.60 4th £838.80 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⁽²⁾	1. The Grape Escape (IRE) 9/4J Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	3	103	97	89	110	–
b c Arakan (USA) - Bessichka (Exceed And Excel)
Tracked leader, headway and close up over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on strongly (tchd 15/8 and tchd 5/2)

2⁽¹⁾ 2¼	3. Me Too Nagasaki (IRE) 9/4J Franny Norton Jeremy Noseda	Franny Norton Jeremy Noseda	3	96	86	71	94	–
b c Iffraaj - Distinguish (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
Tracked leaders on inner, headway 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, soon ridden, driven inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 11/4 tchd 15/8 and tchd 3/1)

8⁽³⁾ 3¾ [6]	2. Areen Heart (FR) 10/1 Phillip Makin David O'Meara	Phillip Makin David O'Meara	3	97 h	87	61	84	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Reine Zao (FR) (Alzao)
Tracked leading pair on outer, effort over 2f out, ridden along well over 1f out, soon driven and no impression, finished 3rd, disqualified and placed 8th (tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6¾]	4. Mushaireb 8/1 Jack Garritty Richard Fahey	Jack Garritty Richard Fahey	3	95	85	57	82	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Hidden Brief (Barathea)
Took keen hold early, held up in rear, headway on outer well over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well final furlong, finished 4th, promoted to 3rd (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching 1½ furlongs out) (op 13/2)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [7½]	5. Heatongrad (IRE) 5/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	3	91 6	81	51	77	–
b g Kodiac - Best Mother (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon driven and gradually weakened, finished 5th, promoted to 4th (tchd 13/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8¼]	7. Our Charlie Brown 12/1 Sammy Jo Bell ³ Tim Easterby	Sammy Jo Bell ³ Tim Easterby	3	88	77	45	71	–
b g American Post - Cordoba (Oasis Dream)
Chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and one pace, finished 6th, promoted to 5th (tchd 14/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ½ [8¾]	8. Shamrokh (IRE) 16/1 Lewis Edmunds ³ Michael Appleby	Lewis Edmunds ³ Michael Appleby	3	85 t	74	40	67	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Alshakr (Bahri)
Always towards rear, finished 7th, promoted to 6th (op 20/1 tchd 12/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 5 [13¾]	6. Made Of Honour (IRE) 50/1 Ben Curtis K R Burke	Ben Curtis K R Burke	3	811	77	28	58	–
ch f Casamento (IRE) - Bonne (Namid)
Always towards rear, finished 8th, promoted to 7th (op 40/1)

8 ran Off time: 2:57:11 Winning time: 1m 49.38s (slow by 7.68s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: John Manley (The Grape Escape) 1st breeder: John Manley
2nd owner: C Fox, B Wilson & R Levitt (Me Too Nagasaki)
3rd owner: Al Shaqab Racing (Mushaireb)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.30 £1.30 £2.20 Ex: £8.50 CSF: £6.93 Tricast: £32.18 Trifecta: £41

Following a stewards' inquiry, Areen Heart, who passed the post 3rd was disqualified and placed 8th - jockey failed to draw correct weight.

2:55 Pontefract 9 Oct 2017

Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap