Full Result 8.00 Pontefract | 8 June 2026

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (2m1f27yds) 2m1f Good

1st £3,402.10 2nd £1,596.40 3rd £797.55 4th £399.10 5th £198.90

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Laravie (IRE) 7/4F Luke Morris James Owen	Luke Morris James Owen	7	99 v	65	–	–	–
b m Sans Frontieres (IRE) - Lohort Castle (IRE) (Presenting)
Dwelt start, pushed along soon after start, midfield, pushed along from over 4f out, headway and went second over 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, kept on well and went clear final 110yds (op 15/8 tchd 2/1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 4¾	7. Lady Phoebe (IRE) 15/2 Cam Hardie Adam Nicol	Cam Hardie Adam Nicol	5	812	54	–	–	–
gr m Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) - Best Be Careful (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Prominent, chased clear leader before halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

3⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [7]	1. Merrijig 11/1 Gina Mangan John Berry	Gina Mangan John Berry	8	99 b	65	–	–	–
b g Schiaparelli (GER) - Near Wild Heaven (Robin Des Champs)
Midfield, headway and went third over 1f out, stayed on (op 10/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 7½ [14½]	9. Angelardo (IRE) 40/1 Billy Garritty Liam Bailey	Billy Garritty Liam Bailey	4	89 1	51	–	–	–
gr g Belardo (IRE) - Angel De La Gesse (FR) (Dark Angel)
In rear, stayed on from 2f out, went remote fourth final stride (op 28/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [14½]	10. Cold Henry 16/1 Joanna Mason Sara Ender	Joanna Mason Sara Ender	7	85 p	47	–	–	–
b g Sixties Icon - Flashyfrances (Franklins Gardens)
Held up in midfield, some headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽⁴⁾ 7 [21½]	3. Zimmerman 5/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	7	97 tb	63	–	–	–
ch g Poet's Voice - Cresta Gold (Halling)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (tchd 9/2)

7⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [26]	11. Golden Samba 11/1 Olivia Tubb ⁵ Ed de Giles	Olivia Tubb ⁵ Ed de Giles	4	713 1	46	–	–	–
b f Nathaniel (IRE) - Gold Ribbon (Golden Horn)
Dwelt start, took keen hold, soon led, went well clear before halfway, reduced lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened (op 12/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [26½]	5. Charlie Darling (FR) 20/1 Tom Eaves Alan Brown	Tom Eaves Alan Brown	6	96	62	–	–	–
ch g Ultra (IRE) - Femme Kyoto (FR) (Divine Light)
In touch with leaders, weakened over 2f out (op 16/1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 3 [29½]	12. Arcimboldo 100/1 Aiden Brookes Mike Sowersby	Aiden Brookes Mike Sowersby	4	84 1 p	46	–	–	–
b g Study Of Man (IRE) - Archduchess (Archipenko)
Dwelt start, always behind (op 80/1 tchd 66/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 4¼ [33¾]	4. Simiyann (IRE) 22/1 Paul Mulrennan Ian Williams	Paul Mulrennan Ian Williams	6	97 p	63	–	–	–
b g Australia - Simiyna (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
Held up in midfield, weakened over 2f out (op 20/1 tchd 18/1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 7½ [41¼]	8. Someone's Wish (IRE) 80/1 James Sullivan Patrick Morris	James Sullivan Patrick Morris	6	810 p	52	–	–	–
b g Buratino (IRE) - Crystal Mountain (USA) (Monashee Mountain)
Always behind (op 66/1 tchd 50/1)

12⁽³⁾ 27 [68¼]	6. Rupert The Prince (IRE) 3/1 Kevin Stott Rebecca Menzies	Kevin Stott Rebecca Menzies	4	95 v	61	–	–	–
b g Golden Horn - Dragon Beat (IRE) (Dragon Pulse)
Prominent, in touch with leaders before halfway, weakened 3f out, eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding weakened quickly inside the final 2f; vet examined gelding post-race during routine testing and had nothing to report) (op 4/1)

12 ran Off time: 8:01:57 Winning time: 3m 45.49s (slow by 2.19s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Laravie Partnership (Laravie) 1st breeder: Mrs Caitriona Cronin Beame
2nd owner: Ian Nicol Racing (Lady Phoebe)
3rd owner: The Beverley House Stables Partnership (Merrijig)
Tote win: £2.75 PL: £1.20 £2.40 £3.20 Ex: £22.40 CSF: £16.48 Tricast: £123.39 Trifecta: £200
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (68%) M [5-8] 35 (12%) H [9-12] 48 (20%)

8:00 Pontefract 8 Jun 2026

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap