Towerform - Pontefract Marathon Handicap (Class 5)Towerform grade 1

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Race details

Course: PONTEFRACTRace date:21/04/08Race time:3:40Runners:9
Race distance:2m5½fGoing:Good To SoftWinners time:5m 11.23s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Grizebeck Paul HanaganR F Fisher29-1360737/1 NANANANA 1
Go Amwell Liam JonesJ R Jenkins38-850545/1 NANANANA 25
At The Money Dale GibsonJ M P Eustace79-7506711/2 NANANANA 311
Toboggan Lady Royston FfrenchMrs A Duffield88-1240649/4F NANANANA 4¾
Rocknest Island Robert WinstonP D Niven48-11505714/1 NANANANA 511
Toni Alcala Nicol Polli(5)N B King98-3905425/1 NANANANA 69
Great As Gold Tom EavesB Ellison59-1390733/1 NANANANA 7
Topwell Natalia Gemelova(5)R C Guest18-3705450/1 NANANANA 878
Welcome Cat Silvestre De SousaA D Brown68-2405433/1 NANANANA 961



Comments in running

Grizebeck made all, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong

Go Amwell held up in touch, steady headway over 4f out, ridden to challenge 2f out and every chance until driven and one pace entering final furlong

At The Money close up, effort and every chance over 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced final 2f

Toboggan Lady tracked leaders, headway over 5f out, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and outpaced

Rocknest Island chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened

Toni Alcala held up in rear, headway 6f out, ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, soon weakened

Great As Gold tracked leaders, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out and soon beaten

Topwell always behind

Welcome Cat always behind




Analyis of the race

This was some stamina test on the ground, and they clearly do not come any gamer than GRIZEBECK and having made the running at a pace which seemed a bit too strong, he stayed on courageously in the last quarter-mile. He had all but the second lookingin trouble with half a mile to run, and it really was some effort under this big weight, though the fact that most of his rivals did not stay has to be taken into account.

Go Amwell looked as if he was going to collar the winner turning for home, but he had no more to give in the last furlong or so. It was his first run of the campaign so he may just have needed it and there will be a staying handicap in him.

Toboggan Lady was close enough if good enough, but she did not stay, and there will be opportunities when she reverts to rather more conventional stamina tests.

Twice a winner of the race, Great As Gold's run can be forgotten, as he hated the ground.


Tote

Tote Win: 7.1
Tote place (1): 2.1
Tote place (2): 1.9
Tote place (3): 2.1
Exacta: 45.5
CSF: 41.2
Tricast: 208
Total SP: 115

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