| Course: PONTEFRACT | Race date:21/04/08 | Race time:3:40 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:2m5½f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:5m 11.23s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizebeck | Paul Hanagan | R F Fisher | 2 | 9-13 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Go Amwell | Liam Jones | J R Jenkins | 3 | 8-8 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 5 |
| At The Money | Dale Gibson | J M P Eustace | 7 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 11 |
| Toboggan Lady | Royston Ffrench | Mrs A Duffield | 8 | 8-12 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 9/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ¾ |
| Rocknest Island | Robert Winston | P D Niven | 4 | 8-11 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 11 |
| Toni Alcala | Nicol Polli(5) | N B King | 9 | 8-3 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 9 |
| Great As Gold | Tom Eaves | B Ellison | 5 | 9-13 | 9 | 0 | 73 | 3/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1¾ |
| Topwell | Natalia Gemelova(5) | R C Guest | 1 | 8-3 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 78 |
| Welcome Cat | Silvestre De Sousa | A D Brown | 6 | 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 61 |
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
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.
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