| Course: PONTEFRACT | Race date:21/04/08 | Race time:5:10 | Runners:12 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Good To Soft | Winners time:2m 20.25s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force Group | Ashley Morgan(3) | M H Tompkins | 8 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Lucayan Dancer | Adele Rothery(3) | D Nicholls | 1 | 9-2 | 8 | 0 | 70 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¼ |
| Three Strings | Paul Pickard(7) | P D Niven | 2 | 8-0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | nk |
| Street Life | Debra England(3) | W J Musson | 11 | 8-7 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 7/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 5 |
| Wulimaster | Matthew Davies | D W Barker | 4 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 15/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 5 |
| Sol Rojo | Simon Pearce | J Pearce | 6 | 8-12 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 4 |
| Find Me | N S Lawes(3) | L Lungo | 5 | 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1¼ |
| Tizzy May | Anthony Betts(7) | B Ellison | 12 | 8-5 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 6 |
| Babieca | Dean Heslop | T D Barron | 3 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 9 |
| Tidy | Jemma Marshall | Micky Hammond | 10 | 8-5 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2¾ |
| Baaher | B McHugh(3) | T J Pitt | 9 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1½ |
| Not Another Cat | Declan Cannon | K R Burke | 7 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 16 |
Force Group tracked leaders, switched inside and headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on strongly
Lucayan Dancer tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
Three Strings led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed well inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
Street Life held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, never reach leaders
Wulimaster held up in rear, good headway on outer over 3f out, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, hung left and weakened over 1f out
Sol Rojo held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out and no impression
Find Me midfield, ridden along 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never near leaders
Tizzy May prominent, ridden along 3f out and soon weakened
Babieca always towards rear
Tidy chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, gradually weakened
Baaher soon pushed along in rear, behind from halfway
Not Another Cat chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, soon lost place and behind
Lucayan Dancer kept plugging away, but just couldn't get to the winner. It was a fair effort under top weight.
Three Strings, having his first run since September 2006, carried 2lb overweight and that might have made a difference, certainly as far as second place was concerned, so it was a pleasing effort under all the circumstances.
Wulimaster had a chance two out, but hung left and weakened. He is usually better for a run and this was his first of the term.
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