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Race details

Course: PONTEFRACTRace date:30/04/08Race time:3:30Runners:13
Race distance:1mGoing:SoftWinners time:1m 56.83s

Race results


HorseJockeyTrainerStallWeightAgeRPROROddsB HighB AveB LowIn runFinishedDist Behind
Dispol Isle Paul FesseyT D Barron69-2606814/1 4.83.9331.01 1
Hula Ballew Phillip MakinM Dods49-480705/1 2.161.921.221.01 2
Holiday Cocktail Graham GibbonsJ J Quinn138-7605918/1 8.26.023.351.01 3½
Out Of Nothing Jack Mitchell(5)K M Prendergast28-5506233/1 168.656.41.01 4½
Surwaki N CallanR M H Cowell59-260687/2F 1.951.721.191.12 56
Rain Stops Play Pat CosgraveM Quinn39-460707/1 3.072.4421.1 65
Tizzy May Tom EavesB Ellison178-11806312/1 4.43.413.12.1 77
Aggravation T QuinnD R C Elsworth19-460709/1 3.432.862.231.82 84
Gala Sunday Dale GibsonM W Easterby168-6805828/1 127.653.155.9 93
Ornella Travis Block(3)H Morrison109-0406912/1 4.33.882.273.6 10¾
Mountain Cat Neil PollardW J Musson99-4407014/1 4.94.153.457 1111
Sands Of Barra Royston FfrenchI W McInnes79-150677/1 3.252.342.122.1 12
General Feeling Declan Cannon(7)S T Mason118-0705918/1 5.24.7142.52 13



Non runners:


Comments in running

Dispol Isle held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong

Hula Ballew chased leaders, headway and wide straight to stands' rail, soon prominent and ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong

Holiday Cocktail towards rear, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish

Out Of Nothing prominent, headway to lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and weakened well inside final furlong

Surwaki close up, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven well over 1f out and gradually weakened

Rain Stops Play led, ridden along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out and gradually weakened

Tizzy May chased leaders on outer, ridden along 3f out, soon driven and outpaced final 2f

Aggravation slowly into stride, always towards rear

Gala Sunday always in rear

Ornella midfield, ridden along over 3f out, never a factor

Mountain Cat chased leaders on outer, ridden along 3f out and soon weakened

Sands Of Barra prominent, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened

General Feeling always towards rear, behind final 3f




Analyis of the race

Further substantial rain before and during this race and the ground was changed officially to heavy. There were plenty hard to fancy in this handicap, which was less competitive than the numbers might suggest, and that probably helped DISPOL ISLE, whose previous successes had been gained over 7f on a firmer surface but who kept on to lead around 100 yards out for a reappearance victory.

This is the second year running the winner has won first time out, and five of her six turf wins have come in the spring, but given the fact that conditions had appeared less than ideal here, she should be of interest again next time.

Hula Ballew is another for whom the ground may have been too soft and she deserves plenty of credit as she came very wide inthe straight, edging left to join the principals in the latter stages but keeping on for an honourable second - she looks to be in good heart at present.

Out Of Nothing is another who deserves credit as she was one of a trio who moved clear up front on the home turn and was dashed into the lead over a furlong out but paid the price in the closing stages. Nonetheless this was a distinct improvement on her British debut a fortnight earlier.

Surwaki and Rain Stops Play were the other two to break clear on the home turn and neither of that pair appeared to get home either.


Tote

Tote Win: 20.3
Tote place (1): 4.1
Tote place (2): 2.5
Tote place (3): 5.5
Exacta: 138
CSF: 82.5
Tricast: 1332.1
Total SP: 119

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