Pontefract

Matty Bown Handicap

Distance: 1m6y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £5,234
Runners: 12
Winning time: 1m 42.87s (slow by 1.17s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 4
1
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 1lbs
OR: 81
SP: 5/1
Dwelt start - towards rear early - soon midfield - in touch with leaders 2f out - headway to lead inside final furlong - went clear towards finish(op 4/1)
2 2
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: 73
SP: 40/1
Dwelt start - in rear - switched right 2f out - good headway on outer inside final furlong - went second final strides - nearest finish(op 28/1)
3 nk
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 78
SP: 25/1
Led early - soon raced in second - outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides(op 28/1)
4 nk
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 68
SP: 50/1
Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway over 2f out - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 33/1)
5 ½ 3
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 80
SP: 5/1
In touch with leaders - disputing third over 1f out - no extra when bit short of room inside final 110yds(op 10/3)
6 hd
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 13lbs
OR: 79
SP: 17/2
Took keen hold - midfield - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
7 shd
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 13lbs
OR: 79
SP: 22/1
Took keen hold - prominent early - soon led - hung left and hampered rival then headed inside final furlong - weakened and lost position final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
8 ¾
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 80
SP: 3/1J
Midfield - towards rear after 2f - outpaced when raced wide on turn 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 9/2)
9 shd
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 80
SP: 14/1
In rear - outpaced 2f out - rallying when switched right over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - soon not clear run and switched left - not recover(op 12/1)
10
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 1lbs
OR: 81
SP: 16/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - struggling 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 12/1)
11 3
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 80
SP: 3/1J
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - raced in third after 2f - not clear run against rail 2f out - disputing second when badly hampered and eased inside final furlong(op 10/3 tchd 11/4)
12 30 38¾
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 74
SP: 150/1
Virtually refused to race - lost many lengths start - never on terms - tailed off (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 125/1 tchd 100/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.40
Tote place: £1.50 £8.60 £6
Exacta: £179.30
Trifecta: £2921.10
Tricast: £4580.33
CSF: £201.91