2025-06-09 Pontefract 18:50
Pontefract

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap

Distance: 2m1f27y

Going: Good

Prize: £3,402

Runners: 10

Winning time: 3m 43.36s (slow by 0.06s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 6

4 Queen Of Steel

J: Gina Mangan T: Fergal O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:55 SP:8/11F

Made virtually all - clear with one other over 8f out - ridden over 1f out - always doing enough(op 8/13 tchd 5/6)

2 ¾

2 Captain Potter

J: Ben Robinson T: Brian Ellison

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:58 SP:9/2

Pushed along early - prominent - went second after 1f - clear with winner over 8f out - kept on inside final furlong - just held(op 6/1 tchd 4/1)

3 3¾ 4½

9 Triple Nickle

J: Aidan Keeley T: Bernard Llewellyn

Age:9 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:47 SP:10/1

Dwelt start - held up in last - outpaced 5f out - rallied from 2f out - went third 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)

4 ½ 5

3 Different Drum

J: Joanna Mason T: Louise Allan

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:57 SP:11/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - no impression from over 1f out - soon lost third(op 14/1)

5 3¾ 8¾

1 Bodygroove

J: Aiden Brookes(3) T: Micky Hammond

Age:5 Weight:9st 9lbs

OR:59 SP:22/1

Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear after 4f - outpaced 4f out - rallied from 2f out - not pace to challenge(op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

6 1 9¾

11 Yakhabar

J: Cian Horgan(5) T: Liam Bailey

Age:6 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:45 SP:28/1

Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway on outer over 2f out - never dangerous(op 20/1)

7 11 20¾

10 Forglen

J: Kieran O'Neill T: William Stone

Age:4 Weight:8st 10lbs

OR:46 SP:12/1

Dwelt start - took keen hold - midfield on inner - waiting for room over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 14/1)

8 4¼ 25

8 Team Endeavour

J: P J McDonald T: Barry Murtagh

Age:6 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:47 SP:125/1

Took keen hold - prominent on inner - weakened from 2f out(op 80/1)

9 2 27

7 Quercus Robur

J: Cam Hardie T: Adam Nicol

Age:6 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:53 SP:12/1

Took keen hold - never better than midfield(tchd 11/1)

10 14 41

6 Destination Unkown

J: Harrison Shaw T: Grant Tuer

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:55 SP:33/1

Took keen hold - always behind(op 28/1)

Fabuleux Du Clos

J: Rhys Elliott(5) T: Simon West

Age:10 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:55 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.73

Tote place: £1.10 £1.60 £1.80

Exacta: £4.60

Trifecta: £18.80

Tricast: £19.98

CSF: £4.18