TurfFlatClass 5
Edie Linda & Philip Grundy April Birthdays Handicap
Pontefract (GBR)
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 — Race 3
1m 2f
Distance
Heavy
Going
$3,780
Purse
6
Runners
2:26.30
Time
4yo+
Age
Results
| Pos | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Draw | Wt | SP | BL | Prize | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord Melbourne(2020) | Harry Davies | Simon & Ed Crisford | 6 | 137.00 | 4/1 | 0.00 | $3,780 | Raced in second - ridden to lead 2f out - joined 1f out - led clearly inside final furlong(op 9/2) |
| 2 | Bustaam(2020) | Daniel Tudhope | David OMeara | 2 | 135.00 | 5/4F | 1.25 | $1,774.5 | Led - headed 2f out - soon hung right - lost second over 1f out - kept on and went second again towards finish (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off home bend)(op Evens) |
| 3 | Bushfire(2019) | Connor Beasley | Gemma Tutty | 1 | 130.00 | 3/1 | 0.50 | $887.6 | Travelled strongly - raced in third - switched right and headway 2f out - disputed lead 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - lost second towards finish (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 10/3) |
| 4 | Vallamorey(2018) | Tom Eaves | Sam England | 4 | 124.00 | 25/1 | 11.00 | $443.8 | In rear - struggling from 3f out(tchd 28/1) |
| 5 | Flying Scotsman(2017) | Paul Mulrennan | Ben Haslam | 5 | 129.00 | 14/1 | 8.00 | - | Towards rear - in touch with leaders halfway - weakened quickly from over 2f out(tchd 12/1) |
| 6 | Damascus Steel(2020) | Jason Hart | Ed Dunlop | 7 | 130.00 | 17/2 | 1.75 | - | Steadied start - held up in last - headway 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 15/2) |