raced freely early, prominent on outside, led 7f out, soon switched to inside, 2 1/2 lengths clear over 1f out, stayed on, ridden out
7 20:12 Pontefract 08 Apr 2025
Racing TV Sky Channel 424 Handicap (Class 5) (4YO plus)
1m 6y Good
led, headed 7f out, prominent, driven over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on
chased leaders, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner
held up in rear, stayed on wide final furlong, never on terms
slowly away, in touch in mid-division on outside 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up towards rear, not much room and switched left over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Heavy | 12 | Wintercrack | 3 | 4 | 9 6 | 72 | 763652 | 168 days | Mrs P Sly (105 miles) | Rob Hornby | 11/ 4 | 1:52.43 |
| 2023 | Soft | 15 | Do I Dream | 3 | 4 | 9 1 | 62 | 272566 | 161 days | B Haslam (59 miles) | Graham Lee | 18/ 5 | 1:52.51 |
| 2022 | Soft | 10 | Stately Home | 2 | 5 | 9 7 | 73 | 721-733 | 20 days | S Lycett (142 miles) | Josephine Gordon | 3/ 1 | 1:50.48 |
| 2021 | Good to Firm | 14 | Dragons Will Rise | 4 | 5 | 8 13 | 62 | 17113-1 | 36 days | Micky Hammond (59 miles) | Robert Havlin | 15/ 2 | 1:44.11 |
| 2019 (Div 1) | Good to Firm | 12 | Mont Kinabalu | 6 | 4 | 9 6 | 69 | 66-5487 | 31 days | K A Ryan (87 miles) | Tom Eaves | 9/ 1 | 1:45.79 |
| 2019 (Div 2) | Good to Firm | 12 | Casement | 12 | 5 | 9 9 | 72 | 3172/08268- | 200 days | M Appleby (90 miles) | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/ 1 | 1:44.51 |
| 2017 (Div 1) | Good | 14 | Billy Roberts | 14 | 4 | 9 6 | 74 | 55800-8 | 38 days | R C Guest (27 miles) | Connor Beasley | 25/ 1 | 1:43.88 |
| 2017 (Div 2) | Good | 14 | Rockwood | 13 | 6 | 9 5 | 73 | 524528303- | 144 days | Karen McLintock (103 miles) | T Eaves | 40/ 1 | 1:44.86 |
| 2016 (Div 1) | Heavy | 10 | Sands Chorus | 8 | 4 | 9 4 | 72 | 1339-24 | 32 days | J G Given (37 miles) | Tom Eaves | 6/ 1 | 1:55.63 |
| 2016 (Div 2) | Heavy | 8 | Sugar Lump | 4 | 4 | 9 7 | 69 | 91574507-1 | 8 days | E J Alston (69 miles) | Neil Farley | 9/ 4 | 1:56.13 |
| 2015 | Good to Soft | 12 | Dark Ocean | 1 | 5 | 9 2 | 70 | 248255 | 158 days | Jedd O'Keeffe (60 miles) | Graham Lee | 3/ 1 | 1:47.12 |
| 2014 | Good to Soft | 13 | Dark Ocean | 2 | 4 | 8 12 | 66 | 385425 | 183 days | Jedd O'Keeffe (60 miles) | Graham Lee | 11/ 1 | 1:50.45 |
| 2013 | Good to Soft | 16 | Dolphin Rock | 2 | 6 | 9 6 | 73 | 713204 | 146 days | B Ellison (44 miles) | D Swift | 9/ 2 | 1:46.83 |
| 2012 (Div 1) | Good | 14 | Toymaker | 3 | 5 | 9 4 | 67 | 569-31 | 19 days | J G Given (37 miles) | Paul Mulrennan | 9/ 2 | 1:48.12 |
| 2012 (Div 2) | Good | 12 | Thackeray | 6 | 5 | 8 9 | 57 | 752-43 | 33 days | C W Fairhurst (59 miles) | Kelly Harrison | 20/ 1 | 1:48.07 |
| 2011 | Good to Firm | 12 | Hits Only Jude | 6 | 8 | 8 7 | 56 | 09537-1 | 4 days | D Carroll (44 miles) | N Farley | 5/ 1 | 1:43.81 |