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19:15 Pontefract

Tony Bethell Memorial Handicap (Class E)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 1f 22y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 46.39s
  • 13 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Black, Emerald Green seams and cap
  • Form 000101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-4

mid-division, chased along over 5f, ridden and one paced final 2f

2(4)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
  • Form 012614
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-0

held up towards rear, headway over 5f, ridden and stayed on same paced final furlong

3(6)
Silk - MAROON, YELLOW sleeves, WHITE armlets, MAROON and YELLOW quartered cap
  • Form 2242-02
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-11

held up behind leaders, lost ground over 5f, pushed along and switched right over 2f, ridden and stayed on final furlong

4(11)
Silk - White, Royal Blue seams, White sleeves, Royal Blue spots and spots on cap
  • Form 54-2003
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-8

prominent, pushed along to chase leader over 3f, ridden and stayed on 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong

5(3)
Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red and Yellow halved sleeves
  • Form 0-04400
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

towards rear, lost touch over 6f out, tailed off

6(10)
Silk - White, red chevron and sleeves, royal blue and white quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 422360
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-8

towards rear, pushed along over 5f, headway over 2f, one paced final furlong

7(12)
Silk - Black, Orange seams, striped cap
  • Form 653-014
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-1

held up behind leaders, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened

8(5)
Silk - Dark Green and Yellow (quartered), hooped sleeves, Dark Green cap, Yellow star
11/1
  • Form 1-03020
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13

never better mid-division

10(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap
  • Form 031540
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-9

led, headed after 5f, remained in touch, pushed along over 5f out, outpaced final 2f

11(1)
Silk - Black, Yellow stripe, diamonds on sleeves, Black cap, Yellow diamond
14/1
  • Form 31304/0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-5

mid-division, pushed along and some headway over 5f, ridden and one paced final 2f

12(8)
Silk - Pink, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 05-4004
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-3

mid-division, pushed along over 6f, weakened over 1f

13(14)
Silk - White, Black stars, Black and White diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Black star
  • Form 005366-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-2

mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced

14(13)
Silk - White, Purple chevron and star on cap

Red Sun

265
13/2
  • Form 21300/3-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-1

in touch, led after 5f, soon clear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on until headed inside final furlong, no extra

9(9)
NR
  • Form 044-005
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-10

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

It's Definite, Battle Warning and Bustling Rio met here eight days and can again dominate the race, with Battle Warning coming out best this time. It's Definite won by a length-and-three-quarters that day from Battle Warning with Bustling Rio a neck away in third. The winner now reopposes on five pounds worse terms. Royal Castle might prove best of the rest.