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Pontefract - Wed 2nd May 2012
14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:15

15:30 Betfred Supports The NRC Handicap1m 4y
Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,500 added, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winner £2,386 2nd £705 3rd £352
Going: Heavy, Soft in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances: Always be involved in the finish!

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 50.32s
Off time: 15:30:33

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Wiseman's Diamond (USA)	10/1
2nd	Edmaaj (IRE)	6/4
3rd	Fazza	9/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (7)	451711	Flying Applause 9 (ex6)	7	9-11 bt	Lee Topliss (3)	S R Bowring	73	6/1
2 (2)	48203-0	Fazza 23	5	9-7	Shane B Kelly (5)	E W Tuer	75	9/2
3 (6)	89-0800	Final Drive (IRE) 11	6	9-5 t	L Keniry	J Butler	73	33/1
4 (4)	252/2	Edmaaj (IRE) 9	4	9-3	D Tudhope	D O'Meara	71	6/4
5 (3)	3-32526	Conducting 23	4	9-1 p	R Winston	Miss Gay Kelleway	69	9/1
6 (5)	0503/01-	Betteras Bertie 283	9	8-10 p	B McHugh	T Coyle	64	28/1
7 (8)	773932	Georgebernardshaw (IRE) 11	7	8-8	Kelly Harrison	R C Guest	62	15/2
8 (1)	2170-33	Wiseman's Diamond (USA) 22	7	8-8 b	M Fenton	P T Midgley	62	10/1
9 (9)	4746/86-	Benidorm 212	4	8-7	Declan Cannon (3)	J S Wainwright	57	50/1

Verdict

Flying Applause bids for hat-trick after his recent victory over C&D in soft ground. However, EDMAAJ will be fancied to take revenge on better terms today as he was beaten only a neck by the latter last week and has plenty of scope for improvement. Fazza ploughed the mud for third place at Haydock in October and will have come on for his recent reappearance while the enigmatic Georgebernardshaw has slipped down the weights and won twice in heavy going way back in 2008. The once prolific Final Drive has done all his winning on the all-weather, but has tumbled so far down the handicap lately, it only looks a matter of time before he's winning again.

Formwatch

Flying Applause 9-1 (9-3) Behind, headway on wide outside 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed and held on gamely towards finish, won at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr beating Edmaaj (9-4) by nk, 15 ran.

Fazza 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 17, 14l behind Abidhabidubai (8-10) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Apr.

Final Drive (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, always behind, last of 13, 39l behind Stand To Reason (9-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Apr.

Edmaaj (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Towards rear, continually denied clear run on inside from 3f out, plenty to do when hampered 2f out, staying on when switched left over 1f out, rapid headway to chase winner inside final furlong, hung right and kept on towards finish, 2nd of 15, nk behind Flying Applause (9-3) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Conducting 9-1 (9-2) Always behind, 6th of 9, 5l behind Spin Cast (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Apr.

Betteras Bertie 28-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul beating Singzak (8-9) by 3/4l, 15 ran.

Georgebernardshaw (IRE) 10-3fav (8-9) Tracked leaders, driven to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Just The Tonic (9-0) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Apr.

Wiseman's Diamond (USA) 18-1 (8-13) In touch, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Toymaker (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Apr.

Benidorm 40-1 (9-3) Held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 6, 17l behind Medal of Valour (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.