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August Handicap

Pontefract · 8 August 2007
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance6f
  • GoingFirm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners10
  • HandicapYes

Woqoodd (GB) (6/1) won the August Handicap at Pontefract on 8 August 2007, beating Pickering (GB) by 1¼ lengths under Paul Hanagan for trainer Richard Fahey. 10 ran on Firm going over 6f; the winning time was 1m 15.62s (slow by 1.22s). The 5/2 favourite, Flying Valentino (GB), finished 7th, beaten 6 lengths.

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Winner Woqoodd (GB)
SP: 6/1KTB Rating 73C J: Paul Hanagan T: Richard Fahey
Won by 1¼ lengthsFav: Flying Valentino (GB) 5/2 · 7th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Woqoodd (GB) 3g Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 8-11 6573C 1:15.62 3,886.20 6/1
2nd 3 Pickering (GB) 3g 1¼ Gary Bartley(7) Eric Alston 8-11 7269C 1:15.83 1,156.20 7/1
3rd 5 Best One (GB) 3g ½ J-P Guillambert Clive Brittain 9-7 7577C 1:15.91 577.80 16/1
4th 6 Onatopp (IRE) 3f 1¾ Graham Gibbons Tim Easterby 9-1 6964C 1:16.20 288.60 10/1
5th 7 Poppy's Rose (GB) 3f 1¼ Royston Ffrench Ian McInnes 8-11 6556C 1:16.41 — 5/1
6th 11 Mundo's Magic (GB) 3g ½ Andrew Elliott(3) George Moore 8-13 7056C 1:16.50 — 8/1
7th 2 Flying Valentino (GB) 3f ¾ Ted Durcan Alan Swinbank 9-5 7359C 1:16.62 — 5/2 fav
8th 8 Ruthles Philly (GB) 3f 1¼ Andrew Mullen(3) D W Barker 7-13 5634C 1:16.83 — 10/1
9th 1 Tenancy (IRE) 3g 2 Jamie Moriarty(3) Alan McCabe 8-10 6738C 1:17.16 — 7/1
10th 9 Cardington Queen (GB) 3f 6 Sophie Doyle(7) Michael Mullineaux 7-9 451C 1:18.16 — 66/1

Winning time 1m 15.62s (slow by 1.22s)

Non-runners Ducal Pip Squeak (unsuitable ground), Farefield Lodge (unsuitable ground)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (10 of 10 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the August Handicap at Pontefract in 2007?
Woqoodd (GB) won the August Handicap at Pontefract on 8 August 2007, ridden by Paul Hanagan and trained by Richard Fahey.
What was the finishing order of the 2007 August Handicap at Pontefract?
1st Woqoodd (GB) (6/1), 2nd Pickering (GB) (7/1), 3rd Best One (GB) (16/1).
What price was the winner of the 2007 August Handicap at Pontefract?
Woqoodd (GB) returned a starting price of 6/1.
How many horses ran in the 2007 August Handicap at Pontefract?
10 horses ran in the 2007 August Handicap at Pontefract. Non-runners: Ducal Pip Squeak (unsuitable ground), Farefield Lodge (unsuitable ground).
What was the winning time of the 2007 August Handicap at Pontefract?
The winning time was 1m 15.62s (slow by 1.22s).

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