What horse racing was at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?

Pontefract staged 7 races on 5 August 2009, with the going Good. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.

Which horses won at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?

The 2:10 Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap: Recession Proof (FR) (15/8F); the 2:40 Family Funday On Sunday 16th August Maiden Stakes: Atlantis Star (GB) (11/4J); the 3:10 Heaven Lap Dancing Bar Pontefract Handicap: Flying Silks (IRE) (5/2F); the 3:40 Big Fellas & Silks Nightclub Pontefract Handicap: High Ambition (GB) (10/3); the 4:10 Chaplins Club Handicap: King Of Swords (IRE) (22/1); the 4:40 Matty Bown Veterans Handicap: Exit Smiling (GB) (6/1); the 5:10 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap: Mister Tinktastic (IRE) (5/1).

What was the going at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?

The going at Pontefract was Good on Turf.

What time was the first race at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?

The first race was the 2:10 Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap; the last was the 5:10 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap.

Pontefract Results

Wednesday 5 August 2009

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Pontefract staged 7 races on 5 August 2009, with the going Good.

Pontefract Good · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 2 of 4 · Biggest winner 22/1

The long run: outright favourites (the single shortest starting price) have won 34.2% in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026. One day is a small sample.

2:10 Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f 6y · 15 ran
1. 18. Recession Proof (FR)15/8 favWon by 9 lengths · J: Mr John Ennis · T: Simon Callaghan
2. 29. Locum (GB)16/1
3. 37. Safebreaker (GB)9/1
2:40 Family Funday On Sunday 16th August Maiden Stakes Flat · Class 4 · 6f · 7 ran
1. 11. Atlantis Star (GB)11/4 jt-favWon by 6 lengths · J: Ted Durcan · T: Saeed bin Suroor
2. 24. Raleigh Quay (IRE)18/1
3. 32. Demonstrative (USA)3/1
3:10 Heaven Lap Dancing Bar Pontefract Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4y · 8 ran
1. 17. Flying Silks (IRE)5/2 favWon by 2½ lengths · J: Robert Havlin · T: Jeremy Gask
2. 22. Play It Sam (GB)11/4
3. 31. Trumpstoo (USA)15/2
3:40 Big Fellas & Silks Nightclub Pontefract Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 1m 4f 8y · 6 ran
1. 17. High Ambition (GB)10/3Won by 2 lengths · J: Frederik Tylicki · T: Richard Fahey
2. 23. Resplendent Light (GB)3/1 jt-fav
3. 36. Cyborg (GB)6/1
4:10 Chaplins Club Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 5f · 11 ran
1. 112. King Of Swords (IRE)22/1Won by a neck · J: Andrew Elliott · T: Nigel Tinkler
2. 24. Namir (IRE)6/1
3. 311. Blessed Place (GB)17/2
4. 83. Mr Wolf (GB)4/1 fav
4:40 Matty Bown Veterans Handicap Flat · Class 4 · 1m 4y · 14 ran
1. 12. Exit Smiling (GB)6/1Won by a neck · J: Neil Callan · T: Paul Midgley
2. 23. Motafarred (IRE)6/1
3. 37. Collateral Damage (IRE)16/1
4. 1415. Betteras Bertie (GB)11/2 fav
5:10 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 6f · 10 ran
1. 13. Mister Tinktastic (IRE)5/1Won by 6 lengths · J: Tom Eaves · T: Michael Dods
2. 27. Oriental Rose (GB)9/1
3. 36. Northern Flyer (GER)7/2 jt-fav

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Quick answers

What horse racing was at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?: Pontefract staged 7 races on 5 August 2009, with the going Good. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.
Which horses won at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?: The 2:10 Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap: Recession Proof (FR) (15/8F); the 2:40 Family Funday On Sunday 16th August Maiden Stakes: Atlantis Star (GB) (11/4J); the 3:10 Heaven Lap Dancing Bar Pontefract Handicap: Flying Silks (IRE) (5/2F); the 3:40 Big Fellas & Silks Nightclub Pontefract Handicap: High Ambition (GB) (10/3); the 4:10 Chaplins Club Handicap: King Of Swords (IRE) (22/1); the 4:40 Matty Bown Veterans Handicap: Exit Smiling (GB) (6/1); the 5:10 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap: Mister Tinktastic (IRE) (5/1).
What was the going at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?: The going at Pontefract was Good on Turf.
What time was the first race at Pontefract on 5 August 2009?: The first race was the 2:10 Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap; the last was the 5:10 Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap.