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Pontefract Apprentice Handicap

Pontefract · 24 September 2009
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 5
  • Distance1m 2f 6y
  • GoingGood To Firm
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7
  • HandicapYes

Valid Point (IRE) (4/6F) won the Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract on 24 September 2009, beating Avitus (GB) by 4 lengths under Rosie Jessop for trainer Sir Mark Prescott Bt. 7 ran on Good To Firm going over 1m 2f 6y; the winning time was 2m 12.12s (slow by 3.62s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Valid Point (IRE)
SP: 4/6 favKTB Rating 87A J: Rosie Jessop T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Won by 4 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 4 Valid Point (IRE) 3g Rosie Jessop Sir Mark Prescott Bt 9-8 6787A 2:12.12 3,238 4/6 fav
2nd 1 Avitus (GB) 3g 4 Adam Carter(5) Micky Hammond 8-1 5757A 2:12.79 963.50 14/1
3rd 7 Jeer (IRE) t 5g hd James Sullivan Michael Easterby 9-11 7081A 2:12.86 481.50 4/1
4th 2 Nice Time (IRE) 3f 5 Simon Pearce Mark H Tompkins 9-4 6963A 2:13.66 240.50 17/2
5th 8 Mister Fizzbomb (IRE) v 6g 2¾ Ian Brennan Tim Walford 9-6 6558A 2:14.12 — 18/1
6th 5 Princess Flame (GER) 7m 12 Kylie Manser Brendan Powell 9-6 6552C 2:16.12 — 9/1
7th 3 Betteras Bertie (GB) 6g 1¼ John Cavanagh(3) Mel Brittain 9-6 6852C 2:16.33 — 40/1

Winning time 2m 12.12s (slow by 3.62s)

Non-runners Chalice Welcome (self certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 7 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 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract in 2009?
Valid Point (IRE) won the Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract on 24 September 2009, ridden by Rosie Jessop and trained by Sir Mark Prescott Bt.
What was the finishing order of the 2009 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
1st Valid Point (IRE) (4/6F), 2nd Avitus (GB) (14/1), 3rd Jeer (IRE) (4/1).
What price was the winner of the 2009 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
Valid Point (IRE) returned a starting price of 4/6F.
How many horses ran in the 2009 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
7 horses ran in the 2009 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract. Non-runners: Chalice Welcome (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2009 Pontefract Apprentice Handicap at Pontefract?
The winning time was 2m 12.12s (slow by 3.62s).

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