What horse racing was at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?

Pontefract staged 8 races on 5 April 2016, with the going Heavy. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.

Which horses won at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?

The 2:00 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap: Sands Chorus (GB) (6/1); the 2:35 Breeders Backing Racing 'High-Rise' EBF Maiden Stakes: Du Moto (IRE) (7/2); the 3:10 Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap: Stamp Hill (IRE) (7/2F); the 3:45 Jamaican Flight Handicap: Almost Gemini (IRE) (7/2); the 4:20 Watch Racing UK On 3 Devices Handicap: Master Of Finance (IRE) (11/4); the 4:55 Ron And Joan Senior Maiden Fillies' Stakes: Wowcha (IRE) (15/8); the 5:25 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap: Sugar Lump (GB) (9/4F); the 5:55 Racing On Monday 18th April Apprentice Handicap: Astra Hall (GB) (3/1J).

What was the going at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?

The going at Pontefract was Heavy on Turf.

What time was the first race at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?

The first race was the 2:00 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap; the last was the 5:55 Racing On Monday 18th April Apprentice Handicap.

Pontefract Results

Tuesday 5 April 2016

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Pontefract staged 8 races on 5 April 2016, with the going Heavy.

Pontefract Heavy · Turf · 8 races

Outright favs won 2 of 6 · Biggest winner 6/1

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.

2:00 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap (Div 1) Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4y · 10 ran
1. 15. Sands Chorus (GB)6/1Won by 1¼ lengths · J: Tom Eaves · T: James Given
2. 24. Lopes Dancer (IRE)5/1
3. 37. Sakhalin Star (IRE)9/2 jt-fav
2:35 Breeders Backing Racing 'High-Rise' EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 4 · 1m 2f 6y · 6 ran
1. 12. Du Moto (IRE)7/2Won by half a length · J: Ted Durcan · T: Sir Michael Stoute
2. 24. Lord Yeats (GB)14/1
3. 33. Four Mile Beach (GB)9/2
4. 61. Brorocco (GB)11/10 fav
3:10 Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Flat · Class 3 · 6f · 9 ran
1. 19. Stamp Hill (IRE)7/2 favWon by a head · J: Tony Hamilton · T: Richard Fahey
2. 21. Candelisa (IRE)5/1
3. 37. Reflektor (IRE)13/2
3:45 Jamaican Flight Handicap (Round 1 Of The Pontefract Stayers Championship 2016) Flat · Class 5 · 2m 1f 216y · 9 ran
1. 15. Almost Gemini (IRE)7/2Won by 1¾ lengths · J: James Sullivan · T: Kenneth Slack
2. 23. Tuscan Gold (GB)12/1
3. 37. Madam Lilibet (IRE)7/1
4. 88. Suprise Vendor (IRE)3/1 fav
4:20 Watch Racing UK On 3 Devices Handicap Flat · Class 2 · 1m 2f 6y · 9 ran
1. 15. Master Of Finance (IRE)11/4Won by 1½ lengths · J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Mark Johnston
2. 28. Invictus (GER)18/1
3. 36. Silvery Moon (IRE)5/1
4. 54. Lord Ben Stack (IRE)5/2 fav
4:55 Ron And Joan Senior Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) Flat · Class 5 · 6f · 8 ran
1. 110. Wowcha (IRE)15/8Won by 2 lengths · J: Richard Kingscote · T: John Quinn
2. 21. Bad Girl Caoimhe (IRE)14/1
3. 33. Excellent World (IRE)40/1
4. 54. Make Music (GB)7/4 fav
5:25 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap (Div 2) Flat · Class 5 · 1m 4y · 8 ran
1. 12. Sugar Lump (GB)9/4 favWon by three-quarters of a length · J: Neil Farley · T: Eric Alston
2. 25. Pivotman (GB)8/1
3. 36. Cadmium (GB)9/1
5:55 Racing On Monday 18th April Apprentice Handicap Flat · Class 5 · 1m 2f 6y · 7 ran
1. 18. Astra Hall (GB)3/1 jt-favWon by 3¾ lengths · J: George Buckell · T: Michael Appleby
2. 24. Tamayuz Magic (IRE)3/1 jt-fav
3. 35. Russian Royale (GB)7/1

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Quick answers

What horse racing was at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?: Pontefract staged 8 races on 5 April 2016, with the going Heavy. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.
Which horses won at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?: The 2:00 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap: Sands Chorus (GB) (6/1); the 2:35 Breeders Backing Racing 'High-Rise' EBF Maiden Stakes: Du Moto (IRE) (7/2); the 3:10 Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap: Stamp Hill (IRE) (7/2F); the 3:45 Jamaican Flight Handicap: Almost Gemini (IRE) (7/2); the 4:20 Watch Racing UK On 3 Devices Handicap: Master Of Finance (IRE) (11/4); the 4:55 Ron And Joan Senior Maiden Fillies' Stakes: Wowcha (IRE) (15/8); the 5:25 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap: Sugar Lump (GB) (9/4F); the 5:55 Racing On Monday 18th April Apprentice Handicap: Astra Hall (GB) (3/1J).
What was the going at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?: The going at Pontefract was Heavy on Turf.
What time was the first race at Pontefract on 5 April 2016?: The first race was the 2:00 80s Night On Friday Evening 27th May Handicap; the last was the 5:55 Racing On Monday 18th April Apprentice Handicap.