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The action at Pontefract next Thursday (September 26) is set to start at 2-20 p.m. with The British Stallion Studs EBF Strawberry Hill Maiden Stakes, a contest for two-year-olds over six furlongs – the first of the pair of races supported during the afternoon by The European Breeders’ Fund.
 
The afternoon’s feature race is The Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap Stakes over one mile and a quarter. It’s the 21st running of this race, and for the fourth time, it bears the name of a former chairman of Pontefract racecourse, the late Simon Scrope, who passed away in March 2010. The rest of the race title draws attention to an oil painting of 1826 by the celebrated equine artist, David Dalby of York, who specialised in depicting racing and hunting scenes, along with horse portraiture. This particular painting, which is owned by the race company shows ‘Screw-Driver’ – owned by Mr. Flintoff Leatham and ridden by Captain W. Healy of the 7th Hussars – winning The Badsworth Cup at Pontefract on March 29 1824. Middleham trainer, Mark Johnston has a good record in this race, supplying two recent winners in the appropriately-named Art History and Licence To Till.
 
The racecourse’s ‘Postcode Lottery’ £2 promotion for Thursday’s meeting concerns those living in the WF2 area. See the racecourse’s website for details.
 
The giant screen situated opposite the main stands will enable racegoers to follow all of the action.