Full Result 8.00 Ripon | 18 June 1997

Price Waterhouse Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st £3,485 2nd £1,055 3rd £515 4th £245

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Opalette 13/8F D Harrison Lady Herries	D Harrison Lady Herries	4	97	69	72	70	–
b f Sharrood (USA) - Height Of Folly (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, led 3f out, stayed on under pressure, held on well

2⁽³⁾ ½	1. Lay The Blame 9/1 Tony Culhane Micky Hammond	Tony Culhane Micky Hammond	4	910	72	74	72	–
b c Reprimand - Rose And The Ring (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders, always going well, effort over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, not quicken well inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¼]	7. Gold Desire 7/1 John Lowe Mel Brittain	John Lowe Mel Brittain	7	81	49	50	48	–
b g Grey Desire - Glory Gold (Hittite Glory)
Tracked leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [4¾]	9. Sing And Dance 20/1 Robert Winston ⁷ E Weymes	Robert Winston ⁷ E Weymes	4	76 3 3	44	36	39	–
b f Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Musical Princess (Cavo Doro)
Held up, headway on outside 5f out, soon pushed along, one pace final 2f

5⁽⁹⁾ nk [5]	4. Foxes Tail 5/1 Gyles Parkin ⁵ Sally Hall	Gyles Parkin ⁵ Sally Hall	3	811	76	66	68	–
gr g Batshoof - Secret Gill (Most Secret)
Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon outpaced, hung left and kept on final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	6. Cee-N-K (IRE) 8/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	3	811	71	63	60	–
b g Thatching - Valois (Lyphard)
Led until 3f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [7¾]	5. Don Sebastian 11/2 Seb Sanders William Haggas	Seb Sanders William Haggas	3	91	75	66	62	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Sunley Stars (Sallust)
Held up, effort over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁷⁾ 7 [14¾]	8. Ghostly Apparition 33/1 L Charnock John Upson	L Charnock John Upson	4	80	48	28	22	–
gr g Gods Solution - Tawny (Grey Ghost I)
Held up, driven and outpaced over 4f out, hung right, never dangerous

9⁽⁴⁾ 7 [21¾]	3. No Cliches 14/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	4	96	68	37	30	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Always On A Sunday (Star Appeal)
Tracked leaders until lost place over 2f out, eased

9 ran Off time: 8:00:00 Winning time: 2m 6.70s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Angmering Park Stud (Opalette) 1st breeder: Lavinia Duchess Of Norfolk
2nd owner: James-Douglas Gordon (Lay The Blame)
3rd owner: Northgate Lodge Racing Club (Gold Desire)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.30 £2.50 £1.90 Ex: £8.70 CSF: £16.45 Tricast: £76.74 Trifecta: £50 Pool: £252.28. 3.58 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (28%) M [4-6] 60 (42%) H [7-9] 17 (30%)

8:00 Ripon 18 Jun 1997

Price Waterhouse Handicap Class D