Full Result 3.20 Ripon | 17 May 1998

Middleham Trainers Association Handicap Class D

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

1st £5,197.50 2nd £1,575 3rd £770 4th £367.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	. Party Romance (USA) 6/1 Kieren Fallon B Hanbury	Kieren Fallon B Hanbury	4	100	85	91	92	–
gr c Black Tie Affair - Tia Juanita (USA) (My Gallant)
Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, held on well final furlong

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	. Sky Dome (IRE) 8/1 D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	D Biggs Mark H Tompkins	5	95	76	82	82	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - God Speed Her (Pas De Seul)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on well

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [½]	. Over To You (USA) 12/1 John Carroll David Barron	John Carroll David Barron	4	91	72	77	78	–
ch g Rubiano (USA) - Overnight (USA) (Mr. Leader)
Behind, headway over 3f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	. Sparky 16/1 S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	S D Finnamore ⁷ Michael Easterby	4	82 b	66	61	69	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Pebble Creek (IRE) (Reference Point)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [3¼]	. Colway Ritz 25/1 Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	Joe Fanning Wilf Storey	4	812	69	70	70	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Million Heiress (Auction Ring)
Behind, effort 4f out, stayed on well, nearest finish

6⁽²⁾ 3 [6¼]	. Carburton 4/1F Jimmy Fortune Jeremy Glover	Jimmy Fortune Jeremy Glover	5	91	72	68	68	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Arminda (Blakeney)
Mid-division, effort and not much room 3f out, headway 2f out, never able challenge

7⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [6½]	. Needwood Spirit 16/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ B C Morgan	Adrian McCarthy ³ B C Morgan	3	710	70	63	65	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Needwood Nymph (Bold Owl)
Always chasing leaders, effort 3f out, one pace approaching final furlong

8⁽⁸⁾ hd [6¾]	. Pension Fund 16/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	4	98	79	75	74	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Navarino Bay (Averof)
Headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never troubled leaders (Trainer reported that the gelding came out of the race having lost a lot of weight and may have caught some kind of bug)

9⁽²¹⁾ ¾ [7½]	. Jack The Lad (IRE) 25/1 Michael Tebbutt J Hetherton	Michael Tebbutt J Hetherton	4	812	69	64	63	–
b g Shalford (IRE) - Indian Honey (Indian King)
Headway on inside halfway, not clear run 2f out, not recover

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [8½]	. Amico 20/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	4	84	61	54	53	–
b g Efisio - Stormswept I (USA) (Storm Bird)
Close up, led approaching straight until over 3f out, gradually weakened final 2f

11⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [9¼]	. Break The RulesI 7/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	92	73	65	64	–
b g Dominion - Surf Bird (Shareef Dancer)
Prominent, effort over 3f out, eased when beaten inside final furlong

12⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [9½]	. Brave Montgomerie 20/1 Darryll Holland Linda Perratt	Darryll Holland Linda Perratt	4	90	71	63	61	–
ch g Most Welcome - Just Precious (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Behind, came wide and headway over 2f out, never reached leaders

13⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [9¾]	. Vanadium Ore 20/1 Paul Fessey ³ W McKeown	Paul Fessey ³ W McKeown	5	77	53	41	42	–
b g Precious Metal - Rockefillee (Tycoon II)
Dwelt, switched and effort over 3f out, not clear run, never dangerous

14⁽¹¹⁾ nk [10]	. Foxes Tail 25/1 Robert Winston ⁵ Sally Hall	Robert Winston ⁵ Sally Hall	4	87	69	55	58	–
gr g Batshoof - Secret Gill (Most Secret)
Behind, headway on outside over 3f out, nearest finish

15⁽²⁰⁾ ½ [10½]	. Riccarton 6/1 Darren Moffatt ³ P Calver	Darren Moffatt ³ P Calver	5	710	56	43	44	–
b g Nomination - Legendary Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Pulled hard, chased leaders until weakened over 3f out

16⁽¹⁹⁾ 7 [17½]	. Darling Clover 33/1 Chris D Cogan ⁷ Robin Bastiman	Chris D Cogan ⁷ Robin Bastiman	6	74	54	26	29	–
ch m Minster Son (IRE) - Lady Clementine I (He Loves Me)
Always behind

17⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [18]	. Mr Fortywinks (IRE) 7/1 J F Egan Les Eyre	J F Egan Les Eyre	4	85	62	33	37	–
ch g Fools Holme (USA) - Dream On (Absalom)
Chased leaders until outpaced 5f out, soon weakened

18⁽¹⁷⁾ 3 [21]	. Pipe Music (IRE) 16/1 L Charnock P C Haslam	L Charnock P C Haslam	3	711	68	41	37	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Sunset Cafe (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Dwelt, always behind

19⁽⁵⁾ dist [51]	. Zaahir (IRE) 33/1 Fergal Lynch Wilf Storey	Fergal Lynch Wilf Storey	4	88	65	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Abhaaj (Kris)
Led until headed approaching straight, weakened 4f out, eased

19 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 2m 4.30s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 148%
Non-runners: Iblis, Smart Kid
1st owner: Abdulla Buhaleeba (Party Romance) 1st breeder: Mollie E Boyd & Vinery
2nd owner: Miss D J Merson (Sky Dome)
3rd owner: Dave Scott (Over To You)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.20 £2.90 £4.90 Ex: £44.70 CSF: £52.35 Tricast: £551.90 Trifecta: £466.30 Pool: £972.12. 1.48 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 68 (44%) M [8-15] 57 (25%) H [16-21] 25 (31%)

3:20 Ripon 17 May 1998

Middleham Trainers Association Handicap Class D