Full Result 7.10 Ripon | 27 May 1998

'Ripon Festival' Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo) 1m Good

1st £2,274 2nd £639 3rd £312

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Means Business (IRE) 4/1 Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	Tom Siddall ⁷ J Hetherton	3	88	–	50	58	–
ch g Imp Society (USA) - Fantasise (FR) (General Assembly)
Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ran on

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	10. CherishedI (IRE) 8/1 Robert Winston ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	Robert Winston ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	3	710 3 v	–	37	44	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Key Partner (Law Society)
Tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, kept on well

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [2]	11. Puiwee 66/1 J Bramhill Paul Dalton	J Bramhill Paul Dalton	3	712	–	36	37	–
b f Puissance - Glow Again (The Brianstan)
Headway halfway, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong

4⁽³⁾ nk [2¼]	5. Shalyah (IRE) 4/5F Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	3	86	–	43	44	–
ch f Shalford (IRE) - Baheejah (Northfields)
Held up, effort and not clear run 2f out and over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [2¾]	3. Ellenber 10/1 J Weaver W McKeown	J Weaver W McKeown	3	89	–	45	46	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Brig Of Ayr (Brigadier Gerard)
Always prominent, effort and chance 2f out, ran on one pace

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4]	9. Candy Twist 16/1 Paul Fessey ³ Ronald Thompson	Paul Fessey ³ Ronald Thompson	3	79	–	29	32	–
b f Deploy - Simply Candy (IRE) (Simply Great)
Led until well over 2f out, one pace

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [4¼]	6. Glenstal Lad 16/1 Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	Adrian McCarthy ³ Reg Hollinshead	3	82	–	36	39	–
b c Nomination - Glenstal Princess (Glenstal)
Close up, led well over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra

8⁽¹⁾ hd [4½]	4. Hey Up Mate (IRE) 7/1 S Maloney J Berry	S Maloney J Berry	3	89	–	42	42	–
b g River Falls I - Damira (FR) (Pharly)
Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong

9⁽²⁾ 2½ [7]	2. Doubtful Step 16/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	810	–	38	38	–
ch f Fearless Action (USA) - Tread Carefully (Sharpo)
Dwelt, some headway 3f out, never dangerous

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 12 [19]	7. Sabo Sonic 33/1 Rodney Lappin Martyn Wane	Rodney Lappin Martyn Wane	3	84	–	8	5	–
b f Syrtos - Sabo Song (Prince Sabo)
Dwelt, always outpaced and well behind

11⁽¹¹⁾ 12 [31]	8. Siouxanna 100/1 Willie Supple James Turner	Willie Supple James Turner	3	84	–	–	–	–
b f Totem I (USA) - Adder Howe (Amboise I)
Unruly start, always outpaced and behind

11 ran Off time: 7:12:00 Winning time: 1m 41.80s (slow by 4.70s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Keith West Partnership 1998 (Means Business) 1st breeder: T Connolly
2nd owner: Elite Racing Club (CherishedI)
3rd owner: J R Hall (Puiwee)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £22.50 Ex: £23.30 CSF: £37.09 Trifecta: £237.30 Pool: £334.30. 0.28 winning tickets. Pool of £240.70 carried over to Friday
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (63%) M [5-7] 94 (25%) H [8-11] 23 (12%)

7:10 Ripon 27 May 1998

'Ripon Festival' Claiming Stakes Class F