Full Result 3.20 Ripon | 17 June 1999

Middleham Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £4,299 2nd £1,302 3rd £636 4th £303

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	7. Statoyork 3/1F Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	Joe Fanning Derek Shaw	6	92	65	82	86	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Ultimate Dream (Kafu)
Last and held up going well, steady headway inside last 2f, burst through to lead inside last, readily (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	11. Mukarrab (USA) 8/1 Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	5	83 1	52	58	61	–
bb g Dayjur (USA) - Mahassin (NZ) (Biscay)
With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside last, kept on same pace (jockey suspended for two days for irresponsible riding of a minor nature)

3⁽⁷⁾ ½ [2]	6. River Tern 11/2 Kevin Darley Milton Bradley	Kevin Darley Milton Bradley	6	92	65	69	72	–
b g Puissance - Millaine (Formidable I)
Chased leaders, driven along to improve over 1f out, finished well (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ shd [2]	8. Mousehole 9/2 Philip Robinson Rae Guest	Philip Robinson Rae Guest	7	90	63	67	70	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Alo Ez (Alzao)
Covered up towards inside, not clear run and checked halfway, burst through inside final furlong, ran on (tchd 5-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2½]	1. Its All Relative 11/1 P Bradley ⁵ J Berry	P Bradley ⁵ J Berry	4	97	75	77	81	–
gr f Distant Relative - Sharp Anne (Belfort)
Led until headed over 1f out, gradually weakened (op 20-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1½ [4]	9. Happy Days Again (IRE) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney J Wharton	Fergus Sweeney J Wharton	4	84	53	51	54	–
b f Elbio - Tacheo (Tachypous)
Squeezed out start, given time to recover, promising effort on outside approaching final furlong, no extra (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4½]	5. Brutal Fantasy (IRE) 11/1 Rodney Lappin Pat Murphy	Rodney Lappin Pat Murphy	5	99	72	69	72	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Flash Donna (USA) (Well Decorated)
Pressed leaders, every chance over 1f out, no extra (op 10-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ hd [4¾]	2. Ivory's Joy 9/2 Neil Pollard ³ K T Ivory	Neil Pollard ³ K T Ivory	4	98	74	70	73	–
b f Tina's Pet - Jacqui Joy (Music Boy)
Covered up on inside rail, edged right halfway, ridden and not quicken from over 1f out (op 4-1)

9⁽²⁾ hd [5]	3. Sihafi (USA) 14/1 J D Smith ³ David Nicholls	J D Smith ³ David Nicholls	6	98	74	69	72	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Always well placed, every chance over 1f out, faded (op 12-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5¾]	4. Perfect Peach 9/1 Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst	Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst	4	910	73	66	69	–
b f Lycius (USA) - Perfect Timing I (Comedy Star)
Pulled hard in midfield, short of room halfway, effort 2f out, not quicken (op 8-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ ½ [6¼]	10. Leaping Charlie 25/1 Seb Sanders Ann Duffield	Seb Sanders Ann Duffield	3	85 1	60	52	55	–
b g Puissance - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Squeezed out start, chased along halfway, never near to challenge

11 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 59.10s (slow by 1.90s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: M D H Racing (Statoyork) 1st breeder: C W Rogers
2nd owner: Ian Armitage (Mukarrab)
3rd owner: Martyn James & Pete Smith (River Tern)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.40 £2.30 £2.90 Ex: £10.80 CSF: £28.75 Tricast: £126.52
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 40 (21%) M [5-7] 45 (26%) H [8-11] 65 (53%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered

3:20 Ripon 17 Jun 1999

Middleham Handicap Class D