Full Result 4.30 Ripon | 17 April 2008

Ron & Elsie Hopper Memorial Maiden Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo) 1m Good To Soft

1st £2,914.20 2nd £867.15 3rd £433.35 4th £216.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. City Bonus (IRE) 15/8F David Kinsella John Gosden	David Kinsella John Gosden	3	93	–	20	77	–
b c Cadeaux Genereux - Ellebanna (Tina's Pet)
Slowly into stride, headway and pulled outside 3f out, stayed on to lead towards finish (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼	1. Al Wasef (USA) 2/1 Martin Dwyer Mark Johnston	Martin Dwyer Mark Johnston	3	93	–	17	69	–
b g Danzig (USA) - Widady (USA) (Gone West)
Tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, hung right and led over 1f out, headed last 50yds (op 5-2 tchd 3-1)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [2]	6. Plenilune (IRE) 7/1 T Williams Mel Brittain	T Williams Mel Brittain	3	93	–	15	64	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Kathleen's Dream (USA) (Last Tycoon)
Soon tracking leaders, led over 3f out untll over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 10-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [5½]	11. Salerosa (IRE) 11/1 Royston Ffrench Ann Duffield	Royston Ffrench Ann Duffield	3	812	–	–	51	–
b f Monashee Mountain (USA) - Sainte Gig (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, one pace final 2f (op 15-2)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [5¾]	4. Merrion Tiger (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Elliott K R Burke	Andrew Elliott K R Burke	3	93	–	5	55	–
ch c Choisir (AUS) - Akita (IRE) (Foxhound)
Chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, kept on final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [7½]	10. Cheers For Thea (IRE) 10/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	3	812	–	–	46	–
gr f Distant Music (USA) - Popiplu (USA) (Cozzene)
Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, stayed on final 2f (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 10 [17½]	3. Harrison's Star 20/1 Phillip Makin George Moore	Phillip Makin George Moore	3	93	–	–	28	–
gr g Erhaab (USA) - Gentle Gypsy (Junius)
Mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon beaten (op 25-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ hd [17¾]	8. Tartan Gigha (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston Mark Johnston	Robert Winston Mark Johnston	3	93	–	–	28	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - High Standard (Kris)
Held up in rear, never a factor (op 17-2 tchd 8-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 7 [24¾]	5. Monte Cassino (IRE) 33/1 Tony Hamilton Jimmy O'Reilly	Tony Hamilton Jimmy O'Reilly	3	93	–	–	12	–
ch c Choisir (AUS) - Saucy Maid (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Took keen hold, led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said colt ran too free) (op 40-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ nse [24¾]	9. Templetuohy Max (IRE) 66/1 Graham Gibbons James Bethell	Graham Gibbons James Bethell	3	93	–	–	12	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Eladawn (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, driven 3f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 18 [42¾]	12. Victorias 40/1 Tom Eaves Andrew Crook	Tom Eaves Andrew Crook	3	812	–	–	–	–
gr f Tamayaz (CAN) - Paper Flight (Petong)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, behind final 4f, soon tailed off

11 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 1m 52.46s (slow by 15.36s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Rattan (vet's certificate)
1st owner: HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan (City Bonus) 1st breeder: David John Brown
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Al Wasef)
3rd owner: Mel Brittain (Plenilune)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £1.40 £2.10 Ex: £6 CSF: £5.58 Trifecta: £49.60 Pool: £331.55 - 4.74 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 67 (48%) M [5-7] 45 (13%) H [9-12] 38 (39%)

4:30 Ripon 17 Apr 2008

Ron & Elsie Hopper Memorial Maiden Stakes