Full Result 3.15 Ripon | 4 August 2008

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) 6f Good

1st £9,346.50 2nd £2,799 3rd £1,399.50 4th £700.50 5th £349.50 6th £175.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Bond City (IRE) 14/1 P J McDonald ³ Geoff Oldroyd	P J McDonald ³ Geoff Oldroyd	6	813	86	81	94	–
b g Trans Island - Where's Charlotte (Sure Blade)
Prominent far side, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead and overall leader well inside final furlong, 1st in group

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	8. Harbour Blues 20/1 Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	Cathy Gannon Tony Carroll	3	810 t	84	75	89	–
ch c Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Lady Georgia (Arazi)
Close up stands' side, led and overall leader over 2f out and soon ridden, driven over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, finished 1st in group (op 18-1 tchd 33-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [1½]	10. Grazeon Gold Blend 12/1 Paul Mulrennan John Quinn	Paul Mulrennan John Quinn	5	88	78	68	82	–
ch g Paris House - Thalya (Crofthall)
Overall leader stands' side, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven and no extra inside final furlong 2nd in group (op 9-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¾ [3¼]	5. Great Charm (IRE) 2/1F Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	3	91	89	73	86	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Briery (IRE) (Salse)
Led far side group and close up, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 2nd in group (op 7-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [4¾]	1. Prior Warning 8/1 Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Debbie Mountain	Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Debbie Mountain	4	96 t	95	75	88	–
ch c Barathea (IRE) - Well Warned (Warning)
Chased leading pair stands' side, effort 2f out, soon ridden and chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd in group (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ hd [5]	6. Geojimali 8/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	6	90	84	64	77	–
ch g Compton Place - Harrken Heights (IRE) (Belmez)
Slowly into stride and rear far side until headway well over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd in group (jockey said gelding missed the break) (op 7-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [5½]	11. Fantasy Believer 16/1 Paul Hanagan John Quinn	Paul Hanagan John Quinn	10	86 1	76	54	67	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - DeliciousI (Dominion)
Chased leaders stands' side, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 4th in group (tchd 20-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	7. Malcheek (IRE) 9/1 Tom Eaves Tim Easterby	Tom Eaves Tim Easterby	6	812	82	56	69	–
br g Lend A Hand - Russland (GER) (Surumu)
Chased leaders far side, ridden along 2f out, soon no impression, 4th in group (op 7-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [7]	3. Ajigolo 11/2 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	5	97	91	64	77	–
ch g Piccolo - Ajig Dancer (Niniski)
Chased leaders far side, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened, 5th in group (tchd 6-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 6 [13]	2. Final Verse 10/1 J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	5	99	93	47	60	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Tamassos (Dance In Time)
Switched to far side after 1f, prominent until ridden along 2f out and soon weakened - 6th in group (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:18:00 Winning time: 1m 12.86s (slow by 2.96s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Ingleby Arch (withdrawn: broke out of stalls)
Rule 4: Ingleby Arch was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 11/1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound.
1st owner: R C Bond (Bond City) 1st breeder: David Ryan
2nd owner: Don Ward (Harbour Blues)
3rd owner: J R Rowbottom (Grazeon Gold Blend)
Tote win: £15.30 PL: £3.90 £5.90 £2.60 Ex: £300.80 CSF: £243.44 Tricast: £3,022.58 Trifecta: £492.10 Part won. Pool: £665.09 - 0.10 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (43%) M [4-8] 50 (37%) H [9-11] 39 (20%)

3:15 Ripon 4 Aug 2008

Armstrong Memorial Handicap