Full Result 2.15 Ripon | 26 August 2008

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(Class 5) (3-4yo) (1m1f170yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	5. Sorrento Moon (IRE) 7/2 P J McDonald ³ George Moore	P J McDonald ³ George Moore	4	812	43	29	52	–
b f Tagula (IRE) - Honey For Money (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, switched inside and ridden along 2f out, driven and stayed on to lead entering final furlong, soon edged left and kept on well towards finish (tchd 4-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ hd	9. Baileys Benchmark 12/1 Tom Eaves Mike Sowersby	Tom Eaves Mike Sowersby	3	87	–	28	52	–
ch f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Estrelinha (Sadler's Wells)
In rear, headway on outer well over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and every chance inside final furlong, edged right and kept on towards finish (tchd 11-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ hd [½]	3. Intersky Melody (USA) 5/2F Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	3	94	57	39	62	–
b g Sky Mesa (USA) - Mayan Maiden (USA) (Lyphard)
Tracked leaders, headway over 4f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 10-3)

4⁽³⁾ 3 [3½]	6. Carry On Cleo 7/1 Slade O'Hara ⁵ Alan Berry	Slade O'Hara ⁵ Alan Berry	3	89 1 v	54	29	52	–
ch f First Trump - Classy Cleo (IRE) (Mujadil)
Close up, led over 4f out, ridden along 3f out, headed well over 1f out and soon driven, weakened inside final furlong (op 11-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ 4 [7½]	2. Take To The Skies (IRE) 25/1 Michael Stainton ³ Tracy Waggott	Michael Stainton ³ Tracy Waggott	4	93	46	18	41	–
b g Lujain (USA) - To The Skies (USA) (Sky Classic)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon one pace (op 22-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 6 [13½]	4. Glenisland 20/1 Russ Kennemore ³ Lisa Williamson	Russ Kennemore ³ Lisa Williamson	4	812	46	–	24	–
br f Diktat - Glider (IRE) (Silver Kite)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, driven and weakened 2f out (tchd 16-1)

7⁽²⁾ 16 [29½]	11. Viscaya (IRE) 9/2 Andrew Mullen ³ Ann Duffield	Andrew Mullen ³ Ann Duffield	3	84	55	–	–	–
b f Xaar - Fearfully Grand (Grand Lodge)
Towards rear, pushed along halfway, never a factor (jockey said filly suffered interference entering the bottom bend) (tchd 6-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 5 [34½]	8. Carlton Mac 14/1 Neil Brown ³ Neville Bycroft	Neil Brown ³ Neville Bycroft	3	89 b	41	–	–	–
ch g Timeless Times (USA) - Julie's Gift (Presidium)
Always towards rear (tchd 12-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 18 [52½]	10. Bond Scissorsister (IRE) 9/1 Silvestre De Sousa Geoff Oldroyd	Silvestre De Sousa Geoff Oldroyd	3	87	47	–	–	–
b f Xaar - Musical Refrain (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
In touch, ridden along 4f out and soon weakened (op 10-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 76 [128½]	7. Caffrey Kelly 100/1 P Nolan ⁷ Alan Kirtley	P Nolan ⁷ Alan Kirtley	3	85	16	–	–	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Mochras (Mtoto)
Took keen hold, soon led, pushed along and headed over 4f out, soon weakened

10 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 2m 12.42s (slow by 12.02s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Getrah (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs S Sunderland (Sorrento Moon) 1st breeder: John Cullinan
2nd owner: M E Sowersby (Baileys Benchmark)
3rd owner: R M Whitaker (Intersky Melody)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £2 £3.50 £1.40 Ex: £57.80 CSF: £43.35 Trifecta: £276.10 Pool: £447.75, 1.20 winning units
There was no bid for the winner. Viscaya was claimed by M J Bourn for £6,000
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (27%) M [4-8] 44 (41%) H [9-11] 73 (32%)

2:15 Ripon 26 Aug 2008

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