Full Result 4.00 Ripon | 2 June 2009

Weatherbys Finance Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo) (1m1f170yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £5,180.80 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Fastnet Storm (IRE) 4/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	3	96	78	87	89	–
br g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Dreams (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear 1f out (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 3	6. Sign Of Approval 14/1 Martin Lane ⁵ K R Burke	Martin Lane ⁵ K R Burke	3	811	74	77	79	–
b c Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Scarlet Plume (Warning)
Tracked leaders, headway 6f out, close up 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out until driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 11-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1½ [4½]	1. Anthology 7/1 Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	Richard Mullen Bryan Smart	3	97	79	79	81	–
b g Haafhd - Annapurna (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Held up, steady headway 3f out, switched outside and ridden 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong (tchd 13-2)

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [6]	5. High Office 3/1J Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	93	75	72	74	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - White House (Pursuit Of Love)
Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong (op 11-4 tchd 5-2 and 10-3)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	9. Amethyst Dawn (IRE) 33/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	3	86	64	59	61	–
gr f Act One - A L'Aube (IRE) (Selkirk)
Led, ridden along 3f out, soon headed and gradually weakened (op 20-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [8½]	8. Hatta Diamond (IRE) 3/1J Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	91	73	65	67	–
ch c Pivotal - Moonshell (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always towards rear (op 4-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [13]	7. Cornish Castle (USA) 6/1 Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	3	92	74	57	59	–
ch g Mizzen Mast (USA) - Rouwaki (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up, headway and in touch halfway, ridden over 3f out weakened over 2f out (op 9-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 42 [55]	4. Royal Defence (IRE) 11/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	3	95	77	–	–	–
b c Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Alessia (GER) (Warning)
In touch, effort and some headway on outer halfway, soon ridden and weakened (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

8 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 2m 3.20s (slow by 2.80s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Equipe De Nuit (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The Kittywake Partnership (Fastnet Storm) 1st breeder: Norelands Bloodstock
2nd owner: Cyril Wall (Sign Of Approval)
3rd owner: H E Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed (Anthology)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.70 £3.80 £2.10 Ex: £64.70 CSF: £56.99 Tricast: £379.71 Trifecta: £550.70 Part won. Pool: £744.22 - 0.53 winning units.

4:00 Ripon 2 Jun 2009

Weatherbys Finance Handicap