Full Result 3.45 Ripon | 3 August 2009

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Red Cape (FR) 7/2F Andrew Elliott Ruth Carr	Andrew Elliott Ruth Carr	6	90	81	87	91	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Muirfield (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Made all, ridden along over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong (op 4-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	2. Viking Spirit 12/1 Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	7	99 t	90	91	95	–
b g Mind Games - Dane Dancing (IRE) (Danehill)
Dwelt and soon pushed along in midfield, headway over 2f out, switched right and ridden well over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner (op 11-1)

3⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [2¼]	5. Kerrys Requiem (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	3	94	89	87	91	–
b f King's Best (USA) - Moonlight Wish (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 8-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [4]	10. Bel Cantor 20/1 Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	Kelly Harrison ³ Bill Ratcliffe	6	89 p	79	73	76	–
b h Largesse - Palmstead Belle (IRE) (Wolfhound)
Dwelt and switched to race alone far side, soon prominent, ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out and soon one pace (op 18-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¼]	3. Atlantic Story (USA) 13/2 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	7	98 b	89	82	85	–
bb g Stormy Atlantic (USA) - Story Book Girl (USA) (Siberian Express)
Close up, ridden along 2f out, driven over 1f out and gradually weakened (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [4½]	8. Capucci 7/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	4	813 t	80	72	75	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Design Perfection (USA) (Diesis)
Dwelt and held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 17-2)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	1. Tabaret 10/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Whitaker	Tony Hamilton Richard Whitaker	6	911	92	78	82	–
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Luanshya (First Trump)
Chased leaders, switched left and effort 2f out, soon ridden and weakened entering final furlong (tchd 9-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ ½ [6¾]	4. Bond City (IRE) 7/1 P J McDonald Geoff Oldroyd	P J McDonald Geoff Oldroyd	7	96	87	72	75	–
b g Trans Island - Where's Charlotte (Sure Blade)
Towards rear, some headway on outer over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, never dangerous (op 15-2 tchd 6-1)

9⁽³⁾ 8 [14¾]	11. Malcheek (IRE) 16/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	7	86	73	33	35	–
br g Lend A Hand - Russland (GER) (Surumu)
Prominent, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened (op 25-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [15½]	9. Mister Laurel 5/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	812	83	39	42	–
b g Diktat - Balladonia (Primo Dominie)
Chased leading pair, ridden along halfway, soon weakened (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9-2)

11⁽²⁾ 14 [29½]	6. Ajigolo 33/1 Daniel Tudhope Noel Wilson	Daniel Tudhope Noel Wilson	6	92	83	–	–	–
ch g Piccolo - Ajig Dancer (Niniski)
Always in rear, lost touch and eased over 1f out (vet said horse finished lame)

11 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 1m 12.12s (slow by 2.22s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Middleham Park Racing LVI (Red Cape) 1st breeder: Gilles And Mrs Forien
2nd owner: The Masterminds (Viking Spirit)
3rd owner: Findlay & Bloom (Kerrys Requiem)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.70 £3.80 £2.50 Ex: £55.40 CSF: £46.69 Tricast: £312.09 Trifecta: £425.40 Pool: £574.99 - 1.00 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 33 (23%) M [5-7] 36 (29%) H [8-11] 81 (48%)

3:45 Ripon 3 Aug 2009

Armstrong Memorial Handicap