Full Result 5.05 Ripon | 18 July 2015

Happy 70th Birthday John Ward Celebratory Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m4f10yds) 1m4f Good

1st £6,469 2nd £1,925 3rd £962 4th £481

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Sea The Skies 9/2 Tom Queally Mark Johnston	Tom Queally Mark Johnston	4	913	79	76	88	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Model Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Close up, led over 3f out, hard pressed final 2f, held on gamely under pressure final furlong

2⁽³⁾ hd	6. Endless Credit (IRE) 3/1J Graham Lee Micky Hammond	Graham Lee Micky Hammond	5	910	76	72	84	–
b g High Chaparral (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Prominent, effort and every chance from 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, held near finish (op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¼]	8. Felix De Vega (IRE) 5/1 Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	3	812	76	66	81	–
b g Lope De Vega (IRE) - Lafite (Robellino)
Led 1f, close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach first two

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3½]	7. The Tempest 3/1J David Nolan David O'Meara	David Nolan David O'Meara	3	92	80	67	83	–
gr f Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Virginia Hall (Medicean)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression (op 7/2)

5⁽²⁾ 2¼ [5¾]	2. Nakeeta 14/1 Garry Whillans ⁵ Iain Jardine	Garry Whillans ⁵ Iain Jardine	4	98 h	79	63	78	–
b g Sixties Icon - Easy Red (IRE) (Hunting Lion)
Held up on inside, driven and outpaced over 3f out, rallied and switched left over 2f out, no impression over 1f out (op 10/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [6½]	4. Satanic Beat (IRE) 12/1 Tom Eaves Jedd O'Keeffe	Tom Eaves Jedd O'Keeffe	6	911	77	59	75	–
br g Dark Angel (IRE) - Slow Jazz (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 10/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [11]	9. Strait Run (IRE) 40/1 P J McDonald Micky Hammond	P J McDonald Micky Hammond	4	89 1	61	34	52	–
ch g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Gentlemen's Guest (USA) (Gentlemen)
Held up, driven and outpaced over 3f out, never on terms (op 25/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 3 [14]	5. Indian Chief (IRE) 7/1 Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	5	911	77	44	63	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Buck Aspen (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Dwelt, held up, smooth headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

8 ran Off time: 5:05:07 Winning time: 2m 33.64s (slow by 1.64s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Instant Karma (self certificate)
1st owner: A D Spence (Sea The Skies) 1st breeder: Highclere Stud & Hmh Management
2nd owner: The Newboulds (Endless Credit)
3rd owner: A Simpson, D Fielding & S Hull (Felix De Vega)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.60 £2 £1.40 Ex: £13.50 CSF: £18.35 Tricast: £68.98 Trifecta: £63.10

5:05 Ripon 18 Jul 2015

Happy 70th Birthday John Ward Celebratory Handicap