Full Result 4.55 Thirsk | 31 July 2004

Richmond Castle Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (2m13yds) 2m Firm

1st £4,114.50 2nd £1,266 3rd £633 4th £316.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	4. Best Port (IRE) 9/2 Mark Lawson ⁵ J Parkes	Mark Lawson ⁵ J Parkes	8	812	62	64	71	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Portree (Slip Anchor)
Held up, headway 3f out, chasing leaders and ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead closing stages, all out

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	6. Most Definitely (IRE) 10/1 Andrew Mullen ⁷ Tim Easterby	Andrew Mullen ⁷ Tim Easterby	4	88	60	61	69	–
b g Definite Article - Unbidden Melody (USA) (Chieftain)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, disputed lead well inside final furlong, no extra closing stages

3⁽³⁾ hd [½]	3. Moonshine Beach 7/1 Luke Fletcher ³ Peter Hiatt	Luke Fletcher ³ Peter Hiatt	6	91	63	64	72	–
b g Lugana Beach - Monongelia (Welsh Pageant)
Close up, led over 3f out, stayed on under pressure, headed closing stages (op 8-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 2 [2½]	5. Sonoma (IRE) 4/1F Hayley Turner ⁵ Michael Bell	Hayley Turner ⁵ Michael Bell	4	812	62	61	68	–
ch f Dr Devious (IRE) - Mazarine Blue (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 7-2)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [6½]	1. Greenwich Meantime 16/1 Leandro D Goncalves Mrs J R Ramsden	Leandro D Goncalves Mrs J R Ramsden	4	913	72	66	74	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Shirley Valentine (Shirley Heights)
Prominent, chance and ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 12-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 8 [14½]	8. Blackthorn 11/2 Ian Mongan Mrs J R Ramsden	Ian Mongan Mrs J R Ramsden	5	812	57	41	49	–
ch g Deploy - Balliasta (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly into stride, held up, driven along 3f out, soon beaten (op 9-2)

7⁽¹⁾ 8 [22½]	2. Freedom Now (IRE) 20/1 Micky Fenton Micky Hammond	Micky Fenton Micky Hammond	6	99	68	42	50	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Free At Last (Shirley Heights)
Led until headed over 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 22-1)

8⁽²⁾ 22 [44½]	9. Celtic Blaze (IRE) 10/1 Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Brian Rothwell	Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Brian Rothwell	5	86 tp	56	2	12	–
b m Charente River (IRE) - Firdaunt (Tanfirion)
Held up, driven along and weakened over 3f out, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1 [45½]	7. Academy I (IRE) 11/1 John Carroll Andy Turnell	John Carroll Andy Turnell	9	812	57	1	12	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Dream Academy (Town And Country)
Held up in rear, lost touch halfway, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

PU⁽⁵⁾	10. Paddy Mul 11/2 J Bramhill Wilf Storey	J Bramhill Wilf Storey	7	83 t	48	–	–	–
ch h Democratic I (USA) - My Pretty Niece (Great Nephew)
In touch, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, eased approaching final furlong, pulled up lame inside final furlong (jockey said horse finished lame) (op 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 3m 26.96s (slow by 1.96s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: M Wormald (Best Port) 1st breeder: Lord Harrington
2nd owner: B Batey (Most Definitely)
3rd owner: Ken Read (Moonshine Beach)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2.30 £2.40 £3 Ex: £47.90 CSF: £49.87 Tricast: £315.19
Placepot: £35.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £34,697.05. 712.80 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £18.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,015.50. 82.50 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 39 (22%) M [4-7] 38 (45%) H [8-10] 73 (33%)

4:55 Thirsk 31 Jul 2004

Richmond Castle Handicap Class E