Full Result 7.00 Warwick | 24 June 1989

Ashorne Selling Stakes

(2yo) 6f Firm

1st £1,422 2nd £392 3rd £186

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. Little Ripper 9/4 N Howe Alan Bailey	N Howe Alan Bailey	2	86	–	52	47	–
br f Belfort (FR) - Harem Queen (Prince Regent)
Headway and 6th straight, quickened to lead near finish

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	0. Ardelle Grey 9/2 Ray Cochrane Mark H Tompkins	Ray Cochrane Mark H Tompkins	2	86	–	50	41	–
gr f Ardross - Fair Eleanor (Saritamer)
5th straight, not much room 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, finished third, beaten 1 1/2l, promoted to second

3⁽⁷⁾ ½	0. Dontworryaboutit 11/2 J Williams G Lewis	J Williams G Lewis	2	811	–	51	50	–
ch g Aragon - Spanish Chestnut (Philip Of Spain)
Led 3f out until caught close home, finished second, beaten 1/2l, placed third

4⁽¹¹⁾ nk [1¼]	0. Weekender I 2/1F Victoria Smith J White	Victoria Smith J White	2	86	–	46	40	–
ch f Mummy's Game - Antique Bloom (Sterling Bay)
Slowly into stride, headway under pressure final 2f, nearest at finish

5⁽³⁾ 2 [3¼]	0. Scribbling 25/1 S Keightley D J Wintle	S Keightley D J Wintle	2	87 1 b	–	–	–	–
b f Blushing Scribe (USA) - Captain Bonnie (Captain James)
Effort and 4th straight, every chance and ridden over 1f out, one pace

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [7¼]	0. Party Blues 20/1 I Johnson F J Yardley	I Johnson F J Yardley	2	86	–	30	–	–
gr f Ballacashtal (CAN) - Party Cloak (New Member)
Never near to challenge

7⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¾]	0. Absolute Star I 20/1 Paul Burke ⁵ Colin Tinkler	Paul Burke ⁵ Colin Tinkler	2	81	–	24	–	–
gr f Absalom - Star Display (Sparkler I)
3rd straight, ridden below distance, one pace

8⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [9¼]	0. Gemini Blue 33/1 Julie Bowker ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	Julie Bowker ⁵ Nigel Tinkler	2	81	–	20	–	–
gr f Blue Cashmere - Olibanum (Frankincense)
Behind final 2f

9⁽²⁾ 1½ [10¾]	0. Whitcombe Prince 33/1 William Hollick ⁷ Richard Mitchell	William Hollick ⁷ Richard Mitchell	2	84	–	19	–	–
b g Anita's Prince - Hello Stranger (Milesian)
Started slowly, outpaced

10⁽⁵⁾ [10¾]	0. Pray For Rain 14/1 Billy Newnes F Durr	Billy Newnes F Durr	2	86	–	–	–	–
b f Import - Sun Lamp (Pall Mall)
Led until halfway, 2nd straight, weakened quickly over 1f out

10 ran Off time: 7:03:00 Winning time: 1m 14.60s (slow by 4.60s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Robert C Edwards (Little Ripper) 1st breeder: Concorde Bloodstock Agency Ltd
2nd owner: A D Armstrong (Ardelle Grey)
3rd owner: Stephen Roots (Dontworryaboutit)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-4] 52 (20%) M [5-8] 62 (47%) H [9-11] 36 (33%)

Little Ripper finished first, beating Dontworryaboutit half a length, with Ardelle Grey one and a half lengths away third. After a stewards' inquiry, Dontworryaboutit was relegated to third.

7:00 Warwick 24 Jun 1989

Ashorne Selling Stakes