20 May 2012 16:10 Ripon
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,175); Distance: 1m 1f 170y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Middleham Trainers Association Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(3) |   | - | Veiled Applause (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 84-4413 / 22 | Flat (15), Jump (433) | M O'Connell | J & S Quinn Far 2 Many Sues | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(2) |   | 2¼ L | Cape Rising (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 831-9 / 5 | Flat (39) | R L Moore | G A Swinbank Mr John Wills | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(6) |   | 2 L | Jonny Lesters Hair (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 517-774 / 8 | Flat (22) | D Allan | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… | 11/2 | |
| led, hard pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(11) |   | 2 L | Ashiri (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 642-4 / 4 | Flat (29) | W Buick | D M Simcock Saleh Al Homaizi… | 4/1 | |
| in touch, driven and headway over 3f out, soon edged right, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(7) |   | 2¾ L | Lady Chaparral (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 71040-3 / 6 | Flat (22) | T Eaves | M Dods Geoff & Sandra… | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(5) |   | 7 L | Licence To Till (USA) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 205701 / 0 | Flat (8) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Spectral Racing | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(8) |   | ½ L | Tenhoo (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 21112-0 / 11 | Flat (22) | Nathan Alison | E J Alston Leslie Buckley… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(10) |   | 1½ L | Unknown Rebel (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 53117-6 / 5 | Flat (42), Jump (22) | Paul McGiff | K A Ryan D Reilly & Mrs… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(4) |   | 16 L | West End Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 289135 / 11 | Flat (15) | R Kennemore | S R Bowring Mr K Nicholls | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(9) |   | 28 L | Edmaaj (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 252/22 / 7 | Flat (18) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Mr John P McManus | 7/2 | |
| always in rear, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(1) |   | 30 L | Hunters Belt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 7) | 613/221 / 12 | Flat (73), Jump (75) | Barry McHugh | N Wilson Mr R A Fisher | 20/1 | |
| always behind, eased over 2f out | ||||||||||
