18 Apr 2013 15:55 Ripon
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,561); Distance: 1m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Ripon 'Cock O' The North' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(2) |   | - | Country Western (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 306-1 / 3 | Flat (19) | S J Drowne | C Hills Mr K Abdullah | 3/1 | |
| dwelt soon tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(6) |   | ¾ L | Lightning Launch (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 434-1 / 3 | Flat (18) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Mr Jaber Abdullah | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge winner entering final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(5) |   | ¾ L | London Citizen (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 14626- / 6 | Flat (179) | M Geran | Mrs K Burke Ms Aida Fustoq | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | 5 L | Pure Excellence (GB) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 21-9880 / 3 | Flat (19) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Excellence Racing | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(4) |   | 1¼ L | Dusky Queen (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 71224- / 5 | Flat (208) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mrs H Steel | 15/8 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(8) |   | 11 L | Hidden Talent (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 5167- / 4 | Flat (259) | P Makin | D H Brown S C Hawkins & S… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(3) |   | 2 L | Red Joker (IRE) (gelding, brown, 8 7) | 2122- / 4 | Flat (236) | R Kennemore | G A Swinbank Arc Racing Yorkshire | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(1) |   | NK | Bapak Sayang (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 515- / 3 | Flat (152) | Amy Ryan | K A Ryan Mr T A Rahman | 14/1 | |
| led, 3 lengths clear 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(9) |   | ½ L | Fraserburgh (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 723-219 / 3 | Flat (19) | Adrian Nicholls | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 16/1 | |
| always in rear, pushed along after 2f, ridden halfway | ||||||||||
| 6(10) |   | - | Hiddon Coin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 113113 / 3 | Flat (19) | D H Bergin | D O'Meara Hambleton Racing… | |||
