18 May 2008 16:10 Ripon
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 1m 1f 170y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Middleham Trainers Association Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(6) |   | - | Veiled Applause (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 2187-26 / 22 | Flat (11) | Graham Gibbons | J & S Quinn Far 2 Many Sues | 9/2 | |
| held up behind leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(9) |   | 1 L | Just Lille (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 130lbs) | 115326- / 10 | Flat (256) | A Mullen | Mrs A Duffield Mpr,warrender,baines,farrington,kay | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, switched left 2f out, ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(10) |   | ½ L | Intersky Charm (USA) (Colt, Chestnut, 122lbs) | 59-1420 / 6 | Flat (57) | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker Mr Graham Truscott | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | 1½ L | Goodbye Mr Bond (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 45550-8 / 9 | Flat (11) | D Allan | E J Alston Mr Peter J Davies | 11/2 | |
| held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(8) |   | 1¼ L | Charlie Tipple (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 122lbs) | 452-345 / 6 | Flat (11) | P Mulrennan | T D Easterby Mr Norman Jackson | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort when not much room over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(11) |   | 1¼ L | Bed Fellow (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 116lbs) | 930-568 / 6 | Flat (16) | Declan Cannon | Paul Murphy The Cattlemen | 50/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 2f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(3) |   | SHD | Getrah (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 3206-47 / 4 | Flat (8) | J Quinn | N Wilson Mr B Haggas | 17/2 | |
| towards rear, effort over 2f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Lucayan Dancer (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 118lbs) | 135238 / 11 | Flat (9) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr D Nicholls | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, stumbled after 3f, headway 2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(4) |   | NK | Bajan Pride (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 118lbs) | 8500-59 / 7 | Flat (11) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mr David Mann | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(2) |   | ½ L | Instructor (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 123lbs) | 0/3400-9 / 8 | Flat (9) | R Winston | C A Mulhall Yorkshire Racing… | 28/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(7) |   | HD | Wind Star (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 127lbs) | 386759- / 9 | Flat (218) | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank Mr Paul Frank Barry | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
