18 Jul 2015 17:05 Ripon
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,469); Distance: 1m 4f 10y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered).
Happy 70th Birthday John Ward Celebratory Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | Sea The Skies (GB) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 312/185 / 4 | Flat (32) | T P Queally | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr A D Spence | 9/2 | |
| prominent, led 3f out, strongly challenged approaching final furlong, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(3) |   | HD | Endless Credit (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 2635-72 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (99) | G Lee | Micky Hammond Mike and Eileen… | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(5) |   | 2 L | Felix De Vega (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 22-5933 / 4 | Flat (22) | Graham Gibbons | M & D Easterby A Simpson, D Fielding… | 5/1 | |
| broke well, tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(1) |   | 1¼ L | The Tempest (GB) (filly, grey, 9 2) | 07-1632 / 3 | Flat (15) | D Nolan | D O'Meara Sir Robert Ogden | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, chased leaders effort over 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(2) |   | 2¼ L | Nakeeta (GB) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 3-74936 / 10 | Flat (2) | G Whillans | I Jardine Alex and Janet… | 14/1 | |
| midfield, effort over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(6) |   | ¾ L | Satanic Beat (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 11) | 22-0735 / 7 | Flat (25), Jump (42) | T Eaves | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr P W Middleton | 12/1 | |
| soon led, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(7) |   | 4½ L | Strait Run (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 52-8808 / 8 | Flat (12) | P J McDonald | Micky Hammond The Mount Racing… | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(4) |   | 3 L | Indian Chief (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 480455 / 9 | Flat (2) | P M Quinn | D Nicholls Castle Construction… | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 1(9) |   | - | Instant Karma (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 51-76 / 7 | Flat (64) | P Makin | M L W Bell Jamie Snowden Racing… | |||
