30 Aug 2008 15:15 Ripon
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,939); Distance: 1m 1f 170y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Wensleydale Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(3) |   | - | Closertobelieving (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 448143 / 20 | Flat (17) | G Baker | D R C Elsworth Mr Gordon Li | 3/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, challenged when edged right well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(2) |   | NK | St Jean Cap Ferrat (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 231240 / 4 | Flat (28) | T P O'Shea | G Wragg Mr J L C Pearce | 7/1 | |
| held up, steady headway on outside over 3f out, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance until no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(7) |   | 2¼ L | Mezzanisi (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 281233 / 8 | Flat (28) | P J McDonald | M L W Bell Mrs Karen Bowen | 10/3 | |
| slowly into stride and behind, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(4) |   | 9 L | Highland Love (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 240121 / 8 | Flat (17) | M Stainton | Jedd O'Keeffe John & Susan Robertson | 7/2 | |
| with leader, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, lost place 2f out, weakening when hampered well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(1) |   | 7 L | Feisty Royale (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 542562 / 3 | Flat (14) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston T T Bloodstocks | 7/1 | |
| close up on outside, outpaced over 4f out, soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(5) |   | 7 L | Totoman (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 5-9510 / 6 | Flat (64) | Tony Culhane | G G Margarson Triple B Stables | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(8) |   | 9 L | Black Dahlia (GB) (Filly, brown, 9 3) | 421542 / 5 | Flat (15) | Dean McKeown | A J McCabe Paul J Dixon &… | 7/1 | |
| led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakening when hampered well over 1f out, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 8(6) |   | - | Thunderstruck (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 41-5587 / 7 | Flat (9) | N Callan | K A Ryan The Doncaster Racing… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
