03 Aug 2009 15:45 Ripon
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,346); Distance: 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Armstrong Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(4) |   | - | Red Cape (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 412392 / 22 | Flat (3) | A Elliott | Mrs R Carr Middleham Park… | 7/2 | |
| made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | 1½ L | Viking Spirit (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 400-630 / 8 | Flat (9) | S W Kelly | W R Swinburn The Masterminds | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(1) |   | ¾ L | Kerrys Requiem (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 752632 / 5 | Flat (9) | Tony Culhane | M R Channon Mr F Meiklem | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(11) |   | 1¾ L | Bel Cantor (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 839190 / 8 | Flat (8) | Kelly Harrison | W J H Ratcliffe Mr W J H Ratcliffe | 20/1 | |
| raced alone far side and led overall until ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(8) |   | NK | Atlantic Story (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 403364 / 10 | Flat (23), Jump (1177) | Dale Gibson | M & D Easterby Mr M W Easterby | 13/2 | |
| with winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(7) |   | NK | Capucci (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 3-65362 / 4 | Flat (35) | Graham Gibbons | J & S Quinn H R H Princess… | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(6) |   | 1¾ L | Tabaret (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 11) | 40-8623 / 9 | Flat (23) | T Hamilton | R M Whitaker Mr T L Adams | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(5) |   | ½ L | Bond City (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 557206 / 9 | Flat (3) | P J McDonald | G R Oldroyd Mr R C Bond | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(9) |   | 8 L | Malcheek (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 6) | 147070 / 10 | Flat (9) | D Allan | T D Easterby Habton Farms | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(2) |   | 2 L | Mister Laurel (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 805631 / 5 | Flat (9) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey The Cosmic Cases | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(10) |   | 14 L | Ajigolo (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 080000 / 6 | Flat (23) | D Tudhope | N Wilson Mrs Maureen Eason | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place 2f out, soon eased | ||||||||||
