31 Aug 2010 17:05 Ripon
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,914); Distance: 1m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Raye Wilkinson 'Lifetime Dedicated To Racing' Stablestaff Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(5) |   | - | Chief Red Cloud (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 122704 / 19 | Flat (31) | N Callan | Mrs K Burke Mrs Elaine M Burke | 2/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leading trio, smooth headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, hard ridden well inside final furlong, just held on, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(3) |   | NK | Ours (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 143042 / 8 | Flat (23) | Barry McHugh | John Harris Mrs A E Harris | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish, not quite get up | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(9) |   | 2 L | Desert Hunter (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 322814 / 9 | Flat (46) | P Donaghy | Micky Hammond Mr M D Hammond | 11/2 | |
| held up in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd last half furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | ¾ L | Elmfield Giant (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) | 24-3415 / 4 | Flat (34) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr Mike Browne | 11/2 | |
| led, driven and headed inside final 2f, chased winner until no extra inside final furloing | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | 1¾ L | Betteras Bertie (GB) (Gelding, grey, 9 2) | 79-5200 / 9 | Flat (31), Jump (1263) | S De Sousa | M Brittain Mrs V C Sugden | 40/1 | |
| chased leader until over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(6) |   | 1½ L | Chosen Forever (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 967226 / 9 | Flat (24) | I J Brennan | G R Oldroyd Mrs Carol Lloyd-James | 13/2 | |
| slowly into stride, in last trio, driven along 3f out, made some late headway inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(7) |   | NK | Koo And The Gang (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 10) | 0-U3964 / 6 | Flat (10) | P Mathers | B Ellison Koo's Racing Club | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leading pair, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(8) |   | 10 L | Sir Frank Wappat (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 661736 / 3 | Flat (16) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Paul Dean | 15/2 | |
| held up in 6th, ridden and no response over 2f out, eased when no chance inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(4) |   | 3½ L | Classic Descent (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 424609 / 6 | Flat (12) | James P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Mrs Marion Chapman | 22/1 | |
| raced without declared tongue strap, always in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out | ||||||||||
