Full Result 3.10 Ripon | 9 April 1997

Fountains Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £5,373.60 2nd £1,627.80 3rd £795.40 4th £379.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	15. French Grit (IRE) 10/1 Tony Clark Michael Dods	Tony Clark Michael Dods	5	87	72	48	78	–
b g Common Grounds - Charbatte (FR) (In Fijar)
Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¾	10. Kira 2/1F Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	Rodney Lappin Les Eyre	7	810	75	46	76	–
b m Starry Night (USA) - Irish Limerick (Try My Best)
Led until headed and no extra inside final furlong

3⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [2¾]	14. Maiteamia 11/2 K Sked ⁷ Roy Bowring	K Sked ⁷ Roy Bowring	4	80 b	72	34	71	–
ch g Komaite (USA) - Mia Scintilla (Blazing Saddles)
With leaders, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final 2f

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3½]	12. Bollin Harry I 12/1 M Birch Tim Easterby	M Birch Tim Easterby	5	88	73	40	70	–
b h Domynsky - Bollin Harriet (Lochnager)
Chased leaders, kept on well final 2f

5⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4½]	8. The Happy Fox (IRE) 11/1 Ray Cochrane B A McMahon	Ray Cochrane B A McMahon	5	90 b	79	44	73	–
ch g Ballad Rock - Amanzi (African Sky I)
Held up, switched and headway over 1f out, ran on

6⁽¹²⁾ shd [4½]	4. Tiler (IRE) 20/1 J Weaver Mark Johnston	J Weaver Mark Johnston	5	93	82	47	76	–
br g Ballad Rock - Fair Siobahn (Petingo)
Chased leaders, not quicken final 2f

7⁽¹⁾ hd [4¾]	16. Time To Tango 20/1 J F Egan George Moore	J F Egan George Moore	4	84	69	33	62	–
b f Timeless Times (USA) - Tangalooma (Hotfoot I)
With leader 4f, gradually weakened

8⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [5]	5. Palacegate Touch 8/1 P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	P Roberts ⁵ J Berry	7	811 v	81	40	73	–
gr g Petong - Dancing Chimes (London Bells)
Close up 4f, gradually weakened

9⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	11. The Lambton Worm 33/1 Kieren Fallon Denys Smith	Kieren Fallon Denys Smith	3	89	86	48	77	–
b c Superpower - Springwell I (IRE) (Miami Springs)
Never better than mid-division

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [5½]	3. Lago Di Varano 25/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	5	98	87	49	78	–
b g Clantime - On The Record (Record Token)
Prominent until outpaced final 2f

11⁽¹³⁾ nk [6]	2. Highborn (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Darley P S Felgate	Kevin Darley P S Felgate	8	912	91	52	81	–
bb g Double Schwartz - High State (Free State I)
Slowly into stride, never reached leaders

12⁽¹¹⁾ hd [6]	9. Carburton 9/1 Gary Carter Jeremy Glover	Gary Carter Jeremy Glover	4	810 v	75	36	65	–
b c Rock City (IRE) - Arminda (Blakeney)
Slowly into stride, never dangerous

13⁽³⁾ ¾ [6¾]	17. Halmanerror 16/1 J Bramhill ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	J Bramhill ⁵ Mrs J R Ramsden	7	75	61	15	49	–
gr g Lochnager - Counter Coup (Busted)
Never near leaders

14⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¼]	6. Double Action 33/1 Tony Culhane Tim Easterby	Tony Culhane Tim Easterby	3	91	92	50	78	–
br g Reprimand - Final ShotI (Dalsaan)
Held up, switched left 2f out, never placed to challenge

15⁽⁹⁾ ½ [7¾]	13. Benzoe (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	Jimmy Fortune Mrs J R Ramsden	7	88	73	30	58	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Saintly Guest (What A Guest)
Slowly into stride, always behind

16⁽²⁾ 5 [12¾]	18. Rich Glow 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Neville Bycroft	Jimmy Quinn Neville Bycroft	6	710 4	61	5	32	–
b g Rich Charlie - Mayglow (Sparkling Boy)
Never dangerous

17⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [13¾]	7. Sir Silver Sox (USA) 50/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	91	80	22	49	–
gr g Corwyn Bay - Sox In The Box (USA) (Cresta Rider)
Unruly start, always behind

18⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [19¾]	1. Mr Oscar 50/1 John Carroll W McKeown	John Carroll W McKeown	5	100	93	19	45	–
b g Belfort (FR) - Moushka (Song)
Lost touch from halfway

18 ran Off time: 3:14:00 Winning time: 1m 10.90s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 141%
1st owner: C Michael Wilson (French Grit) 1st breeder: Miss Ashling O'Connell
2nd owner: J E Wilson (Kira)
3rd owner: Mrs Zoe Grant (Maiteamia)
Tote win: £15 PL: £2.60 £1.30 £1.70 Ex: £20.20 CSF: £28.75 Tricast: £129.85 Trifecta: £39.70 Pool: £1,143.83. 20.45 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 40 (23%) M [7-12] 46 (43%) H [13-18] 64 (34%)

3:10 Ripon 9 Apr 1997

Fountains Handicap Class C