Full Result 9.25 Ripon | 6 July 1998

Kirkgate Maiden Stakes Class D

(Class 4) (3yo+) 1m Good

1st £3,566.25 2nd £1,080 3rd £527.50 4th £251.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	11. Kismah 9/4 Richard Hills A C Stewart	Richard Hills A C Stewart	3	87	–	18	65	–
ch f Machiavellian (USA) - Thaidah (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Soon tracking leaders, led on bit well over 1f out, quickened clear final furlong, impressive (op 5-4 tchd 5-2)

2⁽²⁾ 5	6. Splendid Isolation (USA) 11/10F Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	Royston Ffrench Luca Cumani	3	812	86	13	59	–
bb c Hermitage (USA) - Hord (USA) (Private Account)
Held up, headway on inside when hampered over 3f out, hampered over 1f put, not clear run inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish (op 5-4 tchd 6-4)

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [5¼]	12. Ribble Princess 16/1 Tony Culhane Kevin Ryan	Tony Culhane Kevin Ryan	3	87	–	8	54	–
b f Selkirk (USA) - Ricochet Romance (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong (op 12-1)

4⁽¹³⁾ nk [5½]	8. Times O'War (USA) 25/1 L Charnock Tim Easterby	L Charnock Tim Easterby	3	812	–	12	58	–
ch g Lord At War (ARG) - Sun Bird I (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Unruly in stalls, chased leaders, led over 2f out until well over 1f out, kept on one pace

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [5¾]	7. Task ForceI 10/1 Nigel Day S Woods	Nigel Day S Woods	3	812	–	12	57	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Devon Defender (Home Guard)
In touch, kept on some pace when hampered 1f out (op 7-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7¼]	3. My Desperado (IRE) 50/1 K Hodgson Lee James	K Hodgson Lee James	5	92	–	4	49	–
b m Un Desperado (FR) - Lady Kasbah (Lord Gayle)
Dwelt, ridden and outpaced 3f out, hard ridden and kept on final furlong (op 33-1)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [7¾]	5. Singer Sargent (USA) 9/1 Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	Kevin Darley Sir Michael Stoute	3	812	–	8	53	–
ch c Kingmambo (USA) - Puppet Dance (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Soon tracking leaders, hampered over 3f out and over 1f out, not recover (op 6-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [9¼]	4. Profit Maker (USA) 9/1 Jimmy Fortune Mark Johnston	Jimmy Fortune Mark Johnston	3	812	–	5	50	–
b g Hansel (USA) - Bineyah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
With leaders, driven along over 4f out, faltered and lost place over 3f out (op 6-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [9½]	10. Deb's Delight I 50/1 Joe Fanning C W Thornton	Joe Fanning C W Thornton	3	87	–	–	44	–
ch f Most Welcome - Adana I (FR) (Green Dancer)
Behind, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 1½ [11]	9. Blow Me A Kiss 14/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	3	87	–	–	41	–
ch f Kris - Lassoo (Caerleon)
Some headway on inside when hampered over 3f out, never dangerous (op 10-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [11½]	2. Look Who's Calling (IRE) 33/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	5	97	50	–	45	–
b g Al Hareb (USA) - House Call (Artaius)
Led, edged right over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong (op 20-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [14]	13. Skyers A Kite 100/1 John Lowe Ronald Thompson	John Lowe Ronald Thompson	3	87	–	–	34	–
b f Deploy - Milady Jade (IRE) (Drumalis)
Always in rear

12 ran Off time: 9:28:00 Winning time: 1m 43.30s (slow by 6.30s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Alfannan
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Kismah) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Lord De La Warr & Mrs T Von Halle (Splendid Isolation)
3rd owner: Swan At Whalley Partnership (Ribble Princess)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.50 £1.10 £3.80 Ex: £3.20 CSF: £5.09 Trifecta: £63.10 Pool: £493.43. 5.55 winning tickets
Placepot: £92.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £30,604.29. 240.35 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £8.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,644.61. 142.23 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 48 (56%) M [5-8] 29 (11%) H [9-13] 73 (33%)

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered.

9:25 Ripon 6 Jul 1998

Kirkgate Maiden Stakes Class D