Full Result 6.55 Ripon | 26 May 2004

"Ripon Spring Festival" Selling Handicap Class F

(Class 6) (0-55, 4-5yo) (1m4f60yds) 1m4½f Good To Firm

1st £3,276 2nd £936 3rd £468

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Piste Bleu (FR) 7/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Ford	Paul Hanagan Richard Ford	4	812	53	44	58	–
b f Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Thamissia (FR) (Riverman)
Held up, headway on inner 3f out, switched left and ridden approaching final furlong, soon driven and stayed on gamely

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	7. Fairy Monarch (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick Paul Midgley	Robbie Fitzpatrick Paul Midgley	5	85 p	46	35	49	–
b g Ali-Royal (IRE) - Cookawara (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up, steady headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and every chance until no extra last 50yds

3⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	4. Margold (IRE) 11/1 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	4	89	50	37	51	–
ch f Goldmark (USA) - Arcevia (IRE) (Archway)
Tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 10-1)

4⁽¹³⁾ 5 [7¼]	3. Blue Venture (IRE) 8/1 Gavin Faulkner P C Haslam	Gavin Faulkner P C Haslam	4	812	53	32	46	–
ch g Alhaarth (IRE) - September Tide (IRE) (Thatching)
Held up and behind, headway when not much room 3f out, switched outside and ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁾ hd [7½]	8. Karyon (IRE) 20/1 Robert Winston Miss Kate Milligan	Robert Winston Miss Kate Milligan	4	86 1 6	47	26	40	–
b f Presidium - Stealthy (Kind Of Hush)
Chased leaders on inner, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [8]	10. Grady 9/1 Ben Swarbrick ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Ben Swarbrick ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	5	80 6	46	24	38	–
ch g Bluegrass Prince (IRE) - Lady Sabina (Bairn)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, rdden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish (op 7-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [9½]	5. Lord Of Methley 6/1 V Halliday Richard Whitaker	V Halliday Richard Whitaker	5	87	48	24	38	–
gr g Zilzal (USA) - Paradise Waters (Celestial Storm)
Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon ridden along and weakened 2f out

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [9½]	6. Shatin Special 17/2 Royston Ffrench G C H Chung	Royston Ffrench G C H Chung	4	86 p	47	23	37	–
ch f Titus Livius (FR) - Lawn Order (Efisio)
Held up in rear, headway on outer 4f out, ridden well over 2f out and soon weakened (op 7-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [11¼]	9. Seraph 9/2F Tom Eaves ³ John Harris	Tom Eaves ³ John Harris	4	84 2 6 p	48	21	35	–
ch g Vettori (IRE) - Dahlawise (IRE) (Caerleon)
In touch, headway o ver 3f out, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [13¼]	11. Balalaika Tune (IRE) 16/1 J Bramhill Wilf Storey	J Bramhill Wilf Storey	5	85 11	46	16	30	–
b m Lure (USA) - Bohemienne (USA) (Polish Navy)
Prominent, headway to challenge 3f out, soon ridden and weakened final 2f (tchd 20-1)

11⁽³⁾ 2 [15¼]	12. Sportsman (IRE) 10/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	5	85 11 b	46	12	27	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Ardent Range (IRE) (Archway)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 9-1)

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 7 [22¼]	13. Turftanzer (GER) 33/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	5	85 11 t	46	1	15	–
b g Lomitas - Tower Bridge (GER) (Big Shuffle)
Chased leaders, ridden along 4f out, weakening when hampered 3f out, soon behind

13⁽⁶⁾ 24 [46¼]	1. Diligent Lad 33/1 Lee Enstone ³ D W Barker	Lee Enstone ³ D W Barker	4	811	55	–	–	–
b g Secret Appeal - Mohibbah (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Took keen hold, soon led, ridden along over 4f out, soon headed and weakened

13 ran Off time: 6:56:00 Winning time: 2m 39.35s Total SP: 117%
1st owner: M Dunlevy & N Morgan (Piste Bleu) 1st breeder: Scea Prairies
2nd owner: M E Elsworthy (Fairy Monarch)
3rd owner: L & R Roadlines (Margold)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £3.30 £5 £3.50 Ex: £138.40 CSF: £108.16 Tricast: £1,210.65
There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (31%) M [5-9] 68 (43%) H [10-13] 30 (26%)

6:55 Ripon 26 May 2004

"Ripon Spring Festival" Selling Handicap Class F