Full Result 3.30 Ripon | 5 June 2007

Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap

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

1st £9,348 2nd £2,799 3rd £1,399.50 4th £700.50 5th £349.50 6th £175.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Desert Commander (IRE) 5/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	5	911 b¹	85	93	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Meadow Pipit (CAN) (Meadowlake)
Chased leaders, led 1f out, held on well (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding was suited by wearing blinkers for the first time) (op 7-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	5. Yorkshire Blue 16/1 Gary Bartley ⁷ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ⁷ Jim Goldie	8	813	80	86	86	–
b g Atraf - Something Blue (Petong)
Soon outpaced and detached in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no extra close home (op 20-1)

3⁽²⁾ nk [1]	4. Gallery Girl (IRE) 10/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	98	82	87	87	–
ch f Namid - September Tide (IRE) (Thatching)
Slowly into stride, headway and switched outside over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 8-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	6. Trojan Flight 7/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	6	95	79	80	80	–
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Fairywings (Kris)
Held up in rear, shaken up 4f out, not clear run over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders

5⁽¹⁾ 3 [5¼]	9. Lake Chini (IRE) 20/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	5	92 b	76	68	68	–
b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Where's The Money (Lochnager)
With leaders, weakened final furlong (op 14-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [5½]	7. Countdown 6/1 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	5	94	78	69	70	–
ch g Pivotal - Quiz Time (Efisio)
In rear-division on inner, not clear run over 2f and over 1f out, no chance (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 8-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ nk [5¾]	1. Charles Darwin (IRE) 5/1 Franny Norton Michael Blanshard	Franny Norton Michael Blanshard	4	913	87	77	78	–
ch c Tagula (IRE) - Seymour (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
With leaders, led over 1f out, soon headed and weakened (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [7¼]	3. My Gacho (IRE) 7/2F Phillip Makin David Barron	Phillip Makin David Barron	5	910 b	84	69	70	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Floralia (Auction Ring)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened final furlong (tchd 4-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 1 [8¼]	8. Steel Blue 13/2 Michael Stainton ⁵ Richard Whitaker	Michael Stainton ⁵ Richard Whitaker	7	813	78	60	61	–
b g Atraf - Something Blue (Petong)
Led until headed and weakened over 1f out (op 5-1 tchd 15-2)

9 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 1m 13.09s (slow by 3.19s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: R J H Limited (Desert Commander) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: Great Northern Partnership 1 (Yorkshire Blue)
3rd owner: Peter C Bourke (Gallery Girl)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2.10 £4.20 £2.50 Ex: £55 CSF: £80.04 Tricast: £775.06
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 63 (23%) M [4-6] 34 (39%) H [7-9] 53 (38%)

3:30 Ripon 5 Jun 2007

Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap