Full Result 3.55 Beverley | 16 April 2008

Rapid Lad Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Harry The Hawk 4/1 Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	4	90	64	37	76	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Elora Gorge (IRE) (High Estate)
Held up in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, driven out (op 13-2)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	1. Blue Spinnaker (IRE) EvensF Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	9	97 6	71	41	84	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Suedoise (Kris)
Held up, smooth headway on inner 3f out, close up when effort and not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched left and ridden, stayed on inside final furlong (op 10-11 tchd 11-1 in places)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [2½]	2. Nelsons Column (IRE) 12/1 Tom Queally George Moore	Tom Queally George Moore	5	94	68	36	75	–
b g Benny The Dip (USA) - Sahara Rose (Green Desert)
Held up in touch, headway when not clear run 3f out, switched left over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong (op 10-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3½]	9. Karmest 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa Alan Brown	Silvestre De Sousa Alan Brown	4	89 b¹	59	25	64	–
ch f Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Karmafair (IRE) (Always Fair)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, led and hung right well over 1f out, soon driven, headed and weakened inside final furlong (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [8½]	12. Wednesdays Boy (IRE) 15/2 Andrew Mullen ³ Peter Niven	Andrew Mullen ³ Peter Niven	5	82 p	55	10	50	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Sheen Falls (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
In touch, effort well over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 7-1)

6⁽³⁾ ¾ [9¼]	5. Keisha Kayleigh (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Moriarty ³ Brian Ellison	Jamie Moriarty ³ Brian Ellison	5	89 b	62	16	56	–
b m Almutawakel I - Awtaar (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-1)

7⁽¹³⁾ 1 [10¼]	13. Capped For Victory (USA) 20/1 Dale Gibson Alan Swinbank	Dale Gibson Alan Swinbank	7	85	55	7	47	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Nazoo (IRE) (Nijinsky)
Soon led, ridden along 3f out, headed well over 1f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung left) (op 25-1 tchd 28-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [10¾]	11. Zain (IRE) 25/1 Royston Ffrench James Given	Royston Ffrench James Given	4	86 t	56	7	47	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Karenaragon (Aragon)
Chased leader, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened (op 28-1)

9⁽²⁾ 3¼ [14]	3. Amanda Carter 20/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	92	66	10	50	–
b f Tobougg (IRE) - Al Guswa (Shernazar)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 14-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [17½]	6. Gala Sunday (USA) 40/1 David Allan Michael Easterby	David Allan Michael Easterby	8	810 tb	60	–	37	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Sunday Bazaar (USA) (Nureyev)
Midfield, ridden along on outer halfway and soon weakened

11⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [20¼]	10. Grethel (IRE) 50/1 Danielle McCreery ⁵ Alan Berry	Danielle McCreery ⁵ Alan Berry	4	81	56	–	28	–
b f Fruits Of Love (USA) - Stay Sharpe (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ hd [20½]	14. Intavac Boy 25/1 Chris Catlin Simon Griffiths	Chris Catlin Simon Griffiths	7	84 5	54	–	25	–
ch g Emperor Fountain - Altaia (FR) (Sicyos)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened

12 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 2m 14.86s (slow by 12.86s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Farne IslandI (unsuitable ground), Find Me (vet's vertificate)
1st owner: David Dickson (Harry The Hawk) 1st breeder: Robe Farm Stud
2nd owner: G Sparkes G Hart S Curtis & T Dewhirst (Blue Spinnaker)
3rd owner: Ribble Valley Racing (Nelsons Column)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.70 £1.30 £3.20 Ex: £12.20 CSF: £7.96 Tricast: £47.26
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 63 (56%) M [5-10] 47 (31%) H [11-14] 40 (13%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:55 Beverley 16 Apr 2008

Rapid Lad Stakes (Handicap)