Full Result 3.30 Thirsk | 6 September 2003

Tote Scoop6 Hambleton Cup (Rated Stakes) Class C (Handicap)

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £6,305.76 2nd £2,391.84 3rd £1,195.92 4th £543.60 5th £271.80 6th £163.08

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Ring Of Destiny 10/1 Neil Callan P W Harris	Neil Callan P W Harris	4	97	88	86	99	–
b g Magic Ring (IRE) - Canna (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, headway 4f out, steady run on outer to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong (trainer's representative said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding was better suited by being settled in this race) (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

2⁽²⁾ 1¾	4. Sporting Gesture 11/10F Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	6	88 3	75	69	83	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Tracked leaders, headway over 3f out, ridden along to chase winner over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and kept on same pace (op 6-5)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3¼]	6. Tip The Dip (USA) 5/1 Robert Havlin John Gosden	Robert Havlin John Gosden	3	84	80	71	86	–
ch c Benny The Dip (USA) - Senora Tippy (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Always prominent, led 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon driven and one pace (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

4⁽⁷⁾ 4 [7¼]	5. Court Of Appeal 14/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	Tony Hamilton ⁵ Brian Ellison	6	82 2 t	74	57	73	–
ch g Bering - Hiawatha's Song (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Prominent, effort and every chance 3f out, soon ridden and weakened final 2f (tchd 16-1 in places)

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [7¾]	2. Golden Lariat (USA) 9/2 Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	Fergal Lynch Sir Michael Stoute	4	96	87	69	86	–
ch c Mr Prospector (USA) - Larrocha (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Led, ridden along 4f out, headed 2 1/2f out and soon weakened (op 4-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 5 [12¾]	7. Phamedic (IRE) 14/1 Royston Ffrench Tim Easterby	Royston Ffrench Tim Easterby	3	713	75	47	66	–
b f Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Beeper The Great (USA) (Whadjathink)
Prominent, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened

7⁽³⁾ 3½ [16¼]	3. Rajam 12/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	5	813	80	45	65	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rafif (USA) (Riverman)
In touch, pushed along 5f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out

7 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 2m 30.76s (fast by 0.54s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: The Ringleaders (Ring Of Destiny) 1st breeder: Iona Stud
2nd owner: Steve Hull (Sporting Gesture)
3rd owner: Mrs Cynthia Knight (Tip The Dip)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £3.30 £1.10 Ex: £27.80 CSF: £20.92

3:30 Thirsk 6 Sep 2003

Tote Scoop6 Hambleton Cup (Rated Stakes) Class C (Handicap)