Full Result 5.10 Thirsk | 3 July 2019

John Hopkinson Memorial Claiming Stakes

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £4,075.47 2nd £1,212.75 3rd £606.06 4th £303.03 5th £300

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Lexington Law (IRE) 4/1 Daniel Tudhope Alan King	Daniel Tudhope Alan King	6	97 v	85	39	87	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Tus Nua (IRE) (Galileo)
Tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden along 2f out, edged right over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, driven and found extra towards finish (op 11/4)

2⁽²⁾ ½	1. Grand Inquisitor 5/6F Ben Curtis Ian Williams	Ben Curtis Ian Williams	7	911 v	86	42	90	–
b g Dansili - Dusty Answer (Zafonic)
Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to join leader inside final furlong, one pace towards finish (op Evens tchd 4/5)

3⁽¹⁾ 8 [8½]	3. Mirsaale 12/1 Jason Hart Keith Dalgleish	Jason Hart Keith Dalgleish	9	97 p	84	22	73	–
ch g Sir Percy - String Quartet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch, ridden along 4f out, soon struggling, went poor 3rd 2f out (op 9/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 7 [15½]	4. Royal Flag 16/1 Ben Robinson ³ Brian Ellison	Ben Robinson ³ Brian Ellison	9	92	64	6	60	–
b g New Approach (IRE) - Gonbarda (GER) (Lando)
Held up in touch, ridden along over 4f out, soon beaten (op 22/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 14 [29½]	5. Izvestia (IRE) 4/1 Jane Elliott ³ Archie Watson	Jane Elliott ³ Archie Watson	3	83 b	80	–	38	–
b f Battle Of Marengo (IRE) - Westcote (USA) (Gone West)
Led, headed 5f out, ridden along and soon outpaced in 3rd, weakened 2f out (jockey said filly ran flat) (op 5/1)

5 ran Off time: 5:10:10 Winning time: 2m 34.81s (slow by 3.51s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Middleham Park Racing XXXIX (Lexington Law) 1st breeder: Mary Kinsella & Brian O'Connor
2nd owner: Macable Partnership & S Hassiakos (Grand Inquisitor)
3rd owner: J Fyffe (Mirsaale)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.90 £1.10 Ex: £7.40 CSF: £7.55 Trifecta: £28
Grand Inquisitor was claimed by Conor Dore for £19,000.