3.45 Ralph Raper Memorial Stakes of £16,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 1f.

York Results Thu, 15th May, 2008

Going - Good to Firm.

Ralph Raper Memorial Stakes of £16,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 1f.

1st - £10,362.00, 2nd - £3,083.00, 3rd - £1,541.00, 4th - £770.00 5 Ran

1st

Charlie Farnsbarns (IRE) 9-4 (The English Girls)
(1:51.65 0.18 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 3)
Cape Cross (IRE) - Lafleur (IRE)(Grand Lodge (USA))

SP 3/1

Brian Meehan

L Dettori

Tote Win £3.00 Place £1.70

soon tracking leader, led 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish

29th May, 07 Sandown
2nd Flat This
Race 29th May, 08 Sandown
5th Flat

2nd

shd

Benandonner (USA) 9-4 (J C Parsons & Sinead Parsons)
(Drawn 1)
Giant's Causeway (USA) - Cape Verdi (IRE)(Caerleon (USA))

SP 7/4fav

Richard Fahey

P Hanagan

Place £1.50

chased leader and keen, switched right over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish

19th Apr, 08 Newbury
2nd Flat Hcp This
Race 26th Jun, 08 Newcastle
6th Flat Hcp

3rd

1.25L

Royal Power (IRE) 9-4 (Mr D Nicholls)
(Drawn 2)
Xaar (GB) - Magic Touch (GB)(Fairy King (USA))

SP 12/1

David Nicholls

A Nicholls

held up in rear, kept on same pace final furlong

19th Oct, 07 Newmarket
11th Flat Hcp This
Race 6th Jun, 08 Epsom
6th Flat Hcp

4th

0.5L

Docofthebay (IRE) 9-4 (Mr Paul J Dixon)
(Drawn 4)
Docksider (USA) - Baize (GB)(Efisio)

SP 5/2

Jamie Osborne

S W Kelly

in rear, kept on final 2f, no impression

19th Oct, 07 Newmarket
6th Flat This
Race 26th May, 08 Redcar
4th Flat Hcp

5th

1.5L

Striving Storm (USA) 9-4 (Abbey Horse Racing & Breeding Ltd)
(Drawn 5)
Stormin Fever (USA) - Sugars For Nanny (USA)(Brocco (USA))

SP 6/1

Peter Chapple-Hyam

A Munro

led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

3rd Nov, 07 Newmarket
7th Flat This
Race 26th Jun, 08 Newcastle
8th Flat Hcp

Off 3.45
Time 1m. 51.65 secs, which is 0.18 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £5.80.