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  3. Sat, 22nd Aug, 2009
  4. Ripon
  5. 3.25
Going: Good to Firm. 
Placepot: Pool £58442.48  | Units £236.54  | Dividend £180.3
Quadpot: Pool £2714.4  | Units £9.3 £215.9  |  Place Six: £209.52  |  Place Five: £160.7
Summary
1st
silks
Royal Defence (IRE) 3, b g 9-7 (Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez)
(2:03.19 0.89 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 3)
Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Alessia (GER)(Warning)

SP 5/1

David Nicholls
F Norton
Tote Win £6.70 Place £2.80
loading past form
soon tracking leaders, raced keenly, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
2nd
0.75L
silks
Russian George (IRE) 3, ch g 9-2 (Mr P J Martin)
(Drawn 5)
Sendawar (IRE) - Mannsara (IRE)(Royal Academy (USA))

SP 7/2

S Gollings
Frederik Tylicki(3)
Place £2.20
loading past form
slowly into stride, held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner
3rd
1.5L
silks
Andhaar (GB) 3, b g 9-4 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 4)
Bahri (USA) - Deraasaat (GB)(Nashwan (USA))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Limited

SP 7/2

Ed Dunlop
T P O'Shea
loading past form
always prominent, led over 6f out, pushed along 4f out, strongly challenged from well over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
4th
hd
silks
Veroon (IRE) 3, b g 8-12 (Danethorpe Racing Partnership)
(Drawn 2)
Noverre (USA) - Waroonga (IRE)(Brief Truce (USA))

SP 7/4fav

James Given
P Cosgrave
loading past form
led until over 6f out, every chance from well over 2f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong
5th
12L
silks
Red China Blues (USA) 3, ch g 8-5 (Mr Brian Morton)
(Drawn 1)
Royal Academy (USA) - Viewy (USA)

SP 13/2

R Barr
D Fentiman
loading past form
held up in touch, effort over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 1f out
Off 3.26
Time 2m. 3.19 secs, which is 0.89 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £26.70.

Non runner Amazing Blue Sky (GB)

2008 Closertobelieving 3 9-7 G Baker 3/1Fav (David Elsworth) (Drawn 3)

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