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Beverley Friday 3rd July 2009
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Tufto | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Riley Boys (IRE) | 7 | 9-9 | J G Given | S Creighton | 8/1 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Ktulu (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Messiah Garvey | 4 | 9-3 | D Nicholls | S De Sousa | 3/1f |
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Master Noverre (IRE) | 2 | 9-2 | R A Fahey | P Hanagan | 11/8f |
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bustan (IRE) | 9 | 9-1 | G C Bravery | P Cosgrave | 11/2 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Value | yes | ||||
| Fossgate | yes | ||||
| Linby (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Fossgate | 7 | 9-9 | J D Bethell | N Callan | 9/2 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickie Le Davoir | yes | ||||
| Only A Game (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Foreign Rhythm (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Chipolini (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Choisette | 3 | 9-7 | B Smart | T Eaves | 33/1 |
| Jockey | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S De Sousa | 48 | 218 | 22.02 | 102 | 46.79 |
| P Hanagan | 35 | 265 | 13.21 | 106 | 40.0 |
| J Fanning | 25 | 151 | 16.56 | 59 | 39.07 |
| R Winston | 25 | 162 | 15.43 | 54 | 33.33 |
| G Gibbons | 24 | 195 | 12.31 | 67 | 34.36 |
| T Eaves | 18 | 227 | 7.93 | 62 | 27.31 |
| P Makin | 18 | 140 | 12.86 | 50 | 35.71 |
| T Hamilton | 15 | 180 | 8.33 | 47 | 26.11 |
| P Mulrennan | 15 | 168 | 8.93 | 42 | 25.0 |
| N Callan | 14 | 48 | 29.17 | 25 | 52.08 |
| Trainer | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Johnston | 65 | 231 | 28.14 | 116 | 50.22 |
| R A Fahey | 39 | 327 | 11.93 | 130 | 39.76 |
| K A Ryan | 26 | 176 | 14.77 | 65 | 36.93 |
| T D Easterby | 22 | 353 | 6.23 | 86 | 24.36 |
| P T Midgley | 19 | 237 | 8.02 | 58 | 24.47 |
| D Nicholls | 19 | 132 | 14.39 | 43 | 32.58 |
| M Brittain | 18 | 109 | 16.51 | 44 | 40.37 |
| J J Quinn | 16 | 171 | 9.36 | 66 | 38.6 |
| D O'Meara | 12 | 76 | 15.79 | 25 | 32.89 |
| M W Easterby | 11 | 203 | 5.42 | 38 | 18.72 |
Stats for this course only, for the last 5 years