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14:55 Ripon
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- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 170y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 222
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out
Tower Power
14- Form 59-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer I Mohammed
- Jockey G Lee
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
- Form 15-3233
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 69
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
Special Miss
141- Form 38-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 68
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, kept on same pace from over 2f out, no impression
Mitcd (IRE)
11- Form 62470-8
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 800-425
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish
Bar Shy
266- Form 8748-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous
- Form 77-50
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer G M Moore
- Jockey Kieran Schofield
dwelt, in rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous
- Form 6695-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey I J Brennan
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 07-363
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer S G West
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon went 3rd, kept on final furlong
- Form 09-770
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Connor Beasley
tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
Verdict
Watersmeet has earned his rating with three runners-up efforts on Polytrack and there's no reason to believe he won't be as effective on Turf. He still looked in need of experience at Wolverhampton and looks certain to make the frame. TOWER POWER made his handicap debut at Nottingham after three moderate Polytrack runs and looked very much at home on the surface. He had a desperately unlucky run and should have won so a 3lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent him going one better. Special Miss also makes her Turf debut after three Polytrack efforts and this half-sister to seven winners has more to offer. Aldreth was fancied at Beverley last time after a better run at Redcar but was undone by the very heavy ground and this should more to his liking while the consistent front-runner Truancy could be suited by racing on ground with some give for the first time.
Formwatch
Watersmeet 2-5fav (8-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Maahir (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Tower Power 20-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, dwelt, soon pushed along to go close up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Rough Courte (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Truancy (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, 3rd and one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Golden Spear (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Special Miss 5-1 (9-0) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 4l behind Captain Morley (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Mitcd (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 13l behind Twin Appeal (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Aldreth 7-2 (9-4) In rear, ridden 3f out, headway soon after, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 7l behind Dry Your Eyes (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in May.
Bar Shy 16-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 14l behind Shirocco Passion (8-5) at Redcar 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.
Highway Pursuit 33-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon tailed off, 13th of 16, 20l behind Dutch Lady (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.
Moving Waves (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Nam Ma Prow 50-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Tawan 100-1 (7-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off 2f out, last of 11, well behind Blue Talisman (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.
Frosty The Snowman (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, gradually weakened, 5th of 6, 8l behind Cape Arrow (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.