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20:45 Ripon

Farmison & Co UK's Best Online Butcher Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £4,711
  • 2nd: £2,210
  • 3rd: £1,104
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.53s
  • Off Time: 20:45:45
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Brian The Snail (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Soul Seeker (IRE)

    4/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Maroon and white diamonds, white sleeves, light green diamonds

      Soul Seeker (IRE)

      5 vt D
      4/1
      • Form 60-5753
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 72

      keen on outside, prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner

      2(3)
      Silk - Orange, black chevron, striped sleeves, hooped cap

      Mereside Angel (IRE)

      23 CD
      4/1
      • Form 0305-32
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 67

      prominent, driven over 1f out, held inside final furlong, kept on

      3(4)
      Silk - White and black stripes, white sleeves, dark blue stars, black cap

      Birkenhead

      13 v D
      10/1
      • Form 65-8915
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 67

      last to break, in rear, headway and switched right over 2f out, hampered entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards

      4(2)
      Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Red cap

      Caribbean Sunset (IRE)

      4 BF
      8/1
      • Form 5/27-845
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 64

      held up behind leaders, bumped entering final furlong, stayed on same pace

      5(5)
      Silk - Maroon, Yellow stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap

      Albegone

      16 p D
      6/4
      • Form 37340-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 61

      led, hung right off rail, headed over 3f out, no impression from over 1f out

      6(6)
      Silk - Dark blue, royal blue armlets

      Brian The Snail (IRE)

      7 p D
      8/1
      • Form 8/70-042
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 57

      held up behind leaders, not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, and entering final furlong, soon led, ran on well, easily

      Previous results

      2022
      (6)
      Silk -

      Latin Five (IRE)

      18/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-13

      2021
      (5)
      Silk -

      James Watt (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      This has been run twice and Paul Midgley has won both so Birkenhead, a recent Southwell winner and successful on fast going from this mark at York last summer, can go well. Soul Seeker is best on fast ground and is 1lb lower than when last successful but Mereside Angel looks best on good ground so could do with some rain. Nine-times winner BRIAN THE SNAIL, once rated 102, is on a long losing run but has dropped to a winnable mark as he showed at Hamilton and can get back on the winning trail. Neither Caribbean Sunset nor Albegone can be dismissed in a tight handicap.

      Formwatch

      Soul Seeker (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Pressed leader, pushed along and every chance 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Prospect (9-4) at Catterick 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

      Mereside Angel (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) 3rd on rail, switched out approaching halfway, went 2nd inside final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sheikh Maz Mahood (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gd in May.

      Birkenhead 12-1 (8-5) Awkward start, held up, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Swayze (9-9) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gf in May.

      Caribbean Sunset (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Crypto Quest (9-11) at Doncaster 6f hcp (6) gd in Jun.

      Albegone 25-1 (8-6) Went left start, keen hung left and led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Ramon Di Loria (9-2) at Carlisle 5f hcp (4) gf in May.

      Brian The Snail (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, pushed along and headway into 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Abate (10-0) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in May.