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15:10 Ripon

Ripon Silver Bowl Conditions Stakes (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 170y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.62s
  • Off Time: 15:11:28
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Kings Gambit (SAF)

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Almiqdaad

    11/8

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Almiqdaad

      194 BFD
      11/8
      • Form 15/5010-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 99

      held up in touch, pushed along and headway over 4f out, chased winner 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, always held

      2(6)
      Silk - White, black star, sleeves and star on cap

      Bencoolen (IRE)

      194 D
      12/1
      • Form 070130-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 93

      slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Orange, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, Black cap

      Exit Smiling

      10 C
      10/1
      • Form 1554-71
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 86

      with leader and raced keen, led after 3f, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out

      4(1)
      Silk - Pink, emerald green chevron, halved sleeves, white cap

      Kings Gambit (SAF)

      188
      2/1
      • Form 503745-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 110

      led 3f, tracked leader, led over 3f out, kept on well, always in command

      5(3)
      Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Serva Jugum (USA)

      205
      6/1
      • Form 18/428-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 111

      held up in rear,headway over 3f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, no extra

      6(4)
      Silk - White, Red hoop, Red and White hooped sleeves, Red cap

      Bagutta Sun

      578
      20/1
      • Form 12/
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-9

      fly jumped start and unseated rider

      Previous results

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Halicarnassus (IRE)

      11/10
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      2008
      (4)
      Silk -

      Championship Point (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Fitness will matter but on the formbook, KINGS GAMBIT is the pick with Serva Jugum and Bagutta Sun on the shortlist. Tom Tate's gelding ran a blinder in the Skybet Stakes at York last July. That level of form is way advanced of any of the others but he does have the two pronged issues of fitness and trip to prove this afternoon. Serva Jugum chased home Twice Over in a conditions stakes at Doncaster. A winner over eight furlongs, he has clearly had one or two training issues along the way. Bagutta Sun will be interesting if owners Owen, Butt and Scholes are present. A smart juvenile in Germany, if training on, she may catch a couple of these cold. Almiqdaad won a big Newbury handicap at the back end of last season. Bencoolen and Exit Smiling would be much better off were this a handicap rather than a conditions event. Kings Gambit is the best horse in the race but there are enough doubts to tread carefully about.

      Formwatch

      Almiqdaad 8-1fav (8-8) In touch, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 32, 9l behind Supaseus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Oct.

      Bencoolen (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Always behind, 31st of 32, 38l behind Supaseus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Oct.

      Exit Smiling 12-1 (9-1) Chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden 1f out, held on well, won at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Happy Anniversary (8-13) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

      Kings Gambit (SAF) 4-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway entering final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Peligroso (8-11) at York 1m 2f cond Stakes (3) gd in Oct.

      Serva Jugum (USA) (8-11) last of 8, well behind Shahwardi (8-11) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 4f stk gd in Sep.

      Bagutta Sun 3-1 (8-13) 2nd of 3, 2l behind Copperbeech (8-13) at Longchamp(FR) 1m stk gd in Sep '08.