Racecards
17:40 Ripon
Bet British With Totepool Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 170y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 94-711
- Age 3
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey M Davies
held up towards rear, strong headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on strongly, impressive
- Form 000078
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, eased over 2f out
- Form 204345
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer W M Brisbourne
- Jockey P Mulrennan
soon mid-division, never dangerous
- Form 178-350
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey D J O'Donohoe
chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong
- Form 193806
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey Mr J Cavanagh
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
- Form 799613
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 0/66708-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
always in rear
- Form 36-7752
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never able to challege
- Form 0022-63
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer I A Wood
- Jockey Declan Cannon
under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 47068-5
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer Miss J A Camacho
- Jockey Barry McHugh
awkward start, behind, some late headway, never nearer
- Form 7086-87
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey M Stainton
led, strong pace, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
Amber Ridge
19- Form 0-00099
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey T Woodley
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never a factor
Motirani
60- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey A Elliott
mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
Fireflash (IRE)
285- Form 9709-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
always behind
In depth
Verdict
Support for Motirani would be of great interest but we'll side with the hat-trick seeking EXPLORATOR ahead of Silly Gilly and Green Community. George Baker's charge landed a real touch when making a successful handicap debut at Lingfield two starts back and, having won there since, is now some 16lbs higher. While he was only workmanlike on Wednesday the suspicion is there's more to come from him and the 5lb claim of Matthew Davies helps ease his welter burden, whilst conditions here are set to be ideal. Silly Gilly has to prove her stamina for this test but was closing at the finish over a stiff mile last time and is surely worth a try at it. Ronnie Barr's charge runs off the same mark as when placed at Pontefract and Dale Swift rides well for his claim, so it's hard to rule out a big run from the mare. Green Community remains a maiden but is unexposed and she's worth another try beyond a mile under the talented Adam Beschizza, although it remains to be seen whether she can reproduce Southwell form on the turf. Motirani has shown little in strong maidens over a mile but as a result has been given a lowly mark of 53; he's bred to be a good deal better and connections have come a long way for this so keep a close eye on the market. This trip is a minimum for It's Josr while Carter looks in the handicapper's grip, Tae Kwon Do should've come on for his return but has to find more and Grey Command is a better horse on the all-weather, so this looks a nice opportunity for Explorator to go in again.
Formwatch
Explorator (IRE) 4-6fav (9-9) Held up, pushed along halfway, switched right over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Sheila's Bond (9-3) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Peter Tchaikovsky 16-1 (9-3) Started slowly, switched right start, held up last, some headway on inside over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 12, 12l behind Bajan Pride (9-8) at Beverley 7f sell stks (6) gf.
Carter 9-1 (8-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Granny Mcphee (9-4) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Joinedupwriting 16-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 23l behind King's Counsel (8-4) at Redcar 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.
Grey Command (USA) 9-1 (9-5) In touch, lost place halfway, driven along on outside 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Shekan Star (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Apr.
Silly Gilly (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd final strides, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Nurai (8-0) at Pontefract 1m fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Top Jaro (FR) 20-1 (10-13) In touch, headway over 5f out, weakened 3f out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Casablanca Minx (11-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Am hcp (6) pol in Feb '09.
Green Community (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, led well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Tomintoul Star (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
It's Josr 11-2 (8-9) Led until over 5f out, led 4f out, ridden clear over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Dazzling Begum (8-4) at Warwick 1m 5f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Tae Kwon Do (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 10l behind Bollin Freddie (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Royal Applord 66-1 (8-9) Slowly away, soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 13, 16l behind Pattern Mark (8-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Amber Ridge 100-1 (9-9) In touch in chasing group, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 26l behind Haljaferia (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f Ladies Handicap (0-70) (3yo+) (5) gf in Jun.
Motirani 28-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, took keen hold, not clear run over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 10th of 12, 25l behind Inqaath (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Fireflash (IRE) 200-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along over 4f out and reminders, weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 10, well behind Futurist (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct.