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16:00 Ripon

Ladies Day Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 54.27s
  • Off Time: 16:11:50
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

City of The Kings (IRE)

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Exit Smiling

    11/2

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), White sleeves

      Humungous (IRE)

      24 p
      16/1
      • Form 1070-00
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 90

      tracked leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f

      3(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White braces, Orange cap

      City of The Kings (IRE)

      15
      9/4
      • Form 16470-2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 88

      held up, effort under pressure 4f out, led over 1f out, held on gamely inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE and WHITE check, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Cobo Bay

      13 p C
      13/2
      • Form 635-009
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 87

      led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten

      7(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, Red cap, White stars

      Gala Casino Star (IRE)

      8 D
      15/8
      • Form 80-7452
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 84

      held up, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra close home

      8(8)
      Silk - Orange, Black sleeves, Orange armlets, Black cap

      Exit Smiling

      15 C
      11/2
      • Form 044639
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 79

      mid-division, effort when short of room 2f out, kept on well final furlong, just failed

      9(10)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves and cap

      Nevada Desert (IRE)

      26 D
      14/1
      • Form 5432-09
      • Age 9
      • Weight 8-6
      • Official Rating 75

      took keen hold, prominent until ridden and weakened over 1f out

      10(3)
      Silk - Orange, Light Blue epaulets

      Reel Buddy Star

      8 C
      16/1
      • Form 3157-95
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 73

      mid-division, ridden and one pace final 2f

      1(1)
      NR

      Ben Chorley

      364 CD
      9/2
      • Form 718/111-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 90

      Withdrawn

      4(9)
      NR

      Snoqualmie Boy

      24
      • Form 4660-40
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 87

      Nonrunner

      5(5)
      NR

      Hurricane Hymnbook (USA)

      14
      • Form 2/2097-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 87

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2008
      (3)
      Silk -

      Ben Chorley

      10/11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      A really good quality handicap greets us here and BEN CHORLEY looks to be a colt going places and he should take this ahead of Gala Casino Star and City Of The Kings. Versatile has far as the ground is concerned the selection is chasing a handicap four timer with the latest success coming on his only attempt over course and distance. He's up another three pounds for that cosy victory but he is unexposed enough to improve further. Gala Casino Star is now just a pound above his last winning mark and ran well off his current rating last time when finding just one too good. Ideally he'd like conditions a bit quicker but Richard Fahey has his string in good form so this gelding should be involved. City Of The Kings is untested over this trip but has shaped as if it will suit. He ran well last time proving his current rating is fair and is another marked out for some prize money. Reel Buddy Star is weighted to mount a challenge at a bigger price but he should have to settle for minor honours with Be Chorley elected as the winner.

      Formwatch

      Humungous (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Always rear division, 12th of 15, 11l behind Kingdom Of Fife (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in May.

      City of The Kings (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway 3f out, kept on well final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Benandonner (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

      Cobo Bay 33-1 (9-6) Soon led, reflected and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased when beaten final furlong, 9th of 10, 11l behind Seeking The Buck (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp (2) gd.

      Gala Casino Star (IRE) 7-2 (8-10) Held up, headway over 3f out, kept on final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Ezdeyaad (8-8) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Exit Smiling 17-2 (8-0) Prominent, led over 4f out, driven and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 9l behind Benandonner (9-7) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf.

      Nevada Desert (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 25l behind Moheebb (8-8) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in May.

      Reel Buddy Star 16-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind Ezdeyaad (8-8) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Ben Chorley 10-11fav (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Ripon 1m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jun '08 beating Observatory Star (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.

      Snoqualmie Boy 16-1 (8-10) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 15, 9l behind Kingdom Of Fife (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) gf in May.

      Hurricane Hymnbook (USA) 10-1 (9-9) Took keen hold early, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 10th of 11, 10l behind Ellemujie (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gf.