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15:30 Ripon

Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £25,000 added
  • Winner: £15,562
  • 2nd: £4,660
  • 3rd: £2,330
  • 4th: £1,165
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 51.01s
  • Off Time: 15:30:54
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Gurkha Friend

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Fayez (IRE)

    20/1

      1(7)
      Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

      Mutamaded (IRE)

      9 CD
      4/1
      • Form 19-4101
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 95

      held up last, some headway over 3f out, weakened and no impression final 2f

      2(3)
      Silk - White, gold braid, green sleeves, green cap with gold tassel

      Trading Point (FR)

      16 D
      13/8
      • Form 21/80-11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      chased leading pair, weakened over 1f out

      3(6)
      Silk - Grey, royal blue star, white sleeves, royal blue stars, white cap, royal blue star

      Fayez (IRE)

      15 CD
      20/1
      • Form 310-640
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 90

      held up in last pair, headway on inside 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

      4(2)
      Silk - Red and black diamonds, red sleeves, black armlets and diamonds on cap

      Society Red

      13
      3/1
      • Form 102-621
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 86

      chased winner, ridden 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Orange, white striped sleeves

      Gurkha Friend

      16 CCD
      6/1
      • Form 68007-7
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 83

      made all, went clear 5f out, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged

      6(4)
      Silk - Maroon, White stripe, halved sleeves

      Keswick

      15 t
      25/1
      • Form 31-4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-7
      • Official Rating 81

      held up in 5th, pushed along on outside 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off

      7(1)
      Silk - Red, Yellow epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap

      Royal Shaheen (FR)

      22 b
      16/1
      • Form 1477-86
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-3
      • Official Rating 77

      tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, 4th and one pace final furlong

      Previous results

      2017
      (6)
      Silk -

      Gurkha Friend

      2/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9

      2016
      (7)
      Silk -

      Spring Offensive (IRE)

      7/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1

      2015
      (2)
      Silk -

      Dubai Dynamo

      8/1
      • Age 10
      • Weight 8-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Gurkha Friend has not been at his best recently but is not dismissed out of hand given he won last year’s renewal off a higher mark. Trading Point bids for a hat-trick raised a further 6lb while Society Red is upped in class after scoring at Beverley. Keswick may do better now handicapping for the first time but after last week’s success, MUTAMADED (NAP) has now won all three starts at this venue and given he scored a shade cosily on that occasion, Ruth Carr’s charge is fancied to go in again.

      Formwatch

      Mutamaded (IRE) 3-1 (9-9) In touch towards rear, headway 2f out, switching left when hampered over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in May beating Mordin (9-7) by nk, 7 ran.

      Trading Point (FR) Evensfav (10-4) Set steady pace, made all, travelling well 2f out, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in May beating Mooltazem (10-0) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.

      Fayez (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 4 1/4l behind Original Choice (9-1) at Wetherby 1m hcp (2) gs in May.

      Society Red 13-8fav (9-7) Tracked leader until 5f out, remained handy, effort entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Beverley 1m hcp (4) gf in May beating Areen Heart (9-4) by nk, 7 ran.

      Gurkha Friend 28-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Spanish City (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (3) pol in May.

      Keswick 16-1 (9-9) Led until over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Fujaira Prince (9-2) at Wetherby 1m 2f stks (5) gs in May.

      Royal Shaheen (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, tracked leaders 6f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Stonific (9-5) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.