Racecards
16:10 Ripon
Wilmot-Smith Memorial EBF 'Breeders Series' Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £12,450
- 2nd: £3,728
- 3rd: £1,864
- 4th: £932
- Form 0600-08
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Phil Dennis
raced near side, chased leader until weakened over 1f out
- Form 3149-44
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey J Fanning
raced near side, went badly right start, soon chasing leaders, lnot clear run and switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead overall inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 4/1067-6
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey F Norton
raced near side, chased leaders, 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ridden chasing winner and every chance when carried right inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
- Form 040136-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey P Mulrennan
raced near side, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 190-071
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Nathan Evans
overall leader on rail near side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 00166-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 87
rearing up just as stalls opened and slowly away, held up and behind, headway under pressure and switched right over 1f out, edged right and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 2340-36
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Adam J McNamara
led pair on far side but never on terms with main group, headed that side over 1f out, soon hung left, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 121268-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer T P Tate
- Jockey J P Sullivan
raced near side, in touch, weakened and behind final 2f
- Form 4109-44
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
in touch near side, headway on outside chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened towards finish
- Form 316-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 81
chased leader far side, led that pair over 1f out, ridden clear of pair inside final furlong and ran on well, went 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner
- Form 31714-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 78
raced near side, slowly into stride, always behind
Verdict
Love Island won this back in 2014 and but remains 5lb higher than her victory here in August last year. Sandra's Secret won easily at Lingfield last time and is preferred to Honeysuckle Lil and Southern Belle but Tumblewind drops in class after failing to figure at York during the week and could go well. THE FEATHERED NEST returned to action with a modest effort at Doncaster though remains unexposed and gets the vote with Paul Hanagan taking over the reins and further progress expected.
Formwatch
Blithe Spirit 12-1 (8-8) Pressed winner until ridden approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind El Astronaute (8-8) at Chester 5f hcp (2) gd in May.
Southern Belle (IRE) 11-4 (10-2) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Rose Berry (8-10) at Thirsk 5f hcp fll (4) gf in May.
Tumblewind 25-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 6th of 12, 4l behind Duke Of Firenze (9-7) at York 5f hcp (2) sft in May.
Love Island 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders far side, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 18, 3 3/4l behind Desert Ace (8-12) at Ripon 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Sandra's Secret (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Made all, hard driven over 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (5) pol in May beating K'gari Spirit (8-13) by 3 1/4l, 6 ran.
Perfect Madge (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort on inside over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 5l behind Sibilance (9-4) at Kempton 1m fll stks (2) pol in Apr.
Rose Marmara 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Lucky Beggar (9-2) at Wetherby 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Groupie 66-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Poet's Vanity (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Oct.
Honeysuckle Lil (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden and switched right over 1f out, soon headway, weakened towards finish, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Explain (9-0) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
The Feathered Nest (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Rich And Famous (9-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Savannah Slew 14-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, raced towards near side, always behind, 10th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Justanotherbottle (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.