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17:55 Ripon

Help Me Thro' Conditions Stakes (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 10y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 40.43s
  • Off Time: 17:55:17
  • 5 Ran
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Silk -

Raincoat

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Dunaskin (IRE)

    9/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Orange, Black chevrons, Orange sleeves, Black seams, quartered cap

      Dunaskin (IRE)

      175 C
      9/1
      • Form 382288-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 107

      led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 2nd towards finish

      2(1)
      Silk - YELLOW, PURPLE hoops and armlets, hooped cap

      Wing Collar

      248 D
      14/1
      • Form 230/215-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 97

      held up in rear, driven over 3f out, ridden and headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on, lost 2nd and no extra towards finish

      3(3)
      Silk - Red, black collar and cuffs, old gold cap

      Greek Envoy

      190 D
      6/1
      • Form 57/1201-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 103

      held up, ridden and effort when not clear run over 2f out to over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on well, not reached leaders

      4(2)
      Silk - Chocolate, Gold braid and sleeves, quartered cap

      Heron Bay

      28 D
      5/2
      • Form 31980-8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 101

      tracked leaders, driven and headway 3f out, effort 2f out, beaten and eased final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Raincoat

      224
      10/11
      • Form 1/12030-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 109

      tracked leader, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Raincoat, Greek Envoy and Dunaskin make the shortlist in a good quality finale despite the small field, with Greek Envoy taken to upset the John Gosden trained Raincoat. Raincoat sets the standard here, runner up in the Dante after winning twice in good style at the start of last season, and placed in a Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood. However, he was well beaten in the St Leger, and although that may have been stretching his stamina, he now looks a little more exposed than his rivals. A winner at Pontefract in June, Dunaskin ran some good races in defeat, finishing an excellent second in a good York handicap at the Ebor meeting, and then runner up in a Listed race at Ayr. He should not be discounted. A winner on his juvenile debut, Greek Envoy was lightly raced as a three year old, scoring twice, including a win at Newmarket over this trip on his final start. He won first time out last year, is very much on an upward curve, and Greek Envoy can take the finale.

      Formwatch

      Dunaskin (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leader to 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 15l behind Dansant (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stk (1) pol in Nov.

      Wing Collar 14-1 (8-13) Towards rear, riden along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 19, 4l behind Purple Moon (9-4) at York 1m 6f hcap (2) gd in Aug.

      Greek Envoy 8-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, hung right, all out, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct beating Cutting Crew (9-7) by a nk, 8 ran.

      Heron Bay 12-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway 2f out, short of room over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 14, 7l behind Philatelist (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Mar.

      Raincoat 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, eased over 1f out, last of 10, 32l behind Lucarno (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 (1) gf in Sept.