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17:15 Ripon

Thank You To Our Groundstaff Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,731
  • 2nd: £3,626
  • 3rd: £1,814
  • 4th: £906
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 40.30s
  • Off Time: 17:17:27
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Pledgeofallegiance (IRE)

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Can Can Girl (IRE)

    16/5

      1(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow seams, striped sleeves, yellow cap

      Moon King (FR)

      23 pt D
      33/1
      • Form 1896/08-
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-1
      • Official Rating 78

      held up, dropped to last after 3f, soon struggling on second circuit, outpaced when ridden 5f out, soon tailed off

      2(6)
      Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

      Haizoom

      13 DCD
      9/4
      • Form 142463
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 74

      towards rear but in touch, headway from 5f out, went third 4f out, ridden inside 2f out, weakened and dropped to fourth again inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal blue, emerald green star, emerald green sleeves, royal blue armlets

      Mukha Magic

      9 vt D
      18/1
      • Form 714327
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 74

      prominent, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      4(5)
      Silk - Red, white striped sleeves and cap

      Pledgeofallegiance (IRE)

      64 p
      6/4
      • Form 521103
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 82

      smartly away, made all, set steady tempo, pushed along 3f out, ridden before 2f out, ran on and found extra inside final furlong, always doing enough near finish, game

      5(4)
      Silk - Red, yellow seams, black sleeves, yellow stars, red cap, yellow stars

      Can Can Girl (IRE)

      4 v
      16/5
      • Form 323379
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 64

      slowly away, held up, steady headway from 4f out, switched right and chased leaders from 2f out, went second 1f out, kept on but always held near finish

      6(7)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow sleeves, white armlets, white cap

      Spantik

      17 p CD
      17/2
      • Form 328315
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 63

      raced in second, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, dropped to third inside final furlong, kept on

      7(2)
      NR

      Ghadbbaan

      68 pt CD
      9/2
      • Form 332735
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 62

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      (1)
      Silk -

      Ghadbbaan

      6/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ghadbbaan won this last year, with Spantik only fifth, and is 3lb lower. Moon King has been jumping but hasn’t run on the Flat in well over a year while Mukha Magic is best on the all-weather. Can Can Girl’s stamina will have to be taken on trust, though she was slowly away at Nottingham on Wednesday. HAIZOOM (NAP), 2-2 around here, is 2lb lower than his last winning mark and that may give him the edge over the three-year-old Pledgeofallegiance, who has been well beaten the last twice and may now be in the handicapper’s grip.

      Formwatch

      Moon King (FR) 13-2 (11-10) Midfield, awkward 1st, pushed along after 15th, slow at 17th, soon lost position, pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

      Haizoom 9-2 (9-6) Keen close up in rear, went 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Yorkindness (9-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep.

      Mukha Magic 4-1 (11-2) Handy on outside, led 8f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened thereafter, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Al Azhar (10-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.

      Pledgeofallegiance (IRE) 10-3 (8-11) Raced keenly, led, went clear halfway, reduced lead and pushed along over 3f out, headed home turn, soon lost 2nd, ridden and lost modest 3rd over 2f out, soon outpaced, rallied on inside into modest 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 12 1/4l behind Blazeon Five (9-13) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) sft in Jul.

      Can Can Girl (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no impression inside final 2f, 9th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Motazzen (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (2) sft in Sep.

      Spantik 15-2 (10-0) Soon led, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, headed well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 11 1/4l behind Manxman (9-9) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Sep.

      Ghadbbaan 10-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Golden Shot (9-11) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jul.