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16:45 Ripon

Eat Sleep Drink At Nags Head, Pickhill Handicap (Class E) (Class E)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 28.10s
  • 9 Ran
1(4)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK sash, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK stars and star on cap
  • Form 241231
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

tracked leader, led over 8f out, went clear over 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

2(6)
Silk - White, Emerald Green seams, Purple cap
  • Form 151213
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6

mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, outpaced and no extra final furlong

3(9)
Silk - Purple and Grey diamonds, Purple sleeves
  • Form 3060-30
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3

started slowly, behind, never dangerous

4(7)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE chevron, PURPLE sleeves and cap

Vicario

19
11/1
  • Form 133265
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

5(1)
Silk - Yellow, Light Blue spots, Yellow sleeves, Light Blue cap
9/2
  • Form 006-006
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10

held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on

7(3)
Silk - White, Maroon hoops and armlets, quartered cap
3/1
  • Form 2-01623
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-8

held up, headway over 4f out, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

8(2)
Silk - Red, White epaulets, Black sleeves, White armlets, Red cap, Black star
13/2
  • Form 612305
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-7

led, headed over 8f out, soon behind

9(8)
Silk - WHITE, LIGHT BLUE and YELLOW striped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 0-54060
  • Age 10
  • Weight 7-12

towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never near to challenge

10(5)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow chevron, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
100/1
  • Form 30/0000-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 7-12

prominent, lost place over 5f out, tailed off

6(10)
NR
  • Form 000/311
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-8

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A wide-open contest rounds off the card with very little to choose between the leading players, but the principles look to be Spitting Image, Super Fellow, Oops and Hearthstead Dream and the vote is given to Spitting Image. The selection won well last time out when defeating Claradotnet and although he has a penalty for that win the first two had pulled well clear of the rest, and with conditions again in his favour he should take plenty of beating. Super Fellow has won his last two races in good style and is obviously on the upgrade but this is his toughest task to date off his highest mark so he may be worth taking on at the likely odds. Oops was behind Super Fellow last time but is better off at the weights and he should get much closer here. Hearthstead Dream was a fair third last time behind Hezaam and that form has since been franked, but his best form is on fast ground and for that reason he is passed over. Trilemma is from a shrewd yard and is stepping up in trip so is worth noting in the market, but Spitting Image is in good form and looks the one they all have to beat.