Ripon
19:40
Ripon Summer Season Ticket Just £80 Handicap
Ripon Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 Distance: 1m4f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.75 Place: £1.80 £2.60 Exacta: £17.50 Trifecta: £123.80
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Knightswood (IRE) 5 G AVG Charlie Johnston 133 lbs 11/4F Won Prominent - waiting for room over 2f out - switched right and in the clear over 1f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on well - won going away(op 10/3 tchd 5/2)
2nd 5 Captain Kane (GB) 3 G Poor George Scott 132 lbs 5/1 3.25 Raced in second - prominent 8f out - led over 2f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
3rd 6 Strawman (IRE) 7 G AVG Gemma Tutty 127 lbs 15/2 1.25 Slowly into stride - towards rear but in touch with leaders - switched left and headway over 1f out - edged left and no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)
4th 1 Croeso Cymraeg (GB) 11 G AVG James Evans 134 lbs 9/1 2.5 Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in last - headway on outer 3f out - challenging 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
5th 4 Auld Toon Loon (IRE) 6 G AVG David O'Meara 133 lbs 8/1 2 Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly on outer 8f out - hung left on turn 5f out - headed over 2f out - weakening when short of room over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 7/1)
6th 2 Zimmerman (GB) 6 G AVG Tim Easterby 134 lbs 3/1 16 Led - headed and pressed leader 8f out - weakened 2f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding may have been unsuited by the front running tactics on this occasion; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/2)
99th 7 Arrange (IRE) 7 M AVG Martin Todhunter 130 lbs 13/2 - Refused to race(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)