Ripon
15:25
Ripon Races Ladies Day Handicap
Ripon Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £10 Place: £3.40 £2 Exacta: £39.60 Tricast: £129.75 Trifecta: £149.10
Non-Runners: Hyperfocus (unsuitable ground), Significantly (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Justanotherbottle (IRE) 9 G AVG Kevin Ryan 126 lbs 9/1 Won Switched left soon after start - made virtually all - going best 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and keeping on when edged left inside final furlong - ridden out final 110yds - always doing enough(op 11/1)
2nd 3 Strike Red (IRE) 6 G AVG Richard Fahey 131 lbs 4/1 .5 Ducked right start - held up in rear - pushed along and steady headway 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds - no match for winner(op 10/3)
3rd 6 Twelfth Knight (IRE) 6 G AVG Ruth Carr 121 lbs 16/5 0.2 In touch with leaders against near rail - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden - keeping on when not clear run and switched right inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
4th 1 Open Mind (GB) 4 G AVG Saeed bin Suroor 135 lbs 11/1 3.25 Bumped start - pushed along soon after start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders on far side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
5th 8 Bay Breeze (GB) 6 G AVG Tim Easterby 123 lbs 5/1 5 In touch with leaders - outpaced and pushed along after 2f - dropped to rear halfway - no impression from 2f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2)
6th 4 It Just Takes Time (IRE) 7 G AVG Mark Walford 130 lbs 9/4F 1.75 Sweating - slightly awkward start and squeezed out start - soon recovered and prominent - pushed along over 2f out - soon unbalanced and lost position - ridden briefly over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 3/1)