Ripon
17:40
Ripon Racecourse Stable Staff Championships "Confined" Handicap (Won No More Than Two Races)
Ripon Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.40 £3.10 Exacta: £9 Trifecta: £41
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Thornaby Pearl (GB) 6 G Poor Adrian Nicholls 138 lbs 13/8F Won Travelled strongly - disputed lead - led narrowly halfway - going easily 2f out - shaken up and went clear over 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - easily(op 7/4)
2nd 7 Zegos Surprise (IRE) 4 F Poor Iain Jardine 118 lbs 7/1 4.25 Disputed lead against near rail - outpaced over 2f out - rallying over 1f out - kept on and went second final 110yds - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
3rd 3 Wreck It Ryley (IRE) 5 G AVG Grant Tuer 133 lbs 5/1 1.5 Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced 2f out - chased clear leader from over 1f out - no impression when lost second final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 4/1)
4th 6 Miss Willows (GB) 5 M AVG Simon Whitaker 125 lbs 5/1 1.75 Slowly into stride and squeezed out start - in rear - outpaced halfway - rallied and some headway from 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 9/2)
5th 5 Glendown (IRE) 5 G AVG Tim Easterby 129 lbs 5/1 5 In touch with leaders in centre of group - outpaced over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(tchd 9/2)
6th 4 South Dakota Sioux (IRE) 4 G AVG David O'Meara 129 lbs 7/1 2.25 Slightly awkward start - in rear against near rail - some headway halfway - hung right from 2f out - soon no chance(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
7th 2 Strength 'n Honour (GB) 3 G AVG Christopher Kellett 135 lbs 33/1 2.5 In touch with leaders in centre of group - lost position before halfway - struggling from over 2f out - lost touch from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 40/1)