Ripon
21:00
Ripon Theatre Festival 2nd-7th July Handicap
Ripon Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.20 Place: £1.90 £2.80 £2.40 Exacta: £49.50 Tricast: £349.77 Trifecta: £259.90
Non-Runners: Georgie Wooster (unsuitable ground), Howard's Choice (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Havana Prince (GB) 4 G AVG Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood 131 lbs 13/2 Won Made all - soon pestered - ridden over 1f out - reduced lead inside final 110yds - always doing enough(op 5/1 tchd 8/1)
2nd 7 Due Consideration (GB) 3 G Poor Adrian Nicholls 130 lbs 12/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent on inner - outpaced 2f out - rallied and pressed winner inside final 110yds - kept on(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
3rd 2 Salamanca Lad (IRE) 4 G AVG Daniel & Claire Kubler 135 lbs 9/1 .75 Took keen hold - pressed winner - edged right over 1f out - no extra and lost second inside final 110yds(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
4th 4 Bay Of Australia (IRE) 4 G Poor Adrian Paul Keatley 131 lbs 9/2 3 Raced wide early - took keen hold - in rear - headway on outer over 2f out - edged right and weakened gradually inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed)
5th 8 Papagrey (GB) 3 G Poor Tim Easterby 127 lbs 33/1 1.25 Took keen hold - midfield on inner - steady headway over 2f out - edged right and weakened gradually over 1f out
6th 5 Angel Of The Bay (GB) 3 G Poor David & Nicola Barron 132 lbs 5/1 4.5 In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding may have been unsuited by the undulating nature of the track and may have been unsuited by the going on this occasion - which was officially described as good and could have been faster than ideal for gelding; vet had nothing to report)(op 6/1 tchd 9/2)
7th 10 Curious Mrs Fox (GB) 4 F Poor John Davies 115 lbs 9/1 1.75 Slowly away - took keen hold - in rear - raced wide and headway over 3f out - edged right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said filly was slowly away; trainer could offer no further explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
8th 3 Bellasio (IRE) 4 G AVG Grant Tuer 134 lbs 13/2 10 Towards rear - dropped to last halfway - eased when no chance over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)