Ripon
18:55
Yorkshire Accountants Ripon Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Ripon Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.10 £6 £1.40 Exacta: £72.90 Trifecta: £395.80
Non-Runners: Bare Elegance (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Golden Strike (IRE) 4 G AVG Richard Fahey 137 lbs 13/8 Won In rear - outpaced after 2f - still plenty to do over 2f out - switched right and good headway over 1f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - ran on(op 7/4 tchd 7/5)
2nd 5 Cash In (GB) 4 G Poor Tim Easterby 130 lbs 50/1 .5 In rear - headway over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
3rd 9 Elegant Call (IRE) 4 F Poor Tim Easterby 125 lbs 5/1 1.25 Took keen hold - pressed leader - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(tchd 11/2)
4th 8 Dark Sun (GB) 4 F Poor William Haggas 125 lbs 10/1 2.25 Dwelt start - took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - hung right and bumped rival over 2f out - headway over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said filly became unbalanced 2f out and hung right-handed)(op 15/2)
5th 6 Manhattan Mirage (IRE) 4 G Poor Dominic Ffrench Davis 130 lbs 6/4F 1.25 Awkward start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bumped over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the undulating nature of the track)(tchd 7/5 and tchd 13/8)
6th 4 Cuan (GB) 5 M Poor David O'Meara 133 lbs 40/1 5.5 Prominent against near rail - unbalanced and lost ground when hung right under 2f out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 2 Jill's Jungle (GB) 4 G Poor Mark Walford 138 lbs 22/1 3.25 Took keen hold - hung right throughout - led narrowly - headed and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 28/1)
8th 1 Blue Jay Way (GB) 4 G Poor John David Riches 133 lbs 300/1 1.5 Dwelt start - always behind(op 400/1)