Ripon
16:20
Joe Simpson Memorial Handicap
Ripon Date: Thu, 29 May 2025 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £2.30 £2.80 £1.80 Exacta: £67.40 Tricast: £251.33 Trifecta: £297.50
Non-Runners: Golden Prosperity (self certificate, coughing), Tickets (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Hurstwood (GB) 8 G AVG Peter Niven 128 lbs 6/1 Won Raced far side - prominent - pressed leader over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - faced challenge towards finish - just did enough - 1st of 4 in group(tchd 13/2)
2nd 12 Missmimi (GB) 5 M AVG Tina Jackson 127 lbs 8/1 .5 Raced near side - midfield - headway and led group over 2f out - pressed winner towards finish - ran on - 1st of 8 in group(op 9/1)
3rd 6 Ishe Worth Agamble (GB) 4 G AVG Tim Easterby 132 lbs 9/2 1.25 Raced near side - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hung right when headway over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - 2nd of 8 in group (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 5/1)
4th 2 Canaria Queen (GB) 5 M AVG Tim Easterby 134 lbs 14/1 1 Raced far side - in touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 2nd of 4 in group(op 12/1)
5th 5 Enderman (GB) 7 G Poor Paul Midgley 132 lbs 9/2 .75 Raced near side - prominent - outpaced over 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - kept on - 3rd of 8 in group(op 13/2)
6th 3 Eldeyaar (IRE) 6 G Poor Antony Brittain 133 lbs 22/1 0.1 Raced far side - led overall - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds - 3rd of 4 in group(op 14/1)
7th 4 Bellagio Man (IRE) 7 G AVG Antony Brittain 132 lbs 22/1 1 Awkward start - raced near side - in rear - headway inside final furlong - 4th of 8 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 11/1)
8th 10 Juryman (GB) 5 G Poor Jacqueline Coward 130 lbs 10/1 0.05 Reared in stalls before start - raced near side - never better than midfield - 5th of 8 in group(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
9th 15 Miss Rainbow (IRE) 3 F AVG Tracy Waggott 126 lbs 22/1 1.25 Raced near side - led group - headed in group over 2f out - soon hung right - weakened over 1f out - 6th of 8 in group (jockey said filly hung right-handed)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
10th 8 Elliott (IRE) 4 G Poor Rebecca Menzies 131 lbs 22/1 .5 Dwelt start - raced near side - never better than midfield - 7th of 8 in group(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
11th 13 Fumbleinthejungle (GB) 5 G Poor John David Riches 121 lbs 150/1 7 Raced near side - took keen hold - prominent - weakened over 2f out - 8th of 8 in group(op 100/1)
12th 11 Better (IRE) 4 G Poor Paul Midgley 129 lbs 20/1 0.3 Lost many lengths start - raced far side - always behind - 4th of 4 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 22/1)
99th 9 Variety Island (GB) 5 G Poor Simon Whitaker 123 lbs 100/30F - Anticipated start - lost many lengths start - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding had initially anticipated the start - hitting his head on the stalls and was subsequently slowly away as start was affected; he added he pulled up inside 1st furlong as he felt something was amiss with gelding; vet said gelding sustained a wound to his head)(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)