18:20 Ripon

Thursday 20 June 2019

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3517:1017:4518:20

Inn At South Stainley Handicap (Div 2)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 6  |   1m 4f 10y  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:20  |   Winning time: 2m 39.64s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(7)
Horse silk
Rich Cumminsb123
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: C & M Johnston| OR:  61| BF
4/1
Eight-race maiden with a string of second placed finishes on the CV; beaten favourite on each of his last three starts, including at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) latest; enters the reckoning in first-time blinkers.
2
(9)
Horse silk
Play It By Eart123
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-10| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR:  61
7/2
Five-race maiden; stepped up beyond 1m for the first time when finishing behind (seventh of nine) today's rival Rich Cummins at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) latest; is now fitted with a tongue tie.
3
(3)
Horse silk
Theatro32
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR:  58
5/2
Well beaten in her last couple of starts in novice contests (1m2f), admittedly by the likes of Surfman (Newcastle) and Great Example (here); up in trip for handicap debut and that should suit as a half-sister to Lord Yeats; chance.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Ritchie Star21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR:  57
6/1
Five race maiden; is slowly get to grips with the racing game and ran his best race yet just three weeks ago at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) when beaten 2L by Champagne Teri; tackles a new trip.
6
(4)
Horse silk
Langholmt31
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-13| J: C J MacRedmond(7)| T: D Carroll| OR:  50
13/2
Hasn't lived up to his yearling price tag (€100,000) yet; raced prominently until weakening from the furlong pole at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) last month; 3lb lower, stable going well and dropped back in trip.
7
(8)
Horse silk
Amourie21
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-11| J: C Lee| T: R Craggs| OR:  48
28/1
Five-race maiden with no worthwhile form; finished ninth of 13 at Carlisle (1m1f, soft) latest, and on that basis has a mountain to climb with Ritchie Star (second).
8
(5)
Horse silk
Golden Grenade43
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-9| J: Robbie Walsh(7)| T: Ian Williams| OR:  46
16/1
Hasn't beaten too many rivals home in four starts, although he was racing on the Fibresand at Southwell (1m3f) on handicap debut - feasibly didn't suit; 4lb lower; needs to show significant improvement.
9
(1)
Horse silk
Geyser23
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Connor Murtagh(5)| T: F P Murtagh| OR:  45
12/1
Seven-race maiden; finished a respectable fifth (not far behind today's rival Rich Cummins) at Redcar latest; the initial signs were that the step up in trip was in his favour; clearly moderate, albeit not totally discounted.

Non-Runners

5
(6)
Horse silk
Magrevio22
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 3
T: L Bailey  J: D Nolan
NR

Forecasts

Theatro (5/2), Play It By Ear (7/2), Rich Cummins (4/1), Ritchie Star (6/1), Langholm (13/2), Geyser (12/1), Golden Grenade (16/1), Magrevio (25/1), Amourie (28/1)

Verdict

A weak finale (essentially a maiden masquerading as a handicap), and that might just provide the consistent RICH CUMMINS with the required key to unlock the door to the winners enclosure. In finishing second again at Redcar (1m6f), he had a couple of these rivals in behind and he should confirm placings with Geyser and Play It By Ear. Of the others, the filly Theatro is less exposed than the majority, and as a half-sister to the winning 2m hurdler Lord Yeats could well appreciate this extra yardage on handicap debut.
  1. Rich Cummins
  2. Theatro
  3. Langholm

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £300.00

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