17:40 Ripon

Saturday 22 July 2023

All14:4615:2015:5616:3017:0517:40

Ripon Racecourse Stable Staff Championships 'Confined' Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   6f  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:42  |   Winning time: 1m 13.68s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
1
(2)
Horse silk
Thornaby Pearl9
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-12| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR:  67| CD
13/8
C&D winner. 7/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run and he's a leading contender here.
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Timeform
2
(5)
Horse silk
Strength 'n Honourb11
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-9| J: P Mathers| T: C N Kellett| OR:  69
33/1
Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 11 in handicap (125/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 11 days ago. Needs to bounce back.
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Timeform
3
(3)
Horse silk
Wreck It Ryleyb19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: S A Gray| T: Grant Tuer| OR:  67
5/1
Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good, 18/1) 19 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on and by no means a forlorn hope.
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Timeform
4
(6)
Horse silk
South Dakota Sioux9
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Winn(3)| T: D O'Meara| OR:  66| BF| D
7/1
Latest win at Wetherby in June. Tenth of 15 in handicap (5/1) at Doncaster (5.6f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Appeals as the type who will bounce back quickly.
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Timeform
5
(1)
Horse silk
Glendownp12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR:  63| CD
5/1
11/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 12 days ago, all out. Should give it a good shot off this 3 lb higher mark.
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Timeform
6
(4)
Horse silk
Miss Willowsh22
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: S Whitaker| OR:  54
5/1
Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago. Improvement needed.
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Timeform
7
(7)
Horse silk
Zegos Surpriset2
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-9| J: A J Farragher(3)| T: I Jardine| OR:  45
7/1
One win from 22 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good to soft, 9/1) 2 days ago. 5 lb 'wrong' at the weights.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Thornaby Pearl (13/8), Wreck It Ryley (5/1), Miss Willows (5/1), Glendown (5/1), Zegos Surprise (7/1), South Dakota Sioux (7/1), Strength 'n Honour (33/1)

Verdict

Having shaped with encouragement on his recent reappearance at Doncaster, THORNABY PEARL looks the way to go. The 5-y-o evidently goes well here and is now 4 lb below his last winning mark. Glendown hit the target over this C&D last time and is clear second choice ahead of Wreck It Ryley and South Dakota Sioux.

Prize Money

1st: £5,234.002nd: £2,456.003rd: £1,227.004th: £614.005th: £306.00

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