16:40 Ripon

Saturday 28 September 2024

All13:3514:1014:4515:2016:0016:4017:1517:50

Michael Raby Memorial Handicap (Div 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 6  |   6f  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:40  |   Winning time: 1m 13.58s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(9)
Horse silk
Oso Rapidop15
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR:  66| D
11/1
13/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 15 days ago, weakening having helped force the strong early gallop. Mark has eased a little more and no great surprise to see a better showing from handy draw.
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2
(1)
Horse silk
Thornaby Pearl15
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR:  64| BF| CD
5/2
C&D winner. Good fifth of 11 in handicap (5/2) at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 15 days ago, not beaten at all far despite having been pestered throughout on the front end. Well proven under these conditions and worth considering from career-low mark.
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3
(7)
Horse silk
Stormy Pearlp11
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: T Eaves| T: D Thompson| OR:  63| D
12/1
Landed back-to-back handicaps at Hamilton/Redcar in July. Excuses on 2 of his 3 starts since, keeping on when short of room last ½f when seventh of 9 in handicap at latter-named venue (5f, good to firm, 4/1) 11 days ago. However, he remains 6 lb above last winning mark.
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4
(6)
Horse silk
Havana Pursuit5
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR:  62| C| D
5/2
Course winner. Produced best effort of present campaign under a switch to front-running tactics when second of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 3/1) 5 days ago. Definite claims with a repeat.
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5
(3)
Horse silk
Canaria Queen7
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: Amie Waugh(3)| T: T D Easterby| OR:  58| D
6/1
Caught the eye at Hamilton (6f, soft) on penultimate start but failed to build on that when tenth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Chester (5.5f, soft) 7 days ago, ridden 2f out and soon beaten. Needs to bounce back.
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6
(5)
Horse silk
Obligatory38
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR:  59
40/1
Record very patchy this season but he arrives here on the back of a good second of 8 in novice (18/1) at Carlisle (5.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago, no match for winner. Return to handicaps more suitable if he can back that up here.
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7
(2)
Horse silk
Without Flaw18
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: Miss T Jackson| OR:  57| D
8/1
Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft, 15/2) 18 days ago, not ideally placed and unable to really open up. Pick of her form this year suggests she's capable of playing a part from this mark and conditions will hold no fears.
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8
(4)
Horse silk
Tilsworth Turf28
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: J R Jenkins| OR:  49| D
18/1
Winner at Leicester in April. However, not in anything like the same form in handful of starts since, eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 100/1) 28 days ago. Others preferred.
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9
(8)
Horse silk
Mr Trevorb18
Age: 6|  Weight: 8-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR:  46| D
14/1
Bounced back to form with blinkers reapplied when good second of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, sticking on well having set a sound pace. Claims of making his mark again back at 6f provided the headgear has desired effect once more.
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Forecasts

Havana Pursuit (5/2), Thornaby Pearl (5/2), Canaria Queen (6/1), Without Flaw (8/1), Oso Rapido (11/1), Stormy Pearl (12/1), Mr Trevor (14/1), Tilsworth Turf (18/1), Obligatory (40/1)

Verdict

THORNABY PEARL ran a solid race, that despite being pestered throughout on the front end, when finishing a close-up fifth over this trip at Chester 2 weeks ago. Lining up here from a career-low mark, he's well proven on soft ground and can confirm the promise of that effort here. Havana Pursuit rates the chief threat following a good second at Hamilton earlier this week. Without Flaw and Oso Rapido also make each-way appeal.

  1. Thornaby Pearl5/2
  2. Havana Pursuit5/2
  3. Without Flaw8/1

Prize Money

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

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