17:45 Ripon

Thursday 22 June 2017

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Stray FM Celebrating Ladies Day Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 39.89s

1^st

(1)

Cosmic Ray

59-6

13/8f

T: J L EyreJ: J Fanning

Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well op 7/4 tchd 2/1

2^nd

3 ¾

(4)

Billy Bond

58-5

11/2

T: R A FaheyJ: Sammy Jo Bell (3)

Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd last strides, no impression on winner op 7/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

(2)

Singapore Sling

49-7

9/4

T: J R FanshaweJ: Connor Beasley

Held up, pushed along 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, pressed for 2nd close home, no impression on winner op 5/2 tchd 2/1

4^th

nse

(7)

Midlight

58-4

4/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd last strides op 7/2

5^th

(3)

Almunther

48-13

14/1

T: Micky HammondJ: J Garritty

Ridden away from stalls, soon 2nd, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Deansgate³⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Adam J McNamara

(6)

Our Boy Jack²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: C R Dore J: Nathan Evans

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.40Pl:£1.10, £2.90EX:£8.10Trifecta:£26.20SF:£10.90

Forecasts

Cosmic Ray (13/8), Singapore Sling (9/4), Midlight (4/1), Billy Bond (11/2), Deansgate (7/1), Almunther (14/1), Our Boy Jack (14/1)

Question marks hang over most of these so a chance is taken on an improved show from ALMUNTHER who ran in a much better event than this at York recently on his handicap bow and is still relativley unexposed. Southern raider Singapore Sling may be better than he showed last time and connections have a good strike rate at this track, while Midlight has an obvious chance if returning to the form that saw him score in Scotland last month. Although he's shot up the weights, Cosmic Ray is progressive and is another to consider in a tricky finale.