14:55 Ripon

Sunday 20 May 2018

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:3017:00

VW Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 2m 3.17s

1^st

(4)

Indomeneo

39-6

5/2f

T: R A FaheyJ: S De Sousa

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway on rails over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, squeezed through on inside over 2f out, ridden to lead 125 yards out, stayed on op 7/2 tchd 4/1

2^nd

(1)

We Are The World

39-2

5/1

T: A WatsonJ: D Tudhope

Raced keenly, chased leading pair, switched left over 2f out, ridden in 2nd over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on tchd 4/1

3^rd

(3)

Benadalid

38-13

6/1

T: C W FairhurstJ: P Mulrennan

Off the pace in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, led inside final 2f, narrowly headed final 125 yards, stayed on op 7/1 tchd 15/2

4^th

(8)

Starlight Mystery

39-7

15/2

T: C & M JohnstonJ: P J McDonald

Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, 3rd over 3f out, 2nd and every chance over 2f out, edged right and weakened final furlong tchd 7/1

5^th

(5)

Glorious Player

38-11

9/2

T: Tom DascombeJ: R Kingscote

Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong op 4/1 tchd 7/2

6^th

(6)

Jo's Girl

38-11

12/1

T: Micky HammondJ: A Mullen

Towards rear, pushed along before halfway, switched left over 2f out, never a factor tchd 10/1

7^th

(2)

Sheriff

39-3

28/1

T: Miss A MurphyJ: Lewis Edmunds (3)

Shade keen, led pushed along and headed 3f out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened 2f out tchd 25/1

8^th

(9)

Narcos

39-3

7/1

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Soon struggling in rear, never a factor, tailed off and eased final 2f op 6/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Emerald Rocket⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: K R Burke J: Connor Beasley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.70Pl:£1.10, £1.90, £1.60EX:£17.80Trifecta:£96.00Tricast:£65.92SF:£14.72Swingers:£3.40, £4.50, £6.30

Forecasts

Indomeneo (5/2), Glorious Player (9/2), We Are The World (5/1), Benadalid (6/1), Narcos (7/1), Starlight Mystery (15/2), Jo's Girl (12/1), Emerald Rocket (16/1), Sheriff (28/1)

Several of these look high enough in the weights, including Starlight Mystery, Indomeneo and Narcos, who represent leading Northern stables. With that in mind, it may pay to row in with GLORIOUS PLAYER, who is having his first run in a handicap after three fair efforts over shorter on the AW. Jo's Girl looks a live danger after her win at Pontfract, while Benadalid ran well at Haydock last time and has an each-way chance if handling this faster ground.

Glorious Player
Jo's Girl
Benadalid

Previous Winners

2017

Rita's Man

Weight: 8-6 |Age: 3

J: S De Sousa | T: R Hannon

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £6,728.002nd: £2,002.003rd: £1,000.004th: £500.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00