16:40 Ripon

Saturday 21 July 2018

All14:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:50

VW Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Handicap

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 1m 40.28s

1^st

(2)

Weellan

39-3

2/1f

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Led early, tracked leaders, driven to lead again narrowly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish op 5/2

2^nd

(5)

How Bizarre

38-8

7/1

T: K A RyanJ: Shane Gray

Soon led, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, no extra towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

(3)

Shouranour

88-13

7/2

T: A D BrownJ: C J McGovern (5)

Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong, not reach front pair op 4/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

nse

(6)

Storm Ahead

59-10

11/4

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression with front pair tchd 5/2 and tchd 3/1

5^th

2 ¾

(1)

Two For Two

109-13

9/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton

Held up in touch in rear, ridden inside final 2f, never pace to threaten leaders op 8/1

6^th

(8)

Mutarakez

610-0

16/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Tracked leader after 1f, driven and lost place 2f out, soon behind, weakened over 1f out op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Acrux¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: S H James

(4)

Zain City²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: Callum Shepherd

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.10Pl:£1.20, £2.80EX:£10.70Trifecta:£34.60Tricast:£42.55SF:£15.84Swingers:£1.70, £1.80, £4.50

Forecasts

Weellan (2/1), Storm Ahead (11/4), Shouranour (7/2), Acrux (11/2), How Bizarre (7/1), Zain City (7/1), Two For Two (9/1), Mutarakez (16/1)

Not a race for voicing a strong opinion, but once more plenty of these horses have proven course form. Shouranour won this off 14lb higher in 2017, and finally got back on the right track when chasing home the once reluctant to win but now wholly revitalised Acrux over C&D recently, and that pair meet on 4lb revised terms today. Mutarakez will be suited by rain and has the ability to win this is electing to apply himself, whilst Storm Ahead represents the in-form Tim Easterby. However, the tentative selection is HOW BIZAARE who is unexposed on turf, and returns from a break off a lightweight.

How Bizarre
Storm Ahead
Acrux

Previous Winners

2017

Shouranour

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 7

J: Josh Doyle | T: A D Brown

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £6,340.002nd: £1,886.003rd: £943.004th: £471.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00