16:20 Ripon

Thursday 6 June 2019

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

VML Jan Norton Happy Birthday Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 11.75s

1^st

(2)

Magical Spirit

39-9

2/1f

T: K A RyanJ: A Mullen

Prominent, led 5f out, ran on well, clear towards finish op 11/8 tchd 5/4

2^nd

1 ½

(1)

Queen Of Burgundy

39-13

3/1

T: Mrs C A DunnettJ: Darragh Keenan (5)

Chased leaders and racing wide from others, went 2nd over 2f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong op 7/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Alfred The Grey

38-6

20/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: P Hanagan

Prominent, lost place over 4f out, effort 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on op 33/1

4^th

2 ½

(4)

Northern Society

39-6

12/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Shane Gray

Held up, closed 5f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out op 16/1

5^th

1 ¼

(10)

Saltie Girl

38-13

14/1

T: T D BarronJ: R P Downey

Led 1f, soon lost place, no impression final 2f op 12/1 tchd 16/1

6^th

(7)

Hard Solution

39-1

6/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Towards rear, ridden and some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 7/1

7^th

(8)

Murqaab

39-7

25/1

T: J BaldingJ: K Shoemark

Held up in rear, some headway over 1f out, soon weakened op 33/1

8^th

(5)

Gremoboy

39-1

8/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: R Winston

Prominent, driven over 2f out, soon lost place op 14/1

9^th

(9)

Jill Rose

39-2

10/1

T: R M WhitakerJ: Connor Murtagh (5)

Towards rear, driven 3f out, well beaten final 2f op 14/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Baldwin³¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: J Fanning

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.20, £1.40, £4.70EX:£9.40Trifecta:£93.90Tricast:£89.51SF:£7.92Swingers:£3.40, £7.40, £12.80

Forecasts

Magical Spirit (2/1), Queen Of Burgundy (3/1), Hard Solution (6/1), Baldwin (6/1), Gremoboy (8/1), Jill Rose (10/1), Northern Society (12/1), Saltie Girl (14/1), Alfred The Grey (20/1), Murqaab (25/1)

The improving fillies Northern Society and Queen Of Burgundy must prove themselves as being equally proficient with cut underfoot, although the chance of the latter in particular is an obvious one from a handicapping perspective with 5lb claimer Darragh Keenan off-setting over 80% of the penalty incurred (6lb) for winning at Leicester. Pace is likely to be plentiful with the speedsters Hard Solution and MAGICAL SPIRIT in the line up. The selection is proven under similar conditions, and due a 4lb rise for finishing a close second to an Archie Watson-trained winner at Redcar last week, really ought to be stamping his presence firmly in the mix.

Magical Spirit
Queen Of Burgundy
Saltie Girl

Previous Winners

2018

Mr Wagyu

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: Jason Hart | T: J & S Quinn

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,075.002nd: £1,213.003rd: £606.004th: £303.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00