20:25 Ripon

Friday 24 July 2020

All16:5517:2517:5518:2518:5519:2519:5520:25

Slaters Menswear Handicap

Off time: 20:26 | Winning time: 2m 2.94s

1^st

(1)

Fishable

39-2

2/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Slow into stride, in touch towards rear, pushed along 4f out, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right and ran on inside final furlong, eased close home op 15/8 tchd 6/4

2^nd

3 ¼

(4)

Scottish Summit

710-3

6/1

T: G A HarkerJ: S H James

Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 13/2

3^rd

(9)

Cote d'Azur

79-10

6/1

T: J L EyreJ: Lewis Edmunds

Raced wide tracked leaders, chased leader 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong tchd 13/2

4^th

1 ¼

(7)

Union

39-8

13/8f

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Keen early, close up, pushed along 4f out, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong tchd 7/4

5^th

(5)

Rich Belief

39-7

25/1

T: J D BethellJ: P J McDonald

Tracked leader until pushed along 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 22/1

6^th

2 ½

(3)

Manzo Duro

39-2

18/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Nolan

Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong op 22/1

7^th

(8)

Phantom Bride

38-5

80/1

T: K R BurkeJ: A Mullen

Raced wide in touch towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

8^th

(6)

Betushka

38-8

40/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

In touch in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out op 20/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Strawberry Rock²³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: H Palmer J: B A Curtis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.80Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £1.40EX:£12.90Trifecta:£38.90Tricast:£59.82SF:£13.93Swingers:£2.50, £2.40, £4.60

Forecasts

Union (13/8), Fishable (2/1), Strawberry Rock (7/2), Scottish Summit (6/1), Cote d'Azur (6/1), Manzo Duro (18/1), Rich Belief (25/1), Betushka (40/1), Phantom Bride (80/1)

It looms like the handicap is set to go to one of the more unexposed types in the race, and preference is for STRAWBERRY ROCK to strike on his handicap bow. His easy win on debut suggests he may have a bit of class about him and he wasn't disgraced over a longer trip last time, the drop back to 1m2f should bring out his optimum. Union has a very similar profile and was close up to a very useful yardstick last time, but the 5lb pull with the selection is off-putting, while Fishable has done nothing wrong in two starts nor generally has the buzzy Manzo Duro, but both will need to prove they effectively stay this trip.

Strawberry Rock
Union
Fishable

Previous Winners

2019

Cockalorum

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 4

J: David Egan | T: R Fell & S Murray

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £4,690.002nd: £1,396.003rd: £697.004th: £349.00