15:42 Ripon

Thursday 17 April 2025

All14:0014:3515:1015:4216:1516:5017:25

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 11.02s

1^st

(9)

Dakota Gold

119-9

14/1

T: M DodsJ: Connor Beasley

Made all, pushed along 2f out, drifted right inside last, kept on very gamely op 12/1

2^nd

(6)

Aberama Gold

89-7

13/2

T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn

Mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden disputing 3rd 1f out, ran on, no telling impression on winner op 8/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

(8)

Fortamour

99-5

11/1

T: B HaslamJ: P Mulrennan

Mid-division, headway well over 2f out, pushed along and went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden inside last, not quite pace to challenge and lost a place closing stages, short of room near line op 17/2

4^th

1 ¾

(14)

The Good Biscuit

49-3

7/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: Joanna Mason

Mid-division, hampered on rails well over 1f out, pushed along 1f out, stayed on well to take 4th closing stages op 10/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

(13)

Danzan

108-10

16/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Amie Waugh (3)

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace op 18/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

2 ¼

(7)

La Rochette

49-6

100/1

T: Miss Tracy WaggottJ: William Pyle (5)

Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, faded 1f out op 80/1

7^th

(5)

Rock Opera

59-3

7/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Billy Garritty

Rear mid-division, pushed along and switched right well over 1f out, never involved op 9/1

8^th

1 ½

(10)

Mr Wagyu

109-3

7/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 11/2

9^th

(1)

Cairn Gorm

79-8

9/1

T: M ApplebyJ: L Morris

Raced far side with one other, prominent overall, ridden 2f out and soon beaten op 8/1 tchd 15/2

10^th

1 ¼

(11)

Valentine Catcher

49-6

10/3f

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, never on terms op 4/1

11^th

1 ½

(4)

Tiriac

59-3

40/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: Cam Hardie

Rear mid-division, pushed along 2f out, no response op 22/1

12^th

(2)

Beyond Borders

49-5

16/1

T: K FrostJ: J Mitchell

Raced far side with one other, mid-division overall, pushed along well over 2f out, soon beaten op 11/1

13^th

4 ¼

(12)

American Bay

49-2

13/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: D Nolan

Tracked leader, pushed along well over 2f out and soon unbalanced, dropped away op 7/1 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

(3)

Wobwobwob¹⁷³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 7

T: A Keatley J: O McSweeney

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.20Pl:£4.80, £2.60, £2.90EX:£62.60Trifecta:£229.50Tricast:£1,072.86SF:£109.15Swingers:£10.70, £10.80, £15.30

Forecasts

Valentine Catcher (10/3), Aberama Gold (13/2), American Bay (13/2), The Good Biscuit (7/1), Rock Opera (7/1), Mr Wagyu (7/1), Cairn Gorm (9/1), Fortamour (11/1), Wobwobwob (12/1), Dakota Gold (14/1), Danzan (16/1), Beyond Borders (16/1), Tiriac (40/1), La Rochette (100/1)

This is wide open so it could pay to side with course specialist FORTAMOUR who has bagged this prize twice already and is taken to complete the hat-trick here. Wobwobwob resumes on a handy-looking mark and has gone well fresh in the past so must enter calculations along with Dakota Gold, Aberama Gold and American Bay. Cairn Gorm completes the shortlist.

FORTAMOUR (IRE)
WOBWOBWOB (IRE)
DAKOTA GOLD

Previous Winners

2024

Fortamour

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 8

J: Joanna Mason | T: B Haslam

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £7,216.002nd: £3,384.003rd: £1,693.004th: £846.005th: £423.006th: £211.00