Fast Results

Scores

15:40 Ripon

Sunday 21 May 2017

All14:0014:3515:1015:4016:1016:4017:10

Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 53.89s

1^st

(6)

Gurkha Friend

58-9

2/1f

T: Karen McLintockJ: S De Sousa

Made all, ridden over 2f out, driven and strongly pressed throughout final furlong, stayed on gamely op 11/4

2^nd

(8)

Briardale

58-9

15/2

T: J D BethellJ: P J McDonald

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, strong challenge and every chance throughout final furlong, no extra final strides op 8/1

3^rd

(1)

Knight Owl

78-12

7/1

T: J R FanshaweJ: George Wood (5)

Tracked leaders in 5th on inside, not clear run over 2f out, switched left and squeezed through 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd post op 13/2

4^th

nse

(4)

Rainbow Rebel

48-6

8/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning

Tracked leading pair on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd post op 9/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

(10)

Empress Ali

68-9

22/1

T: T P TateJ: J P Sullivan

Tracked winner until 2f out, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, 5th and one pace inside final furlong tchd 20/1 and 25/1

6^th

(7)

Miss Van Gogh

58-2

13/2

T: R A FaheyJ: P Hanagan

Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th and held when eased close home op 11/2

7^th

(2)

Snoano

59-7

4/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders over 3f out, slightly bumped over 2f out, ridden and uable to quicken over 1f out, 7th and held when eased close home tchd 7/2 and 9/2

8^th

(3)

Silvery Moon

108-5

25/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Rachel Richardson (3)

Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders 3f out, edged right and weakened over 2f out op 20/1 tchd 28/1

9^th

(5)

Strong Steps

58-9

16/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: T Hamilton

Took keen hold, held up in last pair, pushed along over 3f out, never involved op 20/1 tchd 14/1

Watch Race Replay

Unlimited race replays of all UK & Irish racing

Non-Runners

(9)

Weekend Offender³⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: K A Ryan J: T Eaves

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.90Pl:£1.60, £2.40, £2.10EX:£20.90Trifecta:£115.00Tricast:£89.58SF:£17.86Swingers:£4.90, £4.80, £5.40

Forecasts

Gurkha Friend (2/1), Snoano (4/1), Miss Van Gogh (13/2), Knight Owl (7/1), Weekend Offender (7/1), Briardale (15/2), Rainbow Rebel (8/1), Strong Steps (16/1), Empress Ali (22/1), Silvery Moon (25/1)

A strong case can be made for most in this with Briardale and Gurkha Friend both winning well last time and now requiring career bests to follow up. Knight Owl won first time out last season so cannot be ruled out whilst Miss Van Gogh is down to an attractive mark. Snoano is dropped in class having not been disgraced in Group company at Chester last time. WEEKEND OFFENDER represents an age group that have won six of the last nine renewals of this. His latest run looks good given the winner ran a big race at Ascot last weekend and the runner-up bolted up at Newmarket on Friday. He looked unlucky in running that day and he is selected to gain compensation.