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16:17 Ripon

Thursday 18 April 2024

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:25

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 18.33s

1^st

(5)

Fortamour

89-4

7/1

T: B HaslamJ: Joanna Mason

Handy near side, ridded to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, on top close home when challenged op 13/2 tchd 15/2

2^nd

(7)

Illusionist

79-2

3/1f

T: Grant TuerJ: Harrison Shaw

Mid-division near side, ridden 2f out, headway to go 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, could not go by winner op 10/3

3^rd

(9)

Danzan

99-6

16/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Phil Dennis

Led near side, ridden and challenged 2f out, soon headed, kept on in 3rd op 18/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1

4^th

7 ½

(1)

Bay Breeze

59-10

10/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Prominent far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on in distant 4th op 7/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

2 ¼

(13)

Remarkable Force

49-9

8/1

T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart

Mid-division near side, hard ridden 3f out, soon behind, some late headway tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1

6^th

(10)

Grant Wood

59-9

12/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: D Nolan

Rear of mid-division near side, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong op 9/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

(3)

Thornaby Pearl

69-2

9/2

T: Adrian NichollsJ: Mia Nicholls (5)

Led far side, pushed along and weakned 2f out op 7/1

8^th

3 ¾

(12)

May Blossom

59-10

80/1

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Tom Kiely-Marshall (7)

Held up near side, struggling 3f out, never involved op 66/1

9^th

2 ¼

(2)

Ey Up It's Maggie

69-4

16/1

T: T Coyle & K WoodJ: Tommie Jakes (5)

Mid-division near side, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong op 14/1 tchd 18/1

10^th

2 ¼

(8)

Braveheart Boy

49-1

33/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman

Held up near side, pushed along and made no impression 3f out op 22/1

11^th

6 ½

(4)

Rock Opera

49-7

10/1

T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr

Prominent far side, pushed along and weakened 2f out op 7/1

12^th

2 ½

(11)

American Star

59-5

40/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: Brandon Wilkie (5)

Prominent near side, pushed along and weakened over 2f out op 50/1

13^th

(6)

Fools Rush In

69-8

8/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: Callum Rodriguez

Handy far side, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, behind over 1f out op 10/1 tchd 11/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.70, £1.40, £3.80EX:£31.80Trifecta:£471.40Tricast:£337.97SF:£28.60Swingers:£5.90, £21.50, £12.20

Forecasts

Illusionist (3/1), Thornaby Pearl (9/2), Fortamour (7/1), Remarkable Force (8/1), Fools Rush In (8/1), Bay Breeze (10/1), Rock Opera (10/1), Grant Wood (12/1), Danzan (16/1), Ey Up It's Maggie (16/1), Braveheart Boy (33/1), American Star (40/1), May Blossom (80/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but Grant Tuer's ILLUSIONIST rates the pick at the weights able to race off the same mark as when an excellent recent Thirsk second so gets the vote. Last year's victor Bay Breeze is greatly feared though off an easing mark, while the likes of Fools Rush In, Fortamour and Thornaby Pearl can all have a say too.