Racecards
18:40 Ripon
Boroughbridge Selling Handicap (Class 6)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 10y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 071704-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer R O'Leary
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
Al Azy (IRE)
15- Form 500371
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S Donohoe
led for 3f, remained handy, ridden over 2f out, driven and weakened final furlong
- Form 7789-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent, led after 3 furlongs, ridden over 2f out, edged left and held on well final furlong
Den Maschine
39- Form 574
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division, effort under pressure 2f out, driven and no extra close home
- Form 6/84953-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey N Callan
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Doctor Delta
122- Form 70-4840
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey J Quinn
always towards rear, never a factor
- Form 80315-8
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S De Sousa
mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 307579
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Amy Baker
in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 30/6380-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer B J Llewellyn
- Jockey P Mulrennan
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Al Azy, Art Value and Benayoun make the shortlist here, with AL AZY taken to maintain his winning form. Benayoun has been running with some credit in selling company over hurdles recently, and has been kept busy after an all-weather campaign. He seems a little reluctant however to win his races, and he is opposed. Art Value is an interesting contender, having stayed on well at his first attempt at this trip, to be a decent fourth in another seller recently. In the context of this race that is a solid effort and he is respected. Al Azy comes here on the back of a good win in a non selling handicap over a slightly longer trip, and Al Azy looks capable of following up.
Formwatch
Follow The Sun (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest at finish, 4th of 12, 7l behind Bavarian Nordic (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (5) hvy in Oct.
Al Azy (IRE) 8-1 (7-11) Made all, set steady pace, quickened over 1f out unchallenged, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Lady Pilot (8-10) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Promise Maker (USA) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden, outpaced final 2f, 9th of 14, 14l behind Stand Guard (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Den Maschine 6-1 (9-10) Dwelt and towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Southern Mistral (9-10) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Apr.
Art Value 16-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, driven and headway on far rail inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 5l behind Jafaru (8-10) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Benayoun 11-1 (8-10) Prominent, led approaching 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Ming Vase (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs in Mar '08.
Doctor Delta 11-1 (8-4) Mid-division on outer, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 30l behind General Tufto (7-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (6) fbs in Feb.
Sorrento Moon (IRE) 22-1 (8-7) Never better than mid-division, 8th of 16, 11l behind Forrest Flyer (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in May.
Beckenham's Secret 20-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 14l behind Rose Of Coma (8-2) at Leicester 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in May.
Leprechaun's Gold (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 28l behind Check Up (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f sell stks (6) gf in Jul.