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14:55 Ripon

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  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 170y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.51s
  • Off Time: 14:56:18
  • 11 Ran
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Silk -
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6/1

    3
    Silk -
    1(8)
    Silk - Black and Orange (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Black spots, Yellow cap, Black spots

    Watersmeet

    75 BF
    7/2
    • Form 222
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 70

    tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out

    2(2)
    Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star
    5/2
    • Form 59-32
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 70

    chased leader, ridden over 2f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish

    3(10)
    Silk - Red, black seams, white sleeves, black armlets, black cap
    7/1
    • Form 15-3233
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 69

    held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace

    4(5)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Maroon chevron, Maroon cap
    7/1
    • Form 38-4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 68

    mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, kept on same pace from over 2f out, no impression

    6(9)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Orange sash, White sleeves, Emerald Green and Orange quartered cap
    25/1
    • Form 62470-8
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 58

    towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

    7(7)
    Silk - Emerald green, grey spots

    Aldreth

    21 p
    6/1
    • Form 800-425
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8
    • Official Rating 57

    led, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish

    8(11)
    Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

    Bar Shy

    266
    11/1
    • Form 8748-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 56

    held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, never dangerous

    9(6)
    Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, quartered cap
    50/1
    • Form 77-50
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-5
    • Official Rating 54

    dwelt, in rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous

    10(1)
    Silk - Pink, emerald green seams, pink cap
    • Form 6695-5
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-4
    • Official Rating 53

    held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened

    11(3)
    Silk - Grey, white braces, white sleeves, grey armlets
    20/1
    • Form 07-363
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-2
    • Official Rating 51

    held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon went 3rd, kept on final furlong

    12(12)
    Silk - Yellow, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red and Yellow halved sleeves

    Tawan

    8 p
    100/1
    • Form 09-770
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-2
    • Official Rating 45

    tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out

    5(4)
    NR
    • Form 070-35
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 62

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Watersmeet has earned his rating with three runners-up efforts on Polytrack and there's no reason to believe he won't be as effective on Turf. He still looked in need of experience at Wolverhampton and looks certain to make the frame. TOWER POWER made his handicap debut at Nottingham after three moderate Polytrack runs and looked very much at home on the surface. He had a desperately unlucky run and should have won so a 3lb rise doesn't look enough to prevent him going one better. Special Miss also makes her Turf debut after three Polytrack efforts and this half-sister to seven winners has more to offer. Aldreth was fancied at Beverley last time after a better run at Redcar but was undone by the very heavy ground and this should more to his liking while the consistent front-runner Truancy could be suited by racing on ground with some give for the first time.

    Formwatch

    Watersmeet 2-5fav (8-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Maahir (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.

    Tower Power 20-1 (9-0) Taken to post early, dwelt, soon pushed along to go close up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Rough Courte (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.

    Truancy (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken well over 1f out, 3rd and one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Golden Spear (9-3) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.

    Special Miss 5-1 (9-0) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 4l behind Captain Morley (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.

    Mitcd (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression, 8th of 10, 13l behind Twin Appeal (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.

    Aldreth 7-2 (9-4) In rear, ridden 3f out, headway soon after, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 7l behind Dry Your Eyes (9-7) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in May.

    Bar Shy 16-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 14l behind Shirocco Passion (8-5) at Redcar 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.

    Highway Pursuit 33-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon tailed off, 13th of 16, 20l behind Dutch Lady (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.

    Moving Waves (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.

    Nam Ma Prow 50-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Trinity Star (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.

    Tawan 100-1 (7-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off 2f out, last of 11, well behind Blue Talisman (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gs in May.

    Frosty The Snowman (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, gradually weakened, 5th of 6, 8l behind Cape Arrow (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in May.