Racecards
15:30 Ripon
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,561
- 2nd: £2,263
- 3rd: £1,132
- 4th: £566
- Form 319-100
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 114123
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 91
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
- Form 30-8765
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 5972-01
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
soon chased leaders, weakened 2f out
- Form 147644
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey P McDonald
slowly away, towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 7533-25
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner
- Form 468350-
- Age 10
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
made all, pushed clear final furlong
- Form 7418-94
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leaders, not much room and lost place over 1f out
- Form 612480-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey M O'connell
always towards rear
- Form 2415-40
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey R Winston
behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Dubai Dynamo won this in 2011 and invariably goes well here though he wouldn't want the ground any faster, a remark that also applies to Swiftly Done, who is best with some give. Osteopathic Remedy beat St Moritz narrowly here in August though is another who enjoys softer conditions but LORD AERYN, who was beaten less than 2l by him on heavy going at Ayr in September, will be better suited by today's conditions and can take his revenge on 6lb better terms. He's handed the vote though both Ardmay and Frontier Fighter are running well and the former had several of these behind when scoring here last month.
Formwatch
St Moritz (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, always in rear, last of 15, 37l behind Navajo Chief (9-1) at York 1m listed hcp 0-110 (1) gd in May.
Frontier Fighter 5-2fav (8-10) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Ardmay (8-6) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 9-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, challenged over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2l behind Ardmay (8-6) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May.
Ardmay (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out, won at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gs in May beating Hi There (8-7) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Dubai Dynamo 20-1 (9-7) Keen in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 15, 2l behind Mont Ras (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Lord Aeryn (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Norse Blues (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.
Suits Me 12-1 (9-2) Led, brought field towards stand side over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out, 12th of 13, 36l behind No Poppy (8-10) at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Oct.
Sam Nombulist 10-1 (9-3) Chased winner until 2f out, stayed chasing leaders, carried head high and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Amazing Amoray (8-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in May.
Venutius 14-1 (8-13) In touch on outside, came stand side over 3f out, soon outpaced, behind final 2f, last of 13, 42l behind No Poppy (8-10) at York 1m hcp 0-100 (2) hvy in Oct.
Green Howard 9-2fav (9-7) In touch, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 11l behind It's A Mans World (8-6) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.
Swiftly Done (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Towards rear, never a factor, 14th of 22, 10l behind Levitate (8-4) at Doncaster 1m hcp (4yo+) (2) sft in Mar.