Racecards
19:45 Ripon
Armstrong Memorial Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 170y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £7,731
- 2nd: £3,626
- 3rd: £1,814
- 4th: £906
- Form 09-5424
- Age 5
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey T Eaves
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 3f out, tailed off
- Form 3-05211
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
keen tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 318342
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Tom Marquand
dwelt, in touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 441143
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
disputed lead until led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 121581
- Age 8
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey O McSweeney
in touch, pushed along and headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3136-70
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
in touch in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
- Form 12-1390
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
keen disputed lead until 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Society Red has been a grand servant and popped up again here last month when making all. Fishable goes well here but David Allan prefers the hat-trick seeking Myristica, another course and distance winner. Menai Bridge has won on Turf but has raced mainly on the all-weather so far this year. MATCHLESS has raced over 1m4f the last twice but won over this trip twice at Doncaster in the spring. There should be a decent gallop in this and that might help Ivan Furtado’s charge who is preferred to the three-year-olds Claim The Crown and Spirit Catcher. The latter is not guaranteed to stay this far on pedigree.
Formwatch
Fishable 10-3 (9-12) Mid-division, pushed along into 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 3 3/4l behind Enfranchise (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Myristica (IRE) 2-1fav (9-13) Chased leader, led over 1f out, ran on well, readily, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Billy Roberts (8-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Menai Bridge 15-2 (9-7) Led 1f, tracked leader, pushed along to lead again 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 9, shd behind Big Meeting (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Matchless (IRE) 10-3 (8-13) Raced wide tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Charging Thunder (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Society Red 16-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden 2f out, held on gamely, won at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Commonsensical (9-3) by nk, 4 ran.
Claim The Crown (IRE) 200-1 (9-3) Raced centre, held up towards rear, some late minor headway, never on terms, 15th of 30, 7 3/4l behind Thesis (8-11) at Ascot 1m hcp stks (2) gf in Jun.
Spirit Catcher (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Dwelt, wide and headway to track leaders after 1f, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, last of 12, 12 1/4l behind Outgate (9-9) at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.