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18:45 Ripon
Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,156
- 2nd: £2,890
- 3rd: £1,446
- 4th: £723
- Form 072-751
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, closed going best over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden out and ran on well final furlong
- Form 23730-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Faye McManoman
mid-division, niggled along 3f out, ridden and outpaced well over 1f out, held final furlong
- Form 71201-8
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S England
- Jockey O McSweeney
dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression until closed entering final furlong, kept on
- Form 441538-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ran on same pace until no extra and dropped to 5th closing stages
- Form 500000-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Brandon Wilkie
in touch towards outer, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression and beaten over 1f out
- Form 79844-7
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
went right start, led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, slightly short of room inside final furlong but kept on
- Form 22521-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
tracked leaders, lost place and niggled along over 4f out, pushed along well over 3f out and soon outpaced, no impression until closed over 1f out, kept on until no extra close home
- Form 243225
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Sam Feilden
midfield, lost ground and towards rear after 1f, dropped to last and pushed along under 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway and slightly short of room over 1f out, ran on into 3rd closing stages
- Form 759-552
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Flying Pursuit is 7lb lower than when landing this 12 months ago but his form tailed off badly last summer and he’s in the veteran stage now. Something was clearly amiss with Mark's Choice when he finished a long way behind easy winner FORTAMOUR here just over three weeks ago but eyebrows will be raised if he reverses that form now on only 5lb better terms. Manigordo was also well beaten in that contest but Dream Composer looked to be running into form at Wetherby and makes more appeal than Twilight Secret and Shallow Hal.
Formwatch
Fortamour (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Midfield, headway when ridden 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead last 110 yards, won going away, won at Ripon 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Shark Two One (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Imperium Blue 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and pressed leaders over 1f out, faded inside last, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Asjad (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Mark's Choice (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 13l behind Fortamour (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Cottam Lane 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 8th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Trumble (9-2) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Flying Pursuit 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders 4f, 11th of 15, 5l behind Ava Go Joe (9-4) at Nottingham 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Manigordo (USA) 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Fortamour (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Twilight Secret 5-2fav (9-9) Chased leader, ridden and every chance final furlong, could not go pace of leader final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Fanzone (8-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Shallow Hal 11-8fav (9-6) Led group towards stand side until groups merged 2f out, ridden and weakened towards finish, 5th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Pearl Of Qatar (9-7) at Ayr 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Dream Composer (FR) 5-1 (9-4) Restrained in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Rolfe Rembrandt (9-7) at Wetherby 5f hcp (4) gf in Apr.