Racecards
19:45 Ripon
Next Evening Meeting Wednesday 25th May Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 170y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £3,726
- 2nd: £1,749
- 3rd: £875
- 4th: £437
- Form 5218-12
- Age 5
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Jonny Peate
held up in rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 82943-3
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey P Mulrennan
restless in stalls, steadied start, held up in last pair, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 3570-60
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Cam Hardie
off the pace in last trio, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, tailed off
- Form 12711-7
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer S Whitaker
- Jockey Phil Dennis
chased leaders on inside, switched left 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out, stayed on
- Form 22425-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders out wide, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
- Form 204911-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T Davidson
- Jockey Jason Hart
raced keenly tracking leaders, weakened 3f out, tailed off
- Form 5006-42
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 67308-4
- Age 9
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 57
led, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on
In depth
Verdict
Eligible is only 1-21 but placed a couple of times at Wolverhampton around the turn of the year though Wots The Wifi Code has the more recent form. Tony Coyle’s charge won at Doncaster on his reappearance but failed to cope with an 8lb rise here subsequently and is even higher in the weights now. INTERCESSOR ran right up to his best when second to Glen Esk at Haydock and should make a bold bid to defy a 5lb rise with Joe Fanning taking over from an apprentice. All Things Bright won a seller and a claimer at Redcar in the autumn but may need this.
Formwatch
Wots The Wifi Code 11-8jfav (8-2) Held up in rear, hit rail on bend 6f out, ridden and modest headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong but no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Skycutter (9-7) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Eligible (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders and switched left to inside over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Old Port (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Cote d'Azur 100-1 (9-4) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Robert Walpole (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) In rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Almufeed (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Little Ted 13-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, raced keenly, modest effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 27 1/4l behind Jamil (8-4) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Apr.
All Things Bright (IRE) 5-6fav (8-7) Disputed lead, led 5f out, pushed along and going well under 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and ran on well, comfortably, won at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) sft in Nov beating Ralphy Boy Two (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Intercessor 8-1 (8-3) Awkward and bumped start, raced keenly, held up in mid-division, headway 7f out, led over 3f out, clear over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Glen Esk (9-1) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Bit Of A Quirke 22-1 (9-0) Raced wide prominent, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 9l behind Love Your Work (9-6) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Apr.