Racecards
16:30 Ripon
Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £18,000 added
- Winner: £9,277
- 2nd: £4,351
- 3rd: £2,176
- 4th: £1,087
- Form 181230
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 781986
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Dylan Cunha
- Jockey Greg Cheyne
close up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
- Form 213540
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, just held on
- Form 542750
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
tracked winner, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, joined winner inside final furlong, just held
In depth
Verdict
Faro De San Juan has some useful form in the book this season but is not easy to catch right. Bay Breeze has a couple of victories to his name this term but has found life tougher off higher marks on his last three starts. FORTAMOUR landed this prize a couple of years ago and three of his four wins on Turf have come here - he may have been laid out for this. Twelfth Knight also runs this track well and had been in good form this term until a rare disappointment latest. It will be no surprise to see him put that behind him but the concession of 10lb to the selection may just prove too much.
Formwatch
Twelfth Knight (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened rapidly, soon behind, 14th of 16, 8 1/2l behind Ramiro (8-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Faro De San Juan (IRE) 6-1 (9-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Dark Trooper (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Bay Breeze 18-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Paws For Thought (9-6) at Hamilton 6f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
Fortamour (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Wild Lion (9-13) at York 7f hcp (3) gf in Jun.