Racecards
15:40 Ripon
Ripon 'Cock O' The North' Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Intiwin (IRE)
173- Form 332105-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J Garritty
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on to lead post
- Form 32212-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on
- Form 915371-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Jordan Vaughan
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 521-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
led, ridden over 1f out, pressed over 1f out, caught post
- Form 333047-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Sakhee's Return
215- Form 81446-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Weld Al Emarat ran green on his debut at Southwell but still managed to score. He is well bred and has bags of scope so could be a lot better than his current handicap mark suggests. Little Lady Katie would have every chance if able to reproduce her run in a nursery at Newmarket in October. She's 7lb higher but Jordan Vaughan's claim takes care of a chunk of that. TADQEEQ only won a Wolverhampton maiden last year but returned to action in a hot handicap at Musselburgh won by Moonlightnavigator and ran very well. He's gone up 4lb since but that rise was justified and he'll be a tough nut to crack here with that run under his belt. Intiwin was a consistent sort last year and should win more races but this is a step up in class for Al Bandar and both Assault On Rome and Sakhee's Return also have a bit to prove.
Formwatch
Weld Al Emarat 4-1 (9-5) Dwelt and slow into stride, raced green and headway on wide outside to press leaders halfway, led over 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, ran on, impressive, won at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec beating Reetaj (9-5) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Intiwin (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Tachophobia (8-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
Al Bandar (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, ridden to join winner and edged right inside final furlong, lost on the bob, 2nd of 7, shd behind Panda Spirit (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Little Lady Katie (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Pulcinella (9-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Tadqeeq 9-2fav (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on and lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Moonlightnavigator (8-9) at Musselburgh 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Assault On Rome (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, ridden and lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Popeswood (8-12) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Sakhee's Return 20-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 12l behind Dance Of Fire (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.