Racecards
20:40 Ripon
SIS Live Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 84-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Connor Beasley
in touch, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
Desert Chief
233- Form 7-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey George Chaloner
slowly away, in rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Questo
23- Form 42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey R Ffrench
chased leader, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 6256-53
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, kept on well
- Form 43
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led, headed over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place close home
- Form 00-70
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 47
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Joey Haynes
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
- Form 097-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 42
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
As Good As Gold hasn't shown overmuch in either start since joining Richard Fahey from Ballydoyle although she's clearly entitled to win this on the best of her form for Aidan O'Brien. But she's unlikely to represent anything in the way of value and is taken on with ARMS AROUND ME. Bryan Smart's gelding has improved run-by-run and a repeat of his seasonal reappearance when runner-up to Don't Touch will see him definitely in the mix. He holds Questo on latest running though the Waggott gelding remains entitled to respect along with Farrah's Choice, the latter having displayed a fair level of ability in a couple of ordinary northern maidens.
Formwatch
Arms Around Me (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway far side over 2f out, driven and kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Don't Touch (9-0) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Desert Chief 50-1 (9-5) Very slowly away, detached in rear, 7th of 10, 18l behind Silvery Blue (9-0) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Only Just (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Went left start, behind, outpaced 2f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 9, 8l behind Foolaad (9-12) at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gf.
Questo 9-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Shootingsta (9-5) at Redcar 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
As Good As Gold (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Led, rider dropped whip over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Eastern Racer (9-5) at Chester 6f 3yo mdn (4) gd in May.
Farrah's Choice 7-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Signoret (8-9) at Thirsk 6f 3yo mdn aut (6) gf in May.
Kinloch Pride 33-1 (8-12) Always behind, 14th of 17, 16l behind Candlelight (9-5) at Redcar 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Reckless Blue 66-1 (9-0) Led 1f, prominent, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, well behind Brave Leader (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo mdn stks (5).