Racecards
21:30 Ripon
Coverdale Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Brios Boy
273- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Bastiman
- Jockey Dean McKeown
slowly into stride and went right start, always behind
Buginarug
31- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H McWilliams
- Jockey R Winston
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
Dave Best (IRE)
208- Form 500000-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
very slow away, always well behind, tailed off
Midges Pride
12- Form 00-0344
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey G Duffield
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 006
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
chased leaders, until weakened 2f out
Rue de Paris
22- Form 040-040
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, no extra inside last
- Form 006-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey Dale Gibson
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 304025
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Quinn
- Jockey L Fletcher
chased leaders, led over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish
- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey T Williams
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey J Fanning
slow away, towards rear, ridden halfway, kept on final 2f out
- Form 64
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Tony Culhane
close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish
In depth
Verdict
Not a race that will take much winning and this appears a good opportunity for Miss Mirage to open her account while Winthorpe and Royal Advocate look best of the remainder to have raced previously. The selection showed signs of inexperience on her debut at Chester when never sighted after a slow start behind the well regarded Chic. However, the daughter of Alhaarth showed she is progressing along the right lines when finishing a creditable fourth behind a potentially smart performer at Salisbury last week. The Barry Hills-trained filly displayed plenty of pace on the latter occasion and it is to be hoped she will be given a positive ride from the front, in which case the three-year-old should prove hard to peg back from a favourable low draw. Winthorpe ran well when narrowly denied in a handicap over course and distance late last month but had her limitations exposed when easily held next time off a mark of 65 and the ground may prove livelier than ideal for John Quinn's charge. Royal Advocate showed nothing on her first two starts in useful maiden company but showed a little more sparkle last time and may reach a place while newcomers Raccoon and Abellabrig are worth noting in the market.