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15:20 Ripon

Total Butler Handicap (Class D)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.52s
  • 14 Ran
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1
Silk -

Torrent

20/1

    2
    Silk -

    Beyond Calculation (USA)

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Strensall

      9/2

        1(5)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Wicked Uncle

        26
        10/1
        • Form 26300-0
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-11

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        2(14)
        Silk - Yellow, Black star, Red cap

        Beyond Calculation (USA)

        5
        20/1
        • Form 6100-05
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-9

        chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

        3(11)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue diamond and sleeves, Black cap

        Brigadore

        8
        50/1
        • Form 5-00000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Blackheath (IRE)

        14
        4/1
        • Form 126252
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-5

        towards rear, effort when not clear on entering final furlong, kept on towards finish

        5(13)
        Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

        Amber's Bluff

        12 b
        33/1
        • Form 31P0-00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly into stride, brief effort 2f out, soon weakened

        6(12)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

        Fly More

        10
        8/1
        • Form 0-03142
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, headway and effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots

        Strensall

        19
        9/2
        • Form 204033
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, effort when not much room 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - BLACK, RED triple diamond, chevrons on sleeves, BLACK cap, RED diamond

        Eastern Trumpeter

        4
        14/1
        • Form 000000
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-1

        towards rear, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish

        9(10)
        Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, WHITE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN stars

        Bryano de Bergerac

        14
        14/1
        • Form 40-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        slowly into stride, towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        10(1)
        Silk - Tan, Red sleeves, Cream cap, Red spots

        Tancred Times

        13
        5/1
        • Form 005102
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-10

        swerved right start, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        11(2)
        Silk - Red, Blue cap and hooped sleeves

        Blessingindisguise

        13 b
        6/1
        • Form 000-203
        • Age 10
        • Weight 7-13

        hampered start, towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, no impression

        12(9)
        Silk - Yellow, Black epaulets, Black sleeves, Yellow spots, Black cap

        The Leather Wedge (IRE)

        41
        66/1
        • Form 2600-60
        • Age 4
        • Weight 7-12

        led, headed over 1f out, weakened over final furlong

        13(4)
        Silk - BROWN, ORANGE hoop and sleeves

        Torrent

        15 b
        20/1
        • Form 054045
        • Age 8
        • Weight 7-12

        tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out

        14(3)
        Silk - Purple, Red epaulets

        The Loose Screw (IRE)

        17
        66/1
        • Form 00000-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 7-12

        slowly into stride, always behind

        In depth

        Verdict

        A tough, competitive handicap with little to choose between the majority of runners, but a low draw is generally an advantage here, so Blackheath gets a narrow vote ahead of Tancred Times. David Nicholls' horses are running well, and Blackheath comes into the race in good form, having finished second in a big handicap over six furlongs at Haydock last time. He won over this trip at Folkestone earlier in the season, and gets a tentative vote here. Fly More looks on a fair mark and should appreciate the return to handicap company after running second in a Classified Stakes at Windsor last time. He should go close but has a poor draw in stall 12 to overcome. Tancred Times is in good form & still looks on a fair mark. He could make a bold bid from the front with his draw on the stand rail, while Blessingindisguise is well handicapped on some of his old form and is also well drawn, so cannot entirely be ruled out. However, Blackheath appears to have the most solid claims and he gets the vote.