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15:20 Ripon
Kirby Thomas Grand Finale Classic Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 170y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £4,711
- 2nd: £2,210
- 3rd: £1,104
- 4th: £553
Fountain Cross
611- Form 119007/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Sean Kirrane
held u towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, soon beaten
- Form 360-213
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey D Nolan
chased leaders, took keen hold, not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out
- Form 757-431
- Age 9
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led, headed over 1f out, 3rd and no extra towards finish
- Form 38716-0
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 25-958
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
ridden away from stalls, chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3f out, well beaten final 2f
- Form 927-392
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, led and edged left over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on
Previous results
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Formwatch
Fountain Cross 12-1 (9-12) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Sooghan (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Ey Up Its The Boss 11-2 (8-10) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Titian (8-12) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in May.
Hortzadar 5-1 (9-8) Towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Hey Lyla (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Garden Oasis 10-3 (9-7) Made all, clear 2f out until 1f out, held on gamely well inside final furlong, won at Ripon 1m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Star Shield (9-8) by nk, 11 ran.
Very Excellent (IRE) 125-1 (8-12) Soon crossed over from wide draw, always towards rear, 13th of 16, 15 1/2l behind Loughville (9-0) at Wetherby 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Love Warrior (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 24 3/4l behind Yippee (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) gd in May.
Up The Jazz (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Close up early, in touch 6f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Good Morning Alex (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.