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18:25 Ripon
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- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,752
- 2nd: £2,231
- 3rd: £1,116
- 4th: £558
- Form 024589
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jonny Peate
tracked leaders, out wide, went 2nd after 3f, pushed along and lost 2nd 3f out, chased leaders, weakened and unbalanced over 1f out
- Form 0-63064
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
held up and behind and keen, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
- Form 126-156
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer George Scott
- Jockey R Kingscote
chased leader 3f, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
- Form 2/2119-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
led and set steady pace, pushed along 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, stayed on gamely, all out
- Form 134422
- Age 5
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Cam Hardie
slowly into stride, soon pushed along chasing leaders on inside, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 113255
- Age 5
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
held up in last pair, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Nakeeta is only a pound higher than when scoring at Ayr around this time last year and has been consistent this season but he’s a 10-year-old now and has never won over a trip this far. Dance To Paris edged out GHADBBAAN at York last month with Eagle Court fourth but the runner-up could come out best this time on slightly better terms. Bollin Neil is weighted to reverse Catterick running with Let Me Be and makes most of appeal of the others with Land Of Winter still looking a few pounds too high.
Formwatch
Notation (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Led 2f, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Nell Quickly (8-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp fll (2) gd in Aug.
Eagle Court (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden along over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Dance To Paris (9-2) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Au Clair De Lune (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Moon Daisy (8-1) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Land Of Winter (FR) 7-2 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Platform Nineteen (9-5) at Beverley 2m hcp (3) sft in Jul.
Ghadbbaan 9-4fav (8-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied well inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Dance To Paris (9-2) at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Nakeeta 8-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Justified (9-1) at Ripon 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Bollin Neil 5-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12l behind Be My Sea (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Let Me Be (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 10, 13 3/4l behind Glasses Up (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Dance To Paris 13-2 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, held on gamely, won at York 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul beating Ghadbbaan (8-3) by nk, 8 ran.