Racecards
15:15 Ripon
Erin And Richard Happily Ever After Nursery (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,041
- 2nd: £1,509
- 3rd: £754
- 4th: £378
- Form 33172
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Sanders
held up mid-division on inside, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, not much room and squeezed through between horses to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final stride (hand timed)
Comical
11- Form 531608
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out to over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
- Form 6451
- Age 2
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey Charles Eddery
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure on far side rail final furlong, no impression final 110 yards
- Form 264321
- Age 2
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression
- Form 0055
- Age 2
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Louis Beuzelin
in touch on outside, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on and every chance until one pace final 110 yards
- Form 260401
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey Barry McHugh
led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, kept on under pressure, no impression with front pair final 50 yards
- Form 79911
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey C Catlin
tracked leaders, driven and headway 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon riden, kept on, headed and no extra final stride
- Form 4715
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
reared start, behind, outpaced 3f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders
- Form 7503
- Age 2
- Weight 8-1
- Official Rating 60
in rear, driven and some headway on outside 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, never on terms
- Form 009
- Age 2
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 45
always behind, ridden 3f out, lost touch final 2f, tailed off
Bollin Tommy
21- Form 920
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Repeater will do well to defy top weight in this competitive maiden having failed to justify favouritism at Catterick last week but there are possibilities about Stateos, who got off the mark in a maiden at Epsom last month, and the hat-trick-seeking Spirit Of The Law. Ed Dunlop's colt is 10lb higher than when scoring at Kempton 10 days ago, however, and closely matched with Chester winner Mcvicar on earlier Leicester running. Jimmy The Lollipop has more to do than when winning a Wolverhampton claimer so we'll take a chance on VOODOO RHYTHM. Brian Meehan's charge has yet to make the frame in four attempts but clearly appreciated the big step up in distance on the Polytrack last time, staying on nicely despite meeting interference inside the final furlong. He may have more to offer and could be allowed to start at generous odds in this.
Formwatch
Repeater 5-4fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Rusty Rocket (8-9) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ortea 100-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 16th of 20, 18l behind Bogart (8-11) at York 6f 2yo aut (2) gs in Aug.
Comical 12-1 (9-1) Raced center tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 28l behind Pickled Pelican (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Stateos (IRE) 15-2 (9-3) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, founed extra final strides, won at Epsom Downs 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug beating Blank Czech (9-3) by shd, 9 ran.
Mcvicar 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, switched right 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead final strides, won at Chester 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd beating Hyperlink (9-0) by nk, 6 ran.
Voodoo Rhythm (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Soon chasing leaders on outside, pushed along 4f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, not much room and snatched up closing stages, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Swing Alone (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Jimmy The Lollipop (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden and edged right well over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Aug beating Sheila's Buddy (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Spirit Of The Law (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Held up in mid-division on inside, switched left inside final 3f, chased leader entering final 2f, cruised through with rider looking round to lead over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Bewilder (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Balti's Sister (IRE) 11-2 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 6l behind See Clearly (8-11) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Docs Legacy (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Loyal Master (9-7) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-75 2yo (5) sft in Aug.
Isolde's Return 100-1 (9-0) Always in rear, last of 9, 40l behind Nearly A Gift (9-0) at Pontefract 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Bollin Tommy 14-1 (9-3) Prominent early, mid-division, lost place over 4f out, 10th of 14, 18l behind Unex Michelangelo (9-3) at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.