Racecards
15:35 Ripon
Ripon Rowels Handicap (Class 2)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 121226
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Saleem Golam
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, edged right and held towards finish
- Form 007200
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Ted Durcan
always behind
- Form 1-20455
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
mid-division, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and stayed on final furlong
- Form 041209
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
led, headed well over 3f out, ridden and lost pace 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 41283-5
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey A Hamblett
held up and behind, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden and kept on 1f out, never troubled leaders
Sky Crusader
22- Form 3-51462
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer R Ingram
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon no impression
- Form 361239
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey F Lynch
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 503704
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey L Fletcher
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and kept inside final furlong
- Form 142535
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 86
in touch, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
- Form 0-62000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, 3f out, soon lost place
- Form 083600
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
stumbled start, soon in touch, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Cheerleader
32- Form 32219
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
raced keenly, mid-division, lost place 3f out, soon behind
- Form 742338
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 236661
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
in touch, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong
- Form 032060
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Dean McKeown
chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 31-463
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey P Mulrennan
always behind
- Form 282645
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey R Ffrench
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Granston, Sky Crusader, Hartshead and Langford are the quartet for the shortlist in this handicap and the vote is given to Granston. The selection is a course and distance winner who won well last time at Leicester when beating Habshan. He remains on a handy mark and with conditions to suit should take plenty of beating. Hartshead has enjoyed a decent season and he will be suited by the step-up in trip after being outpaced in a competitive handicap at York last time. Sky Crusader looked as though he was crying out for the step-up to a mile when a good second behind Sea Hunter at Leicester last time. This colt remains unexposed and it would be no surprise to see him go well. Langford is the other worth a mention as he ran well in a competitive handicap at York last time and he looks to have decent place prospects today. However, for the winner we will stick with Granston.
Formwatch
Langford 14-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, carried right and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 3l behind Momtic (9-6) at York 1m hcp (2) gf.
Mine Behind 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear far side, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 23, 7l behind Ice Planet (8-7) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-105 (2) gs.
Literatim 15-8fav (9-7) Mid-division, driven along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Royal Island (9-6) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gf.
Sky Crusader 5-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, hung right and ran on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind Sea Hunter (9-0) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp (2) gd.
Hartshead 10-1 (8-6) Towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong, 9th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Fictional (8-11) at York 6f hcp (2) gd.
San Antonio 8-1 (9-6) Led, joined and hard pressed from 3f out, kept on until headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Will He Wish (9-2) at Sandown 7f hcp (3) gf.
Cheerleader 25-1 (8-4) Led until headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 9th of 11, 15l behind Enforcer (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Jul.
Granston (IRE) 15-2 (9-9) In touch, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Leicester 1m hcp (4) gd beating Habshan (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.