Racecards
17:20 Ripon
Cockney Key Hunt Novice Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 10y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
Definition
26- Form 4444
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
held up, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
slowly into stride, in rear. pushed along over 8f out, ridden and stayed on final 3f, took 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Hayley Turner
slowly into stride, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
Knightly Spirit
142- Form 733-28
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 78
pulled hard early, held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
- Form 53432
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
chased leader, ridden to challenge 3f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Ronald Thompson
- Jockey A Elliott
prominent early, dropped rear 9f out, pushed along and struggling over 5f out, tailed off when eased over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Godolphin’s Gifts Of Gold was a €280,000 yearling and is a half-brother to three winners. Galitello is a half-brother to six winners but was a more modest purchase. It would be no surprise if either of the newcomers played a part in this, despite both having already been gelded, but we’ll stick with the experience of PRABENI despite the Haggas gelding failing by a neck to land the odds at Windsor earlier this month when Definition was a close-up fourth. Knightly Spirit appears to need soft going as he flopped on good ground at Chester in May and has changed stables since.
Formwatch
Definition 7-2 (9-2) Led and set steady pace, edged left over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Lissitzky (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Galitello Intello gelding out of Coventina.
Gifts Of Gold (IRE) Invincible Spirit gelding out of Sanna Bay.
Knightly Spirit 7-1 (9-3) Always behind, last of 8, 29 1/4l behind Austrian School (9-8) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Prabeni 4-11fav (9-2) Chased leader, hard ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Lissitzky (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Debbi's Dream 100-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, soon behind, last of 10, dist behind Willie John (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Aug.