Ripon
17:25
Graeme Dand @theformanalyst Celebration Handicap
Ripon Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Soft Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.80 Place: £1.10 £2.30 £2.10 Exacta: £8.50 Tricast: £36.54 Trifecta: £44.30
Non-Runners: Tilsworth Turf (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Run This Way (GB) 7 M AVG Paul Midgley 139 lbs 4/5F Won Travelled strongly - made all - led against near rail - went clear going easily 2f out - reduced lead inside final furlong - soon shaken up - easily(op 10/11)
2nd 1 Hurstwood (GB) 8 G AVG Peter Niven 133 lbs 8/1 1.75 Prominent - outpaced 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 13/2)
3rd 10 Fylingdale (IRE) 5 M Poor Tim Easterby 128 lbs 17/2 1 Took keen hold - held up in rear - waiting for room 2f out - soon switched sharply right - good headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(op 10/1)
4th 3 Fircombe Hall (GB) 6 G AVG Philip Kirby 134 lbs 16/1 1 In touch with leaders - outpaced and hung left 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - weakened towards finish(op 12/1)
5th 11 Hard Solution (GB) 8 G Poor Ruth Carr 127 lbs 22/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - not clear run over 1f out - brief headway inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1)
6th 8 Variety Island (GB) 5 G Poor Simon Whitaker 130 lbs 14/1 1 Prominent - hung left and lost position gradually over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 11/1)
7th 7 Ernest Rutherford (GB) 5 G Poor Tim Easterby 132 lbs 7/1 3.25 In touch with leaders - dropped to rear 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 10/1)
8th 2 Gunnerside (IRE) 8 G Poor Grant Tuer 135 lbs 28/1 0.3 Held up in rear - raced wide 2f out - soon hung left and outpaced - no impression(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
9th 9 West End Lass (GB) 4 F Poor Kevin Frost 129 lbs 25/1 8.5 Towards rear - headway halfway - lost ground quickly 2f out - weakened and lost touch inside final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
10th 5 Protest Rally (IRE) 5 G AVG Liam Bailey 134 lbs 20/1 3 In touch with leaders on far side of group - weakened over 1f out - lost touch inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)