Ripon Races
Ripon
17:50
David Dalton 50-Years Service Happy Retirement Handicap
Ripon
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024
Distance: 2m
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £2.40 £1.60
Exacta: £14.80
Trifecta: £105.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Merrijig (GB) | 7 G | AVG | John Berry | 131 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Held up in rear - smooth headway on inner home turn - went second and going easily over 3f out - led and went clear under 3f out - ridden and went further clear over 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - easily(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Maxident (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Owen Lewis
(7)lbs
|
Raphael E Freire | 135 lbs | 9/4J | 10 | Disputed lead early - led after 2f - faced challenge over 3f out - headed and lost ground under 3f out - no chance with winner from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 3/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Two Auld Pals (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 5.5 | Held up in last - detached after 5f - rallied but still plenty to do 4f out - went modest third over 2f out - no chance when hung right over 1f out(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Zimmerman (GB) | 6 G | AVG |
Tom Kiely-Marshall
(7)lbs
|
Tim Easterby | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - pushed along 5f out - lost position home turn - no chance from 3f out - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 5th | 7 | Spantik (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 123 lbs | 33/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders early - towards rear 3f out - niggled along halfway - reminders and struggling 4f out - no chance from 3f out - tailed off from over 1f out(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Clansman (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Liam Bailey | 142 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - going okay home turn - went third over 3f out - lost position and weakened quickly over 2f out - tailed off from over 1f out(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Tokyo Bay (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | K R Burke | 129 lbs | 9/4J | 21 | Disputed lead early - raced in second after 2f - lost two places over 3f out - soon dropped to rear - tailed off and eased from over 2f out(op 11/8) |