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16:05 Ripon

Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap (Class 2)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £12,450
  • 2nd: £3,728
  • 3rd: £1,864
  • 4th: £932
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.61s
  • Off Time: 16:05:19
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Aplomb (IRE)

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Broken Spear

    9/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Light blue, purple star, dark blue sleeves, orange stars, purple cap, orange stars

      Hyperfocus (IRE)

      7 p DCD
      6/1
      • Form 080017
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 91

      quickly away and led on near rail, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - Purple, light green stars, purple cap, light green star

      Aplomb (IRE)

      7 t D
      11/4
      • Form 574080
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 88

      restrained in rear, in touch but still last 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed leader entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home

      3(5)
      Silk - Light Green and Dark Green diamonds

      Abel Handy (IRE)

      18 BFCD
      15/2
      • Form 623416
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 88

      tracked leader, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Emerald green, royal blue star, hooped sleeves

      Broken Spear

      15 p
      9/2
      • Form 660230
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 84

      in touch, travelled strongly to lead over 1f out, ran on well under pressure final furlong, headed close home

      5(3)
      Silk - Grey, Red star on body and cap, Red sleeves, Grey armlets

      Bossipop

      14 b DCD
      14/1
      • Form 352412
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 84

      held up towards rear, travelled strongly to press leader halfway, ridden and close up over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

      6(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BEIGE hoop

      Roundhay Park

      8 p CD
      2/1
      • Form 514221
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 83

      held up, headway to chase leaders on outside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong

      Previous results

      2019
      (1)
      Silk -

      Diamond Dougal (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-10

      2018
      (8)
      Silk -

      Royal Brave (IRE)

      25/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12

      2017
      (7)
      Silk -

      Flying Pursuit

      15/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      Only half-a-dozen in the day’s feature with Tim Easterby again doubly represented. Hyperfocus finished ahead of the disappointing Aplomb in last week’s Ayr Silver Cup and jockey bookings suggest he’s preferred to Bossipop, though both are previous course and distance winners as is Abel Handy. The latter beat ROUNDHAY PARK here two runs ago but the latter was racing away from the pace so did well to finish in the frame. He had a better draw in last week’s Ayr Bronze Cup but still managed to win that race with a bit in hand and a 4lb rise may not be enough to stall his progress here.

      Formwatch

      Hyperfocus (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Prominent towards near side, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 24, 5 3/4l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

      Aplomb (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Held up in touch towards centre, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 11th of 24, 6 1/4l behind Magical Spirit (9-4) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep.

      Abel Handy (IRE) 11-4fav (10-1) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Dream Today (9-12) at Goodwood 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

      Broken Spear 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Tranchee (8-13) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gd in Sep.

      Bossipop 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 11, nk behind Gabrial The Devil (9-7) at Chester 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.

      Roundhay Park 13-2 (9-3) Midfield, ridden along over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong, won at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gs in Sep beating Dark Defender (9-3) by 1l, 23 ran.