Full Result 3.42 Ripon | 17 April 2025

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) 6f Good

1st £7,215.60 2nd £3,383.80 3rd £1,692.60 4th £845.60 5th £422.80 6th £211.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	1. Dakota Gold 14/1 Connor Beasley Michael Dods	Connor Beasley Michael Dods	11	99	85	74	91	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Joyeaux (Mark Of Esteem)
Raced near side, prominent, led after 1f, pushed along over 1f out, faced challenges when hung right inside final 110yds, kept on well, 1st of 11 in group (op 12/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	4. Aberama Gold 13/2 Mark Winn David O'Meara	Mark Winn David O'Meara	8	97 v	83	70	87	–
b g Heeraat (IRE) - Nigella (Band On The Run)
Raced near side, towards rear, headway over 2f out, went second inside final 110yds, soon pressed winner, kept on, 2nd of 11 in group (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [1¼]	7. Fortamour (IRE) 11/1 Paul Mulrennan Ben Haslam	Paul Mulrennan Ben Haslam	9	95	81	66	83	–
b g Es Que Love (IRE) - Kathy Sun (IRE) (Intikhab)
Raced near side, in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, went second over 1f out, lost second inside final 110yds, no extra when bit short of room towards finish, 3rd of 11 in group (op 17/2)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [3]	12. The Good Biscuit 7/1 Joanna Mason Ruth Carr	Joanna Mason Ruth Carr	4	93	79	59	76	–
b g Sixties Icon - Rebecca Romero (Exceed And Excel)
Raced near side, midfield, headway inside final furlong, went fourth inside final 110yds, ran on, 4th of 11 in group (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ hd [3¼]	14. Danzan (IRE) 16/1 Amie Waugh ³ Tim Easterby	Amie Waugh ³ Tim Easterby	10	87 p	72	51	68	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Charanga (Cadeaux Genereux)
Led, headed and prominent after 1f, lost fourth inside final 110yds, 5th of 11 in group (op 18/1 tchd 22/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2¼ [5½]	6. La Rochette (FR) 100/1 William Pyle ⁵ Tracy Waggott	William Pyle ⁵ Tracy Waggott	4	91	82	55	71	–
b f Tornibush (IRE) - Byburg (FR) (Sageburg)
Raced near side, held up in midfield, headway inside final furlong, kept on, 6th of 11 in group (op 80/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	9. Rock Opera 7/1 Billy Garritty Richard Fahey	Billy Garritty Richard Fahey	5	93	79	50	66	–
b g Unfortunately (IRE) - Broughtons Jewel (IRE) (Bahri)
Raced near side, towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final 110yds, 7th of 11 in group (op 9/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [7½]	11. Mr Wagyu (IRE) 7/1 Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	10	93 v	79	46	62	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Lake Louise (IRE) (Haatef)
Raced near side, prominent, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 8 in group (op 11/2)

9⁽¹⁾ hd [7¾]	3. Cairn Gorm 9/1 Luke Morris Michael Appleby	Luke Morris Michael Appleby	7	98	84	50	66	–
ch g Bated Breath - In Your Time (Dalakhani)
Raced far side, prominent, weakened inside final furlong, 1st of 2 in group (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [9]	5. Valentine Catcher 100/30F David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	96	82	44	60	–
b g Bated Breath - Flycatcher (IRE) (Medicean)
Raced near side, dwelt start, held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, soon no impression, 9th of 11 in group (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding was slowly away) (op 4/1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [10½]	10. Tiriac 40/1 Cam Hardie Paul Midgley	Cam Hardie Paul Midgley	5	93	79	37	52	–
b g Sixties Icon - Rough Courte (IRE) (Clodovil)
Raced near side, towards rear throughout, 10th of 11 in group (op 22/1)

12⁽²⁾ 1 [11½]	8. Beyond Borders (IRE) 16/1 Jack Mitchell Kevin Frost	Jack Mitchell Kevin Frost	4	95	81	35	51	–
b g Harry Angel (IRE) - Beyond Limits (IRE) (Zoffany)
Raced far side, in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 2nd of 2 in group (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (op 11/1)

13⁽¹²⁾ 4¼ [15¾]	13. American Bay 13/2 David Nolan Paul Midgley	David Nolan Paul Midgley	4	92	78	19	34	–
ch g New Bay - All I Need (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
Raced near side, prominent, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 11 in group (jockey said gelding became unbalanced on undulations of track on this occasion) (op 7/1 tchd 11/2)

13 ran Off time: 3:42:30 Winning time: 1m 11.02s (slow by 1.32s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Wobwobwob (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Doug Graham,Ian Davison,Alan Drysdale 1 (Dakota Gold) 1st breeder: Redgate Bstock & Peter Bottowley Bstock
2nd owner: Evan M Sutherland (Aberama Gold)
3rd owner: Chris Cleevely & Racing Knights (Fortamour)
Tote win: £16.20 PL: £4.80 £2.60 £2.90 Ex: £62.60 CSF: £109.15 Tricast: £1,072.86 Trifecta: £229.50
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 21 (24%) M [6-10] 93 (33%) H [11-14] 36 (43%)

3:42 Ripon 17 Apr 2025

Armstrong Memorial Handicap