18 Apr 2024 16:17 Ripon
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £7,216); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Armstrong Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(5) |   | - | Fortamour (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 1049-65 / 9 | Flat (46) | Joanna Mason | B Haslam Chris Cleevely… | 7/1 | |
| handy near side, ridded to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, on top close home when challenged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(7) |   | ½ L | Illusionist (GER) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 38-3652 / 8 | Flat (9) | Harrison Shaw | Grant Tuer Mr Grant Tuer | 3/1 | |
| mid-division near side, ridden 2f out, headway to go 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, could not go by winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(9) |   | 5 L | Danzan (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 230664- / 10 | Flat (173) | Phil Dennis | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… | 16/1 | |
| led near side, ridden and challenged 2f out, soon headed, kept on in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(1) |   | 7½ L | Bay Breeze (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 010000- / 6 | Flat (166) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mr D A West & Partner | 10/1 | |
| prominent far side, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, kept on in distant 4th | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(13) |   | 2¼ L | Remarkable Force (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 392-745 / 4 | Flat (54) | Jason Hart | J & S Quinn Miss Emily Whiteside | 8/1 | |
| mid-division near side, hard ridden 3f out, soon behind, some late headway | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(10) |   | NK | Grant Wood (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 9) | 783-110 / 6 | Flat (39) | D Nolan | P T Midgley Whitehills Racing… | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division near side, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(3) |   | 2 L | Thornaby Pearl (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 4459-14 / 7 | Flat (11) | Mia Nicholls | Adrian Nicholls Ingleby Bloodstock… | 9/2 | |
| led far side, pushed along and weakned 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(12) |   | 3¾ L | May Blossom (GB) (filly, bay, 9 10) | 110738- / 6 | Flat (201) | Tom Kiely-Marshall | Miss J A Camacho Ursa Major Racing… | 80/1 | |
| held up near side, struggling 3f out, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(2) |   | 2¼ L | Ey Up It's Maggie (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 4554-47 / 6 | Flat (9) | Tommie Jakes | T Coyle & K Wood Mrs M Lingwood… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division near side, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(8) |   | 2¼ L | Braveheart Boy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 400356- / 4 | Flat (244) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Reality Partnerships… | 33/1 | |
| held up near side, pushed along and made no impression 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(4) |   | 6½ L | Rock Opera (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1-71355 / 5 | Flat (14) | O J Orr | R A Fahey John Rhodes & Peter… | 10/1 | |
| prominent far side, pushed along and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8(11) |   | 2½ L | American Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 554809- / 6 | Flat (201) | Brandon Wilkie | Mrs R Carr Ruth Carr Racing… | 40/1 | |
| prominent near side, pushed along and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(6) |   | 21 L | Fools Rush In (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 704445- / 7 | Flat (178) | Callum Rodriguez | Mrs R Carr Mr S Thompson And… | 8/1 | |
| handy far side, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, behind over 1f out | ||||||||||
