Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

17:05

Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap

Date 2023-08-07

Distance 1m1f170y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 2m 6.89s (slow by 6.59s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Zarabanda (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	3/1J	Won
2nd	Lerwick (GB) Callum Rodriguez · Edward Bethell	3/1J	2.25
3rd	Poet's Dawn (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	4/1	1.25
4th	Casilli (GB) Lewis Chalkley · Michael & David Easterby	13/2	1.25
5th	Vallamorey (GB) Tom Eaves · Chris Fairhurst	11/1	6.5
6th	Very Excellent (IRE) Cam Hardie · Mike Sowersby	33/1	0.3
7th	Strawman (IRE) Laura Coughlan · Gemma Tutty	11/2	10

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	Lerwick Bay J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	J:Callum Rodriguez T:Edward Bethell	131	—	24-471	77	85	65	27d	—	—	-18	18.5	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Made all at Pontefract last month and looks open to further improvement in handicaps
2 (1)	Zarabanda Chestnut J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	140	—	0-6691	78	85	68	20d	—	—	-4	11.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Scored on soft ground at Nottingham last time; enters calculations up just 1lb
5 (3)	Poets Dawn Chestnut J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	132	—	033842	70	88	74	16d	—	—	+1	15.9	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up over C&D 16 days ago; 1lb below last winning mark
3 (5)	Casilli Bay J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	138	—	-05753	76	83	69	16d	—	—	0	13.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Respectable third, one place behind Poet's Dawn, here last month
1 (7)	Strawman Bay J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Gemma Tutty	J:Laura Coughlan(5) T:Gemma Tutty	141	—	305325	79	86	66	9d	—	—	+4	15.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Has a respectable record (3133) at Ripon and he's on a workable mark
7 (4)	Vallamorey Grey J:Tom Eaves T:Chris Fairhurst	J:Tom Eaves T:Chris Fairhurst	130	—	3-1065	68	88	69	12d	—	—	+2	8.3	4.25/1	18 6%
Return to forecast slower ground may help; spring win came on soft
4 (6)	Very Excellent Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Mike Sowersby	J:Cam Hardie T:Mike Sowersby	135	—	0-3871	73	83	64	14d	—	—	+3	6.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Won a muddling race at Beverley; not certain to back up that form

Horse	bet365	Coral
Lerwick	11/8	11/8
Zarabanda	4	9/2
Poets Dawn	5	9/2
Casilli	13/2	11/2
Strawman	13/2	13/2
Vallamorey	18	14
Very Excellent	25	22

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Lerwick

18.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 11.8

11/8

2nd

Poets Dawn

15.9

OR: 5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Strawman

15.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Casilli

13.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Zarabanda

11.4

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Vallamorey

8.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Very Excellent

6.6

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Strawman	79	86	66
Zarabanda	78	85	68
Lerwick	77	85	65
Casilli	76	83	69
Very Excellent	73	83	64
Poets Dawn	70	88	74
Vallamorey	68	88	69

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Strawman	9d ago	Quick return
Vallamorey	12d ago	Quick return
Very Excellent	14d ago	Fit
Poets Dawn	16d ago	Fit
Casilli	16d ago	Fit
Zarabanda	20d ago	Fit
Lerwick	27d ago	Fit