Armstrong Memorial Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

15:42

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

Date 2025-04-17

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,216

Winning Time 1m 11.02s (slow by 1.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Dakota Gold (GB) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	14/1	Won
2nd	Aberama Gold (GB) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	13/2	.75
3rd	Fortamour (IRE) Paul Mulrennan · Ben Haslam	11/1	.5
4th	The Good Biscuit (GB) Joanna Mason · Ruth Carr	7/1	1.75
5th	Danzan (IRE) Amie Waugh · Tim Easterby	16/1	0.2
6th	La Rochette (FR) William Pyle · Tracy Waggott	100/1	2.25
7th	Rock Opera (GB) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	7/1	.5
8th	Mr Wagyu (IRE) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	7/1	1.5
9th	Cairn Gorm (GB) Luke Morris · Michael Appleby	9/1	0.2
10th	Valentine Catcher (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	100/30F	1.25
11th	Tiriac (GB) Cam Hardie · Paul Midgley	40/1	1.5
12th	Beyond Borders (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Kevin Frost	16/1	1
13th	American Bay (GB) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	13/2	4.25

Runners (14)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (11)	Valentine Catcher Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	132	—	42/15-	82	101	84	231d	—	—	-5	13.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Had only five starts, winning twice including Class 4 Nottingham handicap last summer
11 (10)	Mr Wagyu Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	129	v	00900-	79	99	94	180d	—	—	-3	11.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Formerly smart handicapper; 15 wins from 94 starts including two victories over C&D
13 (12)	American Bay Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	128	—	5415-6	78	98	91	24d	—	—	-1	10.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Was useful for Harry Charlton including 6f novice win; needs to build on stable debut run
3 (1)	Cairn Gorm Chestnut J:Luke Morris T:Michael Appleby	J:Luke Morris T:Michael Appleby	134	—	0/1-25	84	98	-	55d	—	—	+8	18.6	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Beaten in two starts this year, but still well weighted on his best
7 (8)	Fortamour Bay J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Ben Haslam	131	—	31039-	81	99	82	180d	—	—	+7	16.1	2.13/1	17/2 11%
6-20 record at Ripon; won this in 2022 and last year; off since October and may need rain
4 (6)	Aberama Gold Bay J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	133	v	74022-	83	99	84	126d	—	—	+10	19.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Hasn't won since 2023 but runner-up in Class 4 handicaps on last two starts
9 (5)	Rock Opera Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	129	—	00320-	79	99	92	150d	—	—	+6	14.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Two Class 4 sprint handicap wins last year; competitively weighted after five months off
8 (2)	Beyond Borders Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	J:Jack Mitchell T:Kevin Frost	131	—	46395-	81	100	73	264d	—	—	+3	11.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Ex-Karl Burke; no win since 2023; sold for 22,000gns in January; must run as well as ever
12 (14)	The Good Biscuit Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	129	—	24297-	79	96	92	174d	—	—	+5	13.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ex-Jack Channon; hasn't won since 2023 and needs to run as well as ever for new stable
1 (9)	Dakota Gold Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	135	—	79502-	85	99	86	180d	—	—	+9	15.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Grand old horse, the winner of 16 of his 71 races including C&D win, but may need this run
10 (4)	Tiriac Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	J:Cam Hardie T:Paul Midgley	129	—	45655-	79	94	91	204d	—	—	+4	8.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ex-Jack Channon; won two 6f Class 4 handicaps last term; sold for 20,000gns in October
14 (13)	Danzan Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	122	p	03325-	72	97	90	174d	—	—	+8	12.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Last win came over 7f in 2023, off since October; third behind Fortamour in this last term
6 (7)	La Rochette Bay J:William Pyle(5) T:Tracy Waggott	J:William Pyle(5) T:Tracy Waggott	132	—	0095-0	82	94	72	18d	—	—	+7	8.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Two 6f wins on testing turf in FRA, sold for 20,000euros in 2024; well beaten stable debut
NR (3)	Wobwobwob Bay J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	134	v	65790-	84	94	93	173d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Out of form when last seen October, but won 15-runner Class 4 Thirsk handicap last spring

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Valentine Catcher	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2
Mr Wagyu	5/1	11/2	5/1	11/2	5/1
American Bay	15/2	15/2	13/2	7/1	15/2
Cairn Gorm	8/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2
Fortamour	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Aberama Gold	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2	17/2
Rock Opera	9/1	9/1	8/1	9/1	10/1
Beyond Borders	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
The Good Biscuit	11/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	12/1
Dakota Gold	12/1	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1
Tiriac	18/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	25/1
Danzan	18/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	22/1
La Rochette	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1
Wobwobwob	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Aberama Gold

19.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

2nd

Cairn Gorm

18.6

OR: 8.5 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

17/2

3rd

Fortamour

16.1

OR: 7.8 Form: 5.7 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Dakota Gold

15.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Rock Opera

14.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Valentine Catcher

13.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

The Good Biscuit

13.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Danzan

12.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Beyond Borders

11.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Mr Wagyu

11.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

American Bay

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Wobwobwob

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

La Rochette

8.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Tiriac

8.3

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dakota Gold	85	99	86
Cairn Gorm	84	98	—
Wobwobwob	84	94	93
Aberama Gold	83	99	84
Valentine Catcher	82	101	84
La Rochette	82	94	72
Fortamour	81	99	82
Beyond Borders	81	100	73
Mr Wagyu	79	99	94
Rock Opera	79	99	92
The Good Biscuit	79	96	92
Tiriac	79	94	91
American Bay	78	98	91
Danzan	72	97	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
La Rochette	18d ago	Fit
American Bay	24d ago	Fit
Cairn Gorm	55d ago	Fresh
Aberama Gold	126d ago	Long break
Rock Opera	150d ago	Long break
Wobwobwob	173d ago	Long break
The Good Biscuit	174d ago	Long break
Danzan	174d ago	Long break
Mr Wagyu	180d ago	Long break
Fortamour	180d ago	Long break
Dakota Gold	180d ago	Long break
Tiriac	204d ago	Long break
Valentine Catcher	231d ago	Long break
Beyond Borders	264d ago	Long break