Armstrong Memorial Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

15:45

Armstrong Memorial Handicap

Date 2026-04-16

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,216

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 9.1°C

Wind 9mph S

Rain 55%

Winning Time 1m 11.60s (slow by 1.90s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kodiac Thriller (IRE) Rhys Elliott · Mark Walford	14/1	Won
2nd	Wild Clary (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	6/1	0.3
3rd	American Style (GB) Shane Gray · Kevin Ryan	8/1	0.05
4th	Roberto Caro (IRE) Oisin McSweeney · Adrian Paul Keatley	9/1	0.3
5th	Modern Times (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	7/1	1.25
6th	Almarada Prince (IRE) David Nolan · Paul Midgley	14/1	.5
7th	Rock Opera (GB) Ethan Tindall · Richard & Peter Fahey	14/1	.5
8th	It Just Takes Time (IRE) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	22/1	.75
9th	Kats Bob (GB) William Pyle · Ruth Carr	11/2F	1.75
10th	Another Investment (IRE) Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	40/1	0.3
11th	Mister Sox (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	8/1	1
12th	Fortamour (IRE) Joanna Mason · Ben Haslam	18/1	0.3
13th	Sixtygeesbaby (IRE) Mark Winn · David O'Meara	6/1	1.5
14th	Intervention (GB) Mason Paetel · Michael Appleby	20/1	0.1
15th	Wen Moon (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Ben Haslam	25/1	0.05
16th	Lesley's Boy (GB) Cam Hardie · Richard & Peter Fahey	40/1	1.75

Runners (16)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10 (4)	Kats Bob Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	129	v	3345-2	79	99	88	8d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+3	15.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Front-runner; shone in 2025 and last week's return to action was a good one; contender
5 (12)	Wild Clary Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy T:Richard Hannon	131	—	1322-4	81	96	88	19d	—	—	-1	11.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Infrequent winner but on handy mark and should be sharper with a recent run behind him
1 (15)	Sixtygeesbaby Chestnut J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	J:Mark Winn T:David O'Meara	136	t	4302-8	86	96	92	18d	—	—	+1	12.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Unexposed 4yo; not well drawn on stable/seasonal debut; remains of serious interest
2 (14)	American Style Chestnut J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	135	—	25299-	85	98	88	207d	—	—	+3	15.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D win on this card last year; ended 2025 tamely; likely to be seen to better effect here
8 (9)	Mister Sox Chestnut J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	129	p	54830-	79	96	89	174d	—	—	+2	12.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Good C&D form in a productive 2025 campaign; has gone well fresh; one to take seriously
12 (16)	Modern Times Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	125	t	2/441-	75	100	92	302d	—	—	+3	12.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
15th time lucky when winning a C&D maiden last June; absent since; returns in a warm race
4 (10)	Roberto Caro Bay J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Adrian Paul Keatley	132	t	000-53	82	95	84	20d	—	—	+2	10.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
On last winning mark and he has run two solid races on AW this year; each-way shout
7 (6)	Almarada Prince Chestnut J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	130	—	002-86	80	96	62	20d	—	—	+3	9.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On a dangerous mark and both runs for new yard have been encouraging enough; not ruled out
13 (13)	Rock Opera Bay J:Ethan Tindall(5) T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(5) T:Richard & Peter Fahey	122	v	39608-	72	97	94	166d	—	—	+2	7.8	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Losing run of 20 has seen him drop down the weights; yet to run well in four visits here
9 (8)	Kodiac Thriller Bay J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Mark Walford	J:Rhys Elliott(5) T:Mark Walford	129	—	2447-0	79	98	91	18d	—	—	+3	8.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Did well last year, including over C&D; on a handy mark but his reappearance was low key
11 (5)	Fortamour Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ben Haslam	J:Joanna Mason T:Ben Haslam	126	—	511-60	76	97	90	35d	—	—	+2	8.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Record in this race reads 1413; drying ground not ideal but can't rule out at this venue
3 (11)	It Just Takes Time Brown J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	132	—	7137-0	82	98	92	18d	—	—	+5	9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Low-key return to action last month and may be better suited by 7f+ nowadays
6 (7)	Intervention Bay J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Michael Appleby	J:Mason Paetel(5) T:Michael Appleby	130	v	627804	80	99	92	13d	—	—	+5	9.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Made all in big C&D handicap last year off 3lb higher; good efffort latest; can't dismiss
14 (2)	Wen Moon Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	121	—	57651-	71	97	95	162d	—	—	+13	16.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ended 2025 with a win but that was under ideal conditions, namely 5f and slow ground
15 (3)	Another Investment Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	120	—	0700-0	70	98	87	18d	—	—	+3	5.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
On a dangerous mark but there were more bad days than good in 2025; yet to shine here
16 (1)	Lesley's Boy Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard & Peter Fahey	119	v	30463-	69	97	87	145d	—	—	+6	9.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
C&D winner; struggled for much of 2025; returns to action in a deep race

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Kats Bob	11/2	6/1	6/1
Wild Clary	11/2	13/2	6/1
Sixtygeesbaby	13/2	7/1	7/1
American Style	6/1	13/2	6/1
Mister Sox	15/2	15/2	15/2
Modern Times	8/1	17/2	17/2
Roberto Caro	17/2	17/2	17/2
Almarada Prince	12/1	12/1	12/1
Rock Opera	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kodiac Thriller	16/1	16/1	16/1
Fortamour	18/1	18/1	18/1
It Just Takes Time	25/1	25/1	25/1
Intervention	22/1	18/1	20/1
Wen Moon	25/1	20/1	25/1
Another Investment	40/1	40/1	40/1
Lesley's Boy	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Wen Moon

16.3

OR: 5.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1

25/1

2nd

Kats Bob

15.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

3rd

American Style

15.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Modern Times

12.4

OR: 6.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Sixtygeesbaby

12.3

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Mister Sox

12.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Wild Clary

11.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Roberto Caro

10.4

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Intervention

9.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 1 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Almarada Prince

9.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Lesley's Boy

9.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.7

40/1

It Just Takes Time

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Kodiac Thriller

8.9

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Fortamour

8.1

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Rock Opera

7.8

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Another Investment

5.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sixtygeesbaby	86	96	92
American Style	85	98	88
Roberto Caro	82	95	84
It Just Takes Time	82	98	92
Wild Clary	81	96	88
Almarada Prince	80	96	62
Intervention	80	99	92
Kats Bob	79	99	88
Mister Sox	79	96	89
Kodiac Thriller	79	98	91
Fortamour	76	97	90
Modern Times	75	100	92
Rock Opera	72	97	94
Wen Moon	71	97	95
Another Investment	70	98	87
Lesley's Boy	69	97	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kats Bob	8d ago	Quick return
Intervention	13d ago	Quick return
Sixtygeesbaby	18d ago	Fit
Kodiac Thriller	18d ago	Fit
It Just Takes Time	18d ago	Fit
Another Investment	18d ago	Fit
Wild Clary	19d ago	Fit
Roberto Caro	20d ago	Fit
Almarada Prince	20d ago	Fit
Fortamour	35d ago	Fit
Lesley's Boy	145d ago	Long break
Wen Moon	162d ago	Long break
Rock Opera	166d ago	Long break
Mister Sox	174d ago	Long break
American Style	207d ago	Long break
Modern Times	302d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Kats Bob	Front Runner
American Style	Prominent
Kodiac Thriller	Prominent
Rock Opera	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 4 of 16 runners classified.