Next 2 - Banded 'Races' - at Ripon

Div 1 - Winner ...

02Jul20
    Cat C6 3K    1m4f    GS    8-9 p1    6/10 btn 14½L Sea Sister 9-7    9/1    D Fentiman    49    6    35
15Jun20
    Pon C53yHc 3K    1m4f    Gd    8-2    4/6 btn 23L Revolver 8-8    10/1    D Fentiman    51    10    26

06Nov19
    Not inner C52yMd 4K    1m½f    Hy    9-5    9/11 btn 36L Mishriff 9-5    50/1    D Fentiman    —    —    12
25Sep19
    Red C42yMd 10K    7f    Gd    9-5    10/11 btn 16½L Convict 9-5    66/1    Rachel Richardson    —    —    38
08Sep19
    Yor C32yNv 10K    7f    Gd    9-2    5/8 btn 14½L Wyclif 9-8    25/1    Rachel Richardson    —    7    45
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Would you back that - at 5/2?

After the race yes!

Should be handicaps no need for this classified nonsense.

Sam James failed to weigh in from 3rd place in the 7.10.   My good fortune as I now win a losing match bet.  How amateurish behaviour is it by the Jock

The Clerk of the Scales objected to ROYAL BORN (IRE), placed third, ridden by Sam James on the grounds of the rider failing to weigh in. ROYAL BORN (IRE) was disqualified and the placings revised as follows: Third – IVORS INVOLVEMENT (IRE), Fourth - AMOURIE. After being interviewed, the rider was suspended for 7 days and was not entitled to a riding fee.




You have to be suspicious when they manage to forget the obvious.

That would make little difference - sparrow ... with the Minimum Raring that any horse can run Off being 45.

Div 1 - would have been Weighted ...

Top-weight 50 - then a 47 - 46 - with the other 7 on 45.

Div 2 .....

Top-weight - 4 of them on  48 - then a 47 - 46 - and the other 4 on 45.

Royal Barn Owner's first-ever Runner

Must be gutted - £206 Prize-Money gone west.

Welcome to - expensive - racehorse ownership.

I backed Royal Barn to place........... I thought my balance was wrong ffs

I agree onlooker but you did mention banded which allowed much lower levels although of course they not handicaps either.
Ideally 35/50 rather than 45/50 for a Class 7.

Betfair still currently settling my matchbet buzzlightyear v Royal Born as a loser.  The chat tells me mine was placed 6 so a loser.   Aye right 6th beats 10th/last/disqualified. Very poor customer service albeit a lucky win.  Currently "checking again"

They had no problems settling my bet as a loser

This 8:45 race at Ripon - is almost Div 3.

3 year old handicaps are worse than any other type of race.

To end on a more positive note.

The  last race Winner - Lord Warburton - is well-named  as ...

Lord Warburton is a character in the book - Portrait of a Lady.

Portrait Of A Lady  - is the Dam of Lord Warburton.

At least we didn't end with a bread joke.

At yeast don't you mean?

....crumbs

Looks like a whole card of banded races at Brighton tomorrow (OK, some are low level hcs). Doc Sportello and Boom The Groom will feel ashamed turning up with that rabble.

Excellent news and the owners will enjoy watching their horses run.

I don't have a problem accomodating lower grade horses but not a whole card and certainly not in the middle of the flat season. Brighton are getting away with staging a meeting on the (very) cheap.

EVERY Race at BRIGHTON - Looks like a BANDED RACE to me - EVERY Meeting - whatever the horse's Ratings may be.

Terrible Track.