dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and one paced final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out to lead 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never near to challenge
prominent, chased along over 3f out, soon beaten
dwelt, towards rear, raced wide over 5f out, headway over 3f out, one paced final 2f
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon out paced
soon led, headed 3f out, weakened final 2f
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, effort over 2f out, one paced final furlong
mid division, pushed along over 3f out, out paced final 2f
held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner
mid division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened final 2f
A weak race to open the card at Ripon and it is probably best left to Blackwater Fever, who makes slightly more appeal than Pequenita, who has so far failed to run up to her reappearance effort at Lingfield in her three subsequent starts this term. The return to a more conventional course should see Blackwater Fever in a better light this evening and the Irish River colt, who is the pick of the weights on the official figures for the race, can maintain his stable's impressive strike-rate from the last two months. Think Quick and Colonel Telford are the best of the rest.