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17:05 Ripon

Richmond Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class E) (Class E)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.87s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Smart Minister

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Flash Ram

    2/1

      3
      Silk -

      Amanda's Lad (IRE)

      5/2

        1(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars

        Amanda's Lad (IRE)

        5
        5/2
        • Form 550420
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        in touch, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Orange, Dark Blue stripe, striped cap

        Dark Champion

        10
        11/2
        • Form 465300
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        3(4)
        Silk - Black, Emerald Green diamond, White sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Lord of The Fens

        17
        66/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        behind, never a factor

        4(8)
        Silk - Blue, Yellow sash and sleeves, Blue and White quartered cap

        Smart Minister

        24
        5/1
        • Form 420-000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on

        5(5)
        Silk - White, Purple spots, striped sleeves and cap

        Compton Princess

        17
        20/1
        • Form 0-36000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        dwelt, always behind

        6(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        I See No Ships

        391
        66/1
        • Form 000-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-2

        towards rear, never dangerous

        7(7)
        Silk - Beige, dark blue hoops

        Flash Ram

        30 v
        2/1
        • Form 333-64
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, led over 2f out, stayed on final furlong until headed well inside, no extra close home

        8(2)
        Silk - White, Light Green seams, Royal Blue cap

        Amber Fox (IRE)

        14
        7/1
        • Form 6004-56
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        The three-year-old Flash Ram looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to open his account and gets the vote do so against some exposed older horses, the best of who looks to be Amanda's Lad and Dark Champion. The last mentioned has had plenty of chances, including in similarly weak contests, but is still even less exposed than Amanda's Lad, who is having his 48th career outing today. It says much for the quality of the line up that these two have more solid claims than the likes of Smart Minister and Compton Princess. Neither Lord of The Fens nor I See No Ships have given much sign of encouragement so far and, while Amber Fox has to be respected now that Alan Berry's stable is back among the winners, the vote goes to Flash Ram. Tim Easterby's colt is no world-beater but his form is solid, the son of Mind Games is less exposed than most of his rivals and Flash Ram has an obvious chance to open his account.