2025-06-18 Ripon 19:00
Ripon

In Memory Of Jerome Connelly Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Distance: 6f

Going: Good

Prize: £4,711

Runners: 8

Winning time: 1m 10.77s (slow by 1.07s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 5

1 Modern Times

J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:76 SP:8/13F

In touch with leaders - shaken up and headway 2f out - soon went second - led 1f out - ridden out final 110yds - comfortably(op 10/11 tchd 4/7)

2 1¾

5 Magic Boy

J:Alex Jary(5) T:Nigel Tinkler

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:40/1

Led - faced challenge 2f out - edged left and badly hampered rival over 1f out - soon headed - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 25/1)

3 2¼ 4

4 El Madar

J:Callum Rodriguez T:Charles Hills

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:75 SP:11/2

Slightly awkward start - prominent - lost position when bumped over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 10/3 tchd 16/5)

4 4¾ 8¾

2 Storm Passage

J:Ben Robinson T:David O'Meara

Age:4 Weight:10st 0lbs

OR:- SP:18/1

Taken down early - in rear - outpaced and struggling before halfway - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - went modest fourth inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1)

5 ½ 9¼

6 Pal Joey

J:Jason Hart T:Ben Haslam

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:100/30

Prominent against near rail - pressed leader 2f out - badly hampered and lost ground over 1f out - eased inside final furlong - not recover(op 4/1 tchd 11/4)

6 hd 9½

8 Little Beck Annie

J:Cam Hardie T:Peter Niven

Age:3 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:- SP:200/1

Ran without hind shoe - ducked right start - towards rear throughout - no chance from over 1f out(op 150/1)

7 2½ 12

3 Ballitore

J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Phillip Makin

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:80/1

Dwelt start and ducked sharply right start - ran green throughout - always behind(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)

8 11 23

7 Travel Agent

J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian

Age:3 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:9/1

Ducked left start - towards rear - dropped to last 2f out - eased from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £1.62

Tote place: £1.10 £5.40 £1.50

Exacta: £26.10

Trifecta: £167.20

CSF: £37.18