Full Result 3.20 Ripon | 20 June 2024

Kirby Thomas Grand Finale Classic Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m1f170yds) 1m2f Good To Soft

1st £4,710.60 2nd £2,210.40 3rd £1,104.30 4th £552.60 5th £275.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	7. Up The Jazz (IRE) 100/30 Connor Murtagh Richard Fahey	Connor Murtagh Richard Fahey	3	812	69	60	79	–
b g Buratino (IRE) - Gwyllion (USA) (Red Ransom)
Towards rear, good headway 3f out, pressed leader 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, led and ran on inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough (op 18/5 tchd 16/5)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	3. Hortzadar 15/2 Mark Winn ³ David O'Meara	Mark Winn ³ David O'Meara	9	912	74	67	82	–
b g Sepoy (AUS) - Clouds Of Magellan (USA) (Dynaformer)
Held up in rear, steady headway on near side of group from over 2f out, hung right but kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	4. Garden Oasis 100/30 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	9	911 b	70	60	75	–
b g Excelebration (IRE) - Queen Arabella (Medicean)
Led, faced challenge 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 3/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [2½]	5. Very Excellent (IRE) 28/1 James Sullivan Mike Sowersby	James Sullivan Mike Sowersby	8	910	69	57	73	–
ch g Casamento (IRE) - Step With Style (USA) (Gulch)
Prominent, pressed leader 4f out, edged left and hampered rival 3f out, lost position 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 33/1 tchd 40/1)

5⁽³⁾ 3¼ [5¾]	2. Ey Up Its The Boss 9/4F David Nolan Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	David Nolan Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	5	104	77	58	74	–
br g Pastoral Pursuits - Velvet Jaguar (Hurricane Run)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, not clear run and lost position 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 15/8)

6⁽¹⁾ 8½ [14¼]	6. Love Warrior (IRE) 9/2 Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	Franny Norton Charlie Johnston	3	812	69	31	49	–
b c Saxon Warrior (JPN) - In The Mist (Pivotal)
In touch with leaders, dropped to rear over 2f out, unbalanced and weakened gradually from over 1f out (tchd 7/2)

7⁽⁵⁾ 4¼ [18½]	1. Fountain Cross 33/1 Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	6	104	77	33	48	–
b g Muhaarar - Infamous Angel (Exceed And Excel)
Held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened and lost touch 2f out (tchd 25/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:20:16 Winning time: 2m 4.06s (slow by 3.66s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Musley Bank Partnership & Partner (Up The Jazz) 1st breeder: Lynn Lodge Stud
2nd owner: Akela Thoroughbreds Limited (Hortzadar)
3rd owner: T A Scothern & Partner (Garden Oasis)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.70 £3.90 Ex: £20 CSF: £27.39 Trifecta: £73.30

3:20 Ripon 20 Jun 2024

Kirby Thomas Grand Finale Classic Handicap