15:15 Ripon

Saturday 19 August 2017

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William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 11.72s

(18)

Growl^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam J McNamara⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 109| D

5/1

Goes well in these big sprint handicaps as shown when runner-up in last year' Ayr Gold Cup and fourth last time in the Stewards Cup. Has mixed it with some of our best sprinters since and well drawn here for a stable with a tradition in this event.

Form: 0-77U64

(17)

Out Do^v³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 104| CD

12/1

Won this in 2014 and added the Wokingham at Royal Ascot two months ago. Stable have won three of the last six renewals of this and nicely drawn to add to the tally.

Form: 7-30418

(8)

Eastern Impact^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 102| D

14/1

Last win came in 2015 when taking an Ascot Group Three. Goes well for this rider and not beaten far in the Wokingham and Stewards Cup on his latest starts. Stable have a good record in this.

Form: 803270

(15)

Shanghai Glory¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: C Hills| OR: 101| D

8/1

Record of 4-14 and has won in Listed company. Has little to find with Growl on running in the Stewards Cup and finds himself better drawn this time. Would not want the ground to dry out any more.

Form: 1041-05

(10)

Mattmu^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| D

25/1

Winner of a Group Two as a juvenile and a Group Three the following year. Looked a shadow of that horse on his return and he would be hard to recommend.

Form: 30/389-4

(3)

Pipers Note⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 99| CD

8/1

Has won here six times and stable are in excellent form. Back to his optimum trip here and has been earmarked for this. Draw could have been kinder and just 1-23 in this class.

Form: 011334

(9)

Naadirr^v³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 98| D

16/1

Looks temperamental nowadays. Stable in form but otherwise difficult to recommend in a race this competitive.

Form: 065870

(20)

Al Qahwa^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: G Lee| T: D O'Meara| OR: 98| D

14/1

Stable knows what it takes to win this and he ideally drawn to add to their recent haul. Encountered trouble in running when well supported for the Stewards Cup. One to note now with cheekpieces added.

Form: 7-18920

(12)

Nameitwhatyoulike²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: George Buckell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 97| CD

16/1

Not as good since winning this contest 12 months ago and no imminent signs of a return to that level.

Form: 76-5090

(11)

Robero³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: T P Queally| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 96| D

10/1

Impressive at Ascot and Pontefract this term and not disgraced in the Bunbury Cup last time. Stable are just 2-49 in the past four weeks.

Form: 221515

(2)

Maarek³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 96| D

33/1

Two years since his last success but he has been highly tried in the main. Dropping towards an attractive mark but a low draw makes him less appealing.

Form: 355590

(13)

Flying Pursuit^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Rachel Richardson⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 96| CD

10/1

Specialist at this trip and has made all to defy the handicapper twice this term. Looks held on form by a few of these but nicely drawn and yard are going well.

Form: 556181

(6)

Classic Seniority^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: William Carson| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 95| CD

25/1

At home in a big field like this and landed the Bronze Cup at Ayr last autumn. Current mark asks serious questions with a low draw adding to the problem.

Form: 631150

(7)

Right Touch²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: F Norton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 95| CD

20/1

It has taken 10 races for him to drop to his last winning mark. Probably needs cut to be effective at this trip nowadays.

Form: 03-5566

(16)

George Dryden^p1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 95| D

14/1

Stayed on to take fifth in this 12 months ago and 7lb lower here. Stable have been out of form this season but are going better now. Cheekpieces tried for the first time and could go close at a big price,

Form: 955-507

(14)

Muntadab²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 95| BF| D

14/1

Started the campaign well but has struggled at this level recently. Looks held by Flying Pursuit on latest running.

Form: 222060

(4)

Hoofalong^h²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 94| D

40/1

Has gone well fresh in the past so disappointing to see him run so poorly on his return. Has an even harder task here from this draw and with the yard going through a downturn

Form: 08657-0

(5)

Snap Shots¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Barry McHugh| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 93| CD

25/1

Refused to race here last time. A poor draw and the current form of the stable add further risks.

Form: 92327R

(19)

George Bowen^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 93| D

18/1

Handicapper may have overreacted to his Nottingham victory but weighted to be more competitive now. Nicely drawn and stable have won two of the last four renewals.

Form: 631706

Non-Runners

(1)

Kachy¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Tom Dascombe J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Growl (5/1), Pipers Note (8/1), Shanghai Glory (8/1), Flying Pursuit (10/1), Robero (10/1), Out Do (12/1), Al Qahwa (14/1), Eastern Impact (14/1), Muntadab (14/1), George Dryden (14/1), Kachy (14/1), Naadirr (16/1), Nameitwhatyoulike (16/1), George Bowen (18/1), Right Touch (20/1), Mattmu (25/1), Snap Shots (25/1), Classic Seniority (25/1), Maarek (33/1), Hoofalong (40/1)

In recent years it has paid to be drawn high and to carry 8-12 to 9-3. SHANGHAI GLORY meets those criteria and arrives following a bold show in the Stewards Cup when he was not amongst those drawn more favourably up the centre. A Listed winner with a 4-14 record he has a touch of class which suggest he might be better than this. Richard Fahey and David O'Meara have dominated this in recent years. Growl and Eastern Impact are classy individuals representing the former. Al Qahwa and the Wokingham winner Out Do are both nicely drawn for the O'Meara team and command respect. George Dryden, fifth last year, is well treated on that effort and is to be noted with the stable showing signs of returning to form. He could be one for each-way support if bookmakers are offering 5-6 places.