14:45 Ripon

Monday 28 August 2017

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Yorkshire Air Ambulance Handicap

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 2m 3.25s

(11)

Dream Machine¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: M L W Bell| OR: 75| D

4/1

Made a winning seasonal debut at Haydock (good-to-firm) over 1m2f in May and running well since. Races off the same mark as when finishing runner-up over 1m2f at Sandown (soft) earlier this month.

Form: 88-1322

(9)

Alfred Richardson⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Makin| T: J J Davies| OR: 75

5/1

Victorious on two of his last three starts including over an extended 1m at Beverley (good-to-firm) last time out. Races off a 3lb higher mark stepping up in trip on his first outing since June.

Form: 57-4131

(3)

Oden^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| OR: 74

3/1

Best effort in three maiden outings came when finishing third over 1m2f at Doncaster (good) earlier this month. One for the shortlist for a leading stable on handicap debut.

Form: 0-83

(10)

Breanski¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| BF

7/2

Broke his maiden when successful over 1m at Thirsk (good-to-firm) last month. Good second since but slightly disappointing off this 5lb higher mark last time out and races off the same mark today.

Form: 0-22127

(7)

Mont Royal¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 70| BF

12/1

Victorious over an extended 1m at Beverley (good-to-firm) last month but beat just two rivals home in a 12 runner event over the same C&D recently and needs to bounce back here.

Form: 8-40410

(8)

Tread Lightly⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

15/2

Eight race maiden and disappointed when last of six upped to an extended 1m6f at Chester (good) last month. Drop in trip here should suit but more needed if he's to take this.

Form: 022736

(5)

Miss Danby¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 62

22/1

Finished runner-up twice at two and a fair effort on seasonal debut. Well held since and others have more obvious chances today.

Form: 4022-67

(1)

Mister Moosah²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: P J McDonald| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 61

28/1

Nine race maiden and best form has come over 1m including when a close fourth at Pontefract (good-to-firm) over that trip in April. Well beaten over 1m4f last time out.

Form: 595-469

(6)

Bahkit³⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Joe Doyle| T: Sally Haynes| OR: 58

66/1

Well held on all three starts as a two-year-old and steps up markedly in trip on his handicap and seasonal debut today.

Form: 696-

(4)

Broughtons Story¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: P Hanagan| T: H Spiller| OR: 56

16/1

Nine race maiden but ran well when 2L second over 1m2f at Chelmsford in February. Entitled to improve for his recent return and may surprise a few in this contest.

Form: 995-427

Non-Runners

(2)

Akkadian Empire¹⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: I Jardine J: D Nolan

Forecasts

Oden (3/1), Breanski (7/2), Dream Machine (4/1), Alfred Richardson (5/1), Tread Lightly (15/2), Mont Royal (12/1), Akkadian Empire (12/1), Broughtons Story (16/1), Miss Danby (22/1), Mister Moosah (28/1), Bahkit (66/1)

Top weight DREAM MACHINE has been running well since winning on his seasonal debut back in May and having finished runner-up off this mark last time out he can go one better in this competitive contest. The selection is taken to see off Roger Varian's Oden who is lightly raced and making his handicap debut following a good third last time out while bottom weight Broughtons Story can put a disappointing effort last time out behind him by claiming third here.