20:50 Ripon

Wednesday 20 June 2018

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It's Ladies Day Tomorrow Handicap

Off time: 20:51 | Winning time: 2m 37.76s

(8)

Fire Leopard^h²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Makin| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| CD

9/1

Won decisively over C&D (good) in August, when 9lb lower and later in the season recorded a career-best over this trip at Redcar from just 2lb lower than today. Coming along nicely again this term and be very competitive.

Form: 2814-84

(1)

Searching⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Gemma Tutty⁽⁵⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 75| D

6/1

Scored over a similar trip for only win in this code (since won a maiden hurdle). Made debut for this trainer at York last week, having been purchase for £3,800, and needs significant improvement on that recent run to figure here.

Form: 14459/7

(4)

State Sovereignty^t⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: M Scudamore| OR: 75| D

16/1

Landed a Catterick maiden over this trip (good) in August. Cut in the ground would be a possible excuse for a couple of below-par efforts in handicaps since then. Twice held over hurdles since wind op, but interesting in this grade on good ground.

Form: 42147-

(7)

Doctor Cross¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 73

3/1

Put up several similar efforts from 1m-1m4f last year. Best run so far this term was on his Haydock reappearance. Not far off that in two runs since, but more needed to break his duck.

Form: 325-366

(5)

X Rated¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁷⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73| BF

12/1

Yet to win over this far, but gets the trip. Generally consistent. Dead-heated in a 1m1f charity race at York on Saturday and if in the same form he had claims here.

Form: 423438

(2)

Multellie²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| CD

7/4

C&D scorer on soft in 2015, from 5lb higher. Unable to make much of an impression on all but one occasion since the beginning of the 2017 season. Has dropped to a dangerous mark and is interesting back over his optimum trip.

Form: 48-6546

(3)

Swansway^p1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| D

6/1

Went close over C&D (good) last season before winning over this trip at Catterick (good to firm) in July. Another good effort back here last time and enters calculations in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 306265

(6)

Flower Power^b1³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Barry McHugh| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 60| CD

40/1

Won a maiden over C&D by an eased-down 6L in September. No impact in handicaps since then and has too much on her plate on recent evidence.

Form: 5100/70

Forecasts

Multellie (7/4), Doctor Cross (3/1), Swansway (6/1), Searching (6/1), Fire Leopard (9/1), X Rated (12/1), State Sovereignty (16/1), Flower Power (40/1)

FIRE LEOPARD improved for her reappearance run last time out and that steady rise could reach a crescendo with another C&D win here, now that she drops slightly in grade. Swansway looks to be a potential danger, with X Rated also considered and a revival from Multellie also a possibility.