Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 2m 3.97s

(5)

Mulligatawny^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: T Hamilton| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 81| CD

4/1

Won just once on turf in 23 starts, but that was in this very race in 2017 (soft), making all to beat Jacbequick by just over 1L; easing slowly in the weights, and on better terms with Mikmak than over C&D latest.

Form: 834403

(6)

Copper Baked¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 81| D

14/1

Knocking at the door without quite forcing an opening since winning at Wolverhampton in March (extended 1m1f); dead-heated for third off a 1lb lower mark over C&D on her penultimate start.

Form: 0-15234

(3)

Mikmak¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| BF| CD

6/4

His sole success since 2015 came from a 3lb lower mark over C&D in June (good) when beating both Daawy and Mulligatawny amongst others in a rather compact finish; held his form since (beaten a neck over C&D latest).

Form: 9-21522

(2)

Daawy^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| CD

13/2

Hasn't seen masses of racing for his age (just 11 starts) with his sole win coming in a C&D maiden for William Haggas in April 2017; solid form-lines with Mikmak and Mulligatawny, but has just dropped off a little in his last two starts (1m2f-1m3f).

Form: 903395

(4)

Indomeneo²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| CD

9/2

Strong strike-rate on turf (5 from 10; 50%), including being unbeaten at this tricky undulating track (2 from 2; 1m-1m2f); placed off this mark at Pontefract last month, but beaten in excess of 13L.

Form: 1-06183

(1)

Winged Spur¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74| BF| CD

6/1

Ready 5L winner of a C&D seller (good) here in June, and has continued to build upon that improved form in stronger races since (1,2,2); 5lb higher than when headed on the line by Trevena in a 1m2f Class 5 Yarmouth handicap latest.

Form: 771122

Forecasts

Mikmak (6/4), Mulligatawny (4/1), Indomeneo (9/2), Winged Spur (6/1), Daawy (13/2), Copper Baked (14/1)

A small field, but a seriously tight handicap full of Ripon regulars, so finding the winner isn't easy. Indomeneo has an exemplary record here, and further rainfall will assist him enormously, while Winged Spur might just find this overly tough despite a productive spell of recent form. Fine margins cover the remainder, with Daawy perhaps most interesting if ignoring his last couple of starts, but MIKMAK has proved more reliable lately, handles this C&D well, and despite a rising mark should run his race for an in-form trainer.