14:30 Ripon

Monday 6 August 2018

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 59.23s

(3)

Life For Rent^b1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61| BF| CD

5/2

Won a C&D nursery off 5lb higher in September, and has run respectably all season in better company than this. Excuses for latest defeat (raced on wrong side), and blinkers on for this drop in class.

Form: 664337

(1)

Tidal Surge²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 57

8/1

Best effort in qualifying when 3¾L third of 8 to Sharp Style at Thirsk last time, showing good speed; may do better again now handicapping, but opening mark looks very stiff on what she's shown.

Form: 6583

(4)

Funkadelic³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 56| D

6/1

Sole win to date came in an AW claimer a year ago. Has generally been running to a similar standard in defeat since, however, and chances to get back on track now dropped to plating company.

Form: 46-5853

(8)

Sienna Says^p⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 54

11/8

Just a modest maiden on balance of form, but ran right up to her best when third of 12 to Optimickstickhill in a 5f handicap at Thirsk last time, and she will go close if repeating that effort in this lesser event.

Form: 625293

(5)

Pavarella Shoes³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: N Wilson| OR: 48

66/1

Showed a little promise in a Musselburgh novice event (5f, good to firm) last August. Well held on both starts this term, however, and hard to fancy, even at this lowly level.

Form: 93-99

(7)

Laydee Victoria¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 47

9/1

A regular at selling level, winning at Southwell (6f) in January. Several respectable efforts since, and will appreciate the drop in trip having failed to stay 7f last time.

Form: 145875

(6)

Displaying Amber^p1⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Haslam| OR: 46

20/1

Best effort to date when third on handicap bow at Newcastle (5f) in January. Not built on that despite some fair efforts since, and wears cheekpieces after a poor effort at Yarmouth last time.

Form: 5-34737

(2)

Zizum^b1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Nathan Evans| T: A Berry| OR: 45

50/1

Runner-up in a 6f Catterick nursery for George Scott in October 2017, but back-peddling at a rate of knots since joining current yard, and even the fitting of blinkers isn't enough to make him of interest here.

Form: 865680

Forecasts

Sienna Says (11/8), Life For Rent (5/2), Funkadelic (6/1), Tidal Surge (8/1), Laydee Victoria (9/1), Displaying Amber (20/1), Zizum (50/1), Pavarella Shoes (66/1)

A moderate affair as you'd expect for the grade, and SIENNA SAYS looks the percentage call after a lifetime best at Thirsk last time. Funkadelic and Life For Rent have form at a slightly more exalted level than this, and should also have a role to play, the latter a C&D winner who could find blinkers sharpening his focus, and he may pose the biggest threat to the selection.