16:00 Ripon

Thursday 15 April 2021

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Ripon Silver Bowl Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 2m 1.98s

(9)

Waarif⁵³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| C| D

33/1

Useful handicapper and successful 3 times in a busy 2019 campaign. Missed all of last year, which has to be a worry, but he is in very capable hands.

Form: 841555/

(3)

Zabeel Champion¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 94| BF| D

2/1

Progressive handicapper, winning twice at Newmarket (10f) prior to a career-best second at Goodwood (9.9f) in July. Raced awkwardly on reappearance but ran well in form terms, finishing runner-up.

Form: 01126-2

(5)

Wait For The Lord^h⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: D R C Elsworth| OR: 93| D

18/1

Started career in bumpers and made second Flat start a winning one at Lingfield in December. Never able to land a blow at that track a month later and looks in need of a stiffer test of stamina.

Form: 416-4

(10)

Fishable^t¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 92| CD

4/1

Improved when landing back-to-back C&D handicaps last summer. Ended last season with a couple of placed efforts, latterly at Doncaster and he may yet do better still this term.

Form: 311023-

(1)

Glasses Up¹⁸⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw| T: R M Smith| OR: 89| D

22/1

Ayr specialist, winning 3 times at that track during the summer. Ended campaign with a rare poor effort and he may just need this reappearance.

Form: 174520-

(2)

Mascat¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁵⁾| T: R M Beckett| OR: 87

10/3

Newmarket maiden winner at 2 yrs and largely creditable efforts in handicaps at up to 1½m last season. Mid-field in the Spring Mile on reappearance and 2 lb ease in the weights will help.

Form: 73323-9

(8)

Society Red²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 85| D

14/1

Second success of year when winning small-field contest at Newcastle in February. Denied a clear run last time so that run can be overlooked and he's equally as effective on turf.

Form: 42-1314

(6)

Benadalid¹⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: J Fanning| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 82| CD

9/1

All the better for reappearance when landing a C&D contest in June. Several solid efforts after and returns just 2 lb above that mark.

Form: 505263-

(4)

Howzer Black^h¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 78| D

17/2

Haydock winner last June and added to his tally at Wolverhampton in December. Series of solid efforts in defeat since, and this slight step back up in trip will aid his cause.

Form: 3-23325

(7)

Mukhayyam^p²⁰¹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| C| D

66/1

Disappointing in a very light 2020 campaign so has a fair amount to improve on return from 6 months off.

Form: 944/759-

Forecasts

Zabeel Champion (2/1), Mascat (10/3), Fishable (4/1), Howzer Black (17/2), Benadalid (9/1), Society Red (14/1), Wait For The Lord (18/1), Glasses Up (22/1), Waarif (33/1), Mukhayyam (66/1)

A mid-field run in the Spring Mile will have blown away the cobwebs for MASCAT and a subsequent 2 lb ease in the weights coupled with the booking of a full-value apprentice make him of serious interest. Fishable and Benadalid lack race fitness but both tasted success over this C&D last term and may yet have more to offer.