18:20 Ripon

Friday 7 May 2021

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Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 13.53s

(6)

Citron Major^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 86| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Good second of 6 in handicap (14/1) at this C&D (good to firm) on return 13 days ago, clear of rest. Must enter calculations on the back of that.

Form: 16000-2

(8)

Flying Pursuit^t¹⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner who ended a long losing run at Doncaster in October, but wasn't in the same form there the following month, proving he's not the easiest to predict these days.

Form: 095617-

(2)

Abel Handy¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR: 84| CD

25/1

Successful from this mark for David O'Meara over C&D last season, but has had a low-key start for new yard.

Form: 6672-58

(5)

Mark's Choice²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: S England| OR: 81| CD

4/1

Looked as good as ever when winning 14-runner handicap over C&D (good to firm, 9/1) on return 22 days ago, digging deep. 4 lb higher mark asks for more, but he's likely to continue in form.

Form: 90541-1

(7)

True Mason⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 80| D

12/1

Caught the eye on his return when running-on third of 9 in 6f handicap at Newcastle on reappearance. Failed to build on that promise at Thirsk, though wasn't seen to best effect, so not written off.

Form: 9958-30

(3)

Gambon^v1²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 77| D

14/1

Boosted a good course record at Chepstow when scoring there in September. Not seen to best effect on return at Leicester and should be sharper now. Visor on for the 1st time.

Form: 32174-9

(1)

Quick Look¹⁹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 77| CD

14/1

Winless last season but this previous C&D winner is lurking on a dangerous mark.

Form: 640603-

(9)

Magical Effect^p⁹^{(ex 4)}

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 69| CD

11/2

Put up his best effort for some time to win 5-runner handicap (13/2) at Pontefract (6f, good) 9 days ago, unchallenged. Obvious claims under a penalty.

Form: 6000-51

(10)

Lucky Lucky Man¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| D

20/1

Won at Hamilton and Catterick in 2020. Possibly unsuited by conditions when down the field at Southwell on final outing.

Form: 081617-

(4)

Hart Stopper⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 70| D

4/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 13/2) 7 days ago. Good claims of going one better with a repeat.

Form: 0505-92

Forecasts

Hart Stopper (4/1), Mark's Choice (4/1), Citron Major (9/2), Magical Effect (11/2), Flying Pursuit (8/1), True Mason (12/1), Gambon (14/1), Quick Look (14/1), Lucky Lucky Man (20/1), Abel Handy (25/1)

A tricky puzzle to solve but HART STOPPER shaped well when second at Newcastle last week and may go one better if reproducing that back on turf. Magical Effect is well respected under a penalty for his recent Pontefract win, with True Mason and Citron Major others to bear in mind.