15:05 Ripon

Sunday 16 May 2021

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Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 2m 10.95s

(3)

Heights Of Abraham⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 83

5/2

4/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good) 43 days ago, needing stiffer test. Up in trip. Vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

Form: 41251-4

(7)

Three Platoon¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 80| BF

7/2

Promising individual. 2/1, third of 8 in maiden at Goodwood (8f, good) 15 days ago. Open to further improvement up in trip for handicap debut, so expected to put up a bold showing.

Form: 3-23

(5)

Contact³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Evans| T: T D Barron| OR: 79| D

2/1

Lightly-raced type. Improved when winning 5-runner handicap at Redcar (10f, good, 5/1) 34 days ago. Could progress further, so boasts strong claims once more.

Form: 8301-1

(2)

Epic Pass⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 78

12/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. 11/2, last of 8 in handicap at same track (8.6f) 48 days ago, not much room. Makes turf debut. Not one to write off.

Form: 51-28

(4)

Ballycommon¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 77

50/1

Thrice-raced winner. Last of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good, 25/1) 17 days ago. Has a bit to prove following that inauspicious return.

Form: 15-8

(1)

Golden Dove¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Megan Nicholls| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. 18/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good) 17 days ago, not knocked about after meeting trouble. Remains with potential, so worth considering.

Form: 681-6

Non-Runners

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Rich Dream³⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: E Bethell J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Contact (2/1), Heights Of Abraham (5/2), Three Platoon (7/2), Rich Dream (4/1), Golden Dove (9/2), Epic Pass (12/1), Ballycommon (50/1)

A tightly-knit affair that could go to CONTACT, who impressed with the way he asserted when making a winning return at Redcar. With another step forward on the cards, he's narrowly preferred to handicap debutant Three Platoon, while Rich Dream also makes appeal.