17:15 Ripon

Thursday 27 May 2021

All13:5514:3015:0515:3516:0516:4017:15

Skelton Handicap

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 1.71s

(5)

Show Palace^p²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: J Candlish| OR: 62| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, last of 7 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and will come on for that reappearance.

Form: 58664-7

(3)

Van Gerwen¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 62| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 10/1, last of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, soft) 16 days ago though that run easy to forgive (snatched up and eased off).

Form: 00-8720

(8)

Quanah⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D Nolan| T: L Bailey| OR: 62| D

15/8

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at Catterick (5f, heavy) 6 days ago, slowly away. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 65-6627

(4)

Refuge^p,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58| D

18/5

Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to soft, 10/3) 13 days ago, awkward away from the stalls. Definite player on runner-up effort prior to that.

Form: 5313-20

(1)

San Juan^t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley| OR: 58| D

10/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 17/2) 53 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 0-11356

(6)

Kyllachy Warrior²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 56

7/1

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Eleventh of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 56220-0

(7)

De Latour^t1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: S H James| T: L Bailey| OR: 45

20/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for first time, last of 15 in handicap (100/1) at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Tongue strap now on.

Form: 44-3790

(2)

Newgate Squal^p1⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 45

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in minor event at Pontefract (6f, good to firm, 200/1) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces on for first time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 50-0

Forecasts

Quanah (15/8), Refuge (18/5), Show Palace (4/1), Kyllachy Warrior (7/1), Van Gerwen (8/1), San Juan (10/1), De Latour (20/1), Newgate Squal (50/1)

This looks trappy, but REFUGE can be forgiven a poor run at Hamilton 13 days ago on account of an awkward start so he's worth another chance to confirm the promise of his reappearance run. Quanah and Show Palace could be the chief threats.