18:20 Ripon

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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Yorkshire Accountants Ripon Handicap

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 1m 40.47s

(6)

Ariel²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 71

11/4

Promising type. Gelded, career best when winning 9-runner handicap (5/1) at Kempton (7f) 28 days ago. Good chance he'll continue to progress and leading claims if proving as good on turf.

Form: 07-831

(4)

Salsoul^h1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Elliott| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 71

100/1

Won 6f Chelmsford nursery in August. Not beaten another rival in 2 runs since 8 months apart (left Mark Johnston prior to reappearance 28 days ago). Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 22515-0

(10)

Elusive Artist²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 71

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Off 7 months, fourth of 6 in handicap (9/2) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 23 days ago, slowly away. Scope for him to do better still.

Form: 6210-4

(7)

Empirestateofmind²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 68

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 5 months/gelded, 8/1, seventh of 11 in minor event at Thirsk (8f, soft) 25 days ago, not ideally placed, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Interesting.

Form: 64-7

(1)

Kentucky Kitten²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 6 months/gelded. Could have a race or two in him this year.

Form: 4446-

(8)

Havana Party³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 67

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 7 months/seventh of 8 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, soft, 80/1) 30 days ago, slowly away. More needed.

Form: 003-7

(5)

Princess Layan¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67

18/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in January. Fourth of 6 in minor event (11/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, soft) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Could do better.

Form: 54-14

(2)

Distinction²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw| T: K R Burke| OR: 67

11/2

Fair maiden. Tenth of 11 in handicap (15/2) at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 5342-80

(3)

Estad²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, second of 6 in minor event at Catterick (7f, soft) 23 days ago, running on. Suspect he has more to offer now handicapping.

Form: 452

Non-Runners

(9)

The Sedberghian¹⁶⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: M E Sowersby J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Ariel (11/4), Elusive Artist (4/1), Empirestateofmind (9/2), Kentucky Kitten (5/1), Distinction (11/2), Estad (9/1), The Sedberghian (14/1), Princess Layan (18/1), Havana Party (40/1), Salsoul (100/1)

ARIEL opened his account in good style at Kempton and can go in again after a 4 lb rise, the step up in trip and return to turf both looking positives. Empirestateofmind and Estad are just a couple of potential improvers now they go handicapping.