18:55 Ripon

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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Ripon Farm Services Handicap

Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 1m 12.46s

(4)

The Thin Blue Line¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 77| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, soft, 3/1) 15 days ago. Now 1 lb lower and eased in class, he needs considering.

Form: 221-44

(7)

Brazen Belle³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75| D

12/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (20/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 35 days ago, always holding on. 4 lb rise fair and claims if the ground is on the fast side. Yard also saddles General Sago.

Form: 6284-91

(3)

General Sago¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, second of 12 in minor event at Doncaster (6f, soft) 18 days ago. Should have more to offer now going down the handicap route and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 322

(1)

Perfect Times³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74| D

18/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Leicester (7f, good) 39 days ago and needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 41045-9

(2)

Tees Spirit³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Hamilton| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 74| CD

9/4

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner in April. Very good second of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, firm, 7/2) 39 days ago. Up another 4 lb, but another bold show is on the cards.

Form: 960-12

(6)

Royal Musketeer²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 72| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 16/1, last of 13 in handicap at Ascot (6f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 415-0

(5)

Impeller^p⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 70| D

13/2

Winner at Southwell in April. Bit below form fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 8/1) 6 days ago, running on. Minor place money is probably the best he can hope for.

Form: 087-104

Forecasts

Tees Spirit (9/4), General Sago (10/3), The Thin Blue Line (10/3), Impeller (13/2), Royal Musketeer (10/1), Brazen Belle (12/1), Perfect Times (18/1)

Gelded following a low-key 2-y-o campaign, TEES SPIRIT has looks a different proposition for new connections switched to handicaps this season, scoring over C&D on return in April and just touched off in his follow-up bid at Doncaster. He probably has more to offer and gets the nod ahead of handicap-debutant General Sago and the down-in-class The Thin Blue Line.