19:30 Ripon

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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Weatherbys Personalised Gifts Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.08s

(9)

Commanche Falls^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 90| BF| D

11/4

Returned with career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm) in April. Possibly unsuited by a heavy surface when below-form fourth at Thirsk since and could bounce back.

Form: 9116-14

(5)

Flying Pursuit^t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 89| CD

12/1

Fourth C&D win when seeing off 9 rivals on reappearance last month. Respectable third of 8 in handicap (17/2) at Thirsk (7f, heavy) since. Likely to be competitive.

Form: 5617-13

(3)

Treacherous²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: E De Giles| OR: 87| D

11/2

Good strike rate for a sprinter and won 5 times last season. Latest fifth of 18 at Ascot (6f, good to soft) creditable and he could play a prominent role here.

Form: 117-365

(1)

Bossipop^b⁵^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82| CD

7/1

Back to winning ways when making all at Pontefract last Friday but this 4-time C&D scorer will need a bit more if he's to defy a penalty in this slightly higher grade.

Form: 25-0231

(8)

Coase²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 85| D

16/1

Heavy-ground debut winner in 2019. Best run since when third of 10 in Kempton handicap on sole 2020 start. Has left Hugo Palmer. Unexposed now setting out for yard which does well with new recruits.

Form: 102/3-

(7)

Citron Major^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 84| CD

11/1

C&D winner but hasn't built on his good reappearance second in 2 subsequent outings. Needs a return to this venue to spark a revival.

Form: 000-289

(6)

Mark's Choice²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Harrison Shaw| T: S England| OR: 81| BF| CD

9/2

Looked as good as ever when winning 14-runner C&D handicap on return in April. Backed that up with a good third to Flying Pursuit back here 22 days later. Thereabouts again.

Form: 0541-13

(4)

Gunmetal³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Barron| OR: 81| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Got his head back in front at Doncaster in March but has posted a couple of lesser efforts since.

Form: 3-64170

(2)

I Am A Dreamer¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| CD

8/1

Has recorded a couple of creditable efforts this term and he's now 1lb lower than when winning over C&D last summer. Another who can't be discounted.

Form: 8344-35

Forecasts

Commanche Falls (11/4), Mark's Choice (9/2), Treacherous (11/2), Bossipop (7/1), I Am A Dreamer (8/1), Gunmetal (11/1), Citron Major (11/1), Flying Pursuit (12/1), Coase (16/1)

In a competitive sprint, a narrow vote goes the way of COMMANCHE FALLS, who was probably unsuited by very testing ground last time and is worth another chance to show he's still on a good mark as his Ayr reappearance win looks solid. Treacherous and Mark's Choice could be the pair to give him most to think about.