14:50 Ripon

Thursday 17 June 2021

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MansionBet's Betstival Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 2m 2.33s

(7)

Highwaygrey⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 89| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Doncaster in April. 11/4, raced too keenly when fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Very much the sort to bounce back.

Form: 12-4145

(3)

Benadalid²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 89| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner before respectable third of 6 in handicap here 21 days ago when left poorly placed. Can give another good account.

Form: 263-613

(1)

Glasses Up¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mathers| T: R M Smith| OR: 86| D

5/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm, 50/1) 17 days ago. Unsuited by way race developed there but others still more persuasive.

Form: 20-7290

(5)

Baryshnikov¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 84| D

11/4

Chester scorer before creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 17 days ago when unsuited by way race developed. Not totally dismissed.

Form: 115-915

(4)

Dontaskmeagain¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 83

11/1

Below par since reappearance second at Hamilton, only fifth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 8/60-265

(6)

Briardale²³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 75| BF| D

7/1

Made it 2-3 in 2021 at Newcastle in April but only tenth of 14 in handicap (5/1) there 23 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 786/110

(8)

Delph Crescent^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| CD

22/1

C&D winner but arrives below par, seventh of 8 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Back up in trip with something to prove.

Form: 114357

Non-Runners

(2)

Data Protection¹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: W Muir & C Grassick J: Lewis Edmunds

Forecasts

Baryshnikov (11/4), Benadalid (3/1), Data Protection (7/2), Highwaygrey (4/1), Glasses Up (5/1), Briardale (7/1), Dontaskmeagain (11/1), Delph Crescent (22/1)

A close-knit handicap in which the likeable front-runner DATA PROTECTION gets the nod given he can race off the same mark as when an excellent third at Epsom and could get his own way at the head of affairs here. Highwaygrey wasn't seen to best effect when fifth at Haydock last time and can make his presence felt along with C&D scorer Benadalid.