Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 4.23s

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Ridgeway^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 87| D

16/5

5/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm) 30 days ago, easily. Hit with a 10 lb rise, but needs considering all the same.

Form: 6174-01

(3)

Bollin Joan^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82| C| D

7/2

Course winner. Latest win at York in June. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Carlisle (11.2f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 4-45416

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Skycutter⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Hanagan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 88| D

9/2

3¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Saiydabad in listed race at Chantilly (9.9f, good, 9/1) 62 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Jo Hughes and improvement needed now handicapping.

Form: 4221-25

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Leopardo⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 88

7/2

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good to firm, 12/1) 64 days ago. 2 lb lower now and he's not one to write off just yet.

Form: 32-6404

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Urban Violet¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: M R Channon| OR: 85

3/1

Latest win at Sandown in May. Below form sixth of 21 in handicap (25/1) at Royal Ascot (8f, soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip and very much one to consider off 2 lb lower in this lower grade affair.

Form: 219-186

Non-Runners

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Kettle Hill⁸⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: W J Haggas J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Kettle Hill (9/4), Urban Violet (3/1), Ridgeway (16/5), Bollin Joan (7/2), Leopardo (7/2), Skycutter (9/2)

KETTLE HILL disappointed on his handicap bow at Redcar, but he was progressive prior to that and is well worth another chance with this step up in trip a potentially good move. Urban Violet wasn't disgraced at Royal Ascot last month and has to be taken very seriously at this lower level, while emphatic Lingfield winner Ridgeway and Leopardo also enter calculations in a competitive race.