18:55 Ripon

Monday 23 August 2021

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Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 39.42s

(3)

Poet's Dawn⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ella McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 85| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Beverley in May. 12/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Respected.

Form: 115204

(2)

Safran^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83| D

13/2

8/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable third of 6 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Not discounted.

Form: 470483

(4)

Eton College²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82

25/1

10/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to firm) 29 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Others preferred.

Form: 930339

(10)

Mars Landing¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 81| BF| D

6/1

Winner at Leicester in April. Not seen to best effect since and remains with potential so still makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 232-132

(9)

Malhoob⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Varian| OR: 83| D

11/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Thirsk in April. Last of 6 in handicap (15/2) at Newcastle (10.2f) 90 days ago, weakening quickly. Remains of interest.

Form: 3216

(1)

Challet^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 77| BF| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 10/3, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago, left poorly placed. Likely to be thereabouts once more.

Form: 055173

(6)

Six Strings¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77| BF| D

11/2

3 wins from 16 runs this year. 5/4, bit below form third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 19 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 522223

(5)

Trinity Lake²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 76

11/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Thirsk (8f, good) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 202826

(7)

Carnival Zain^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 74| D

22/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, soft, 5/1) 16 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 573-468

(11)

Fennaan¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 72| D

66/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 50/1) 12 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 764-809

(8)

Al Erayg^p,t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 5/1, last of 7 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 21 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 743977

Forecasts

Challet (7/2), Six Strings (11/2), Trinity Lake (11/2), Mars Landing (6/1), Safran (13/2), Poet's Dawn (15/2), Malhoob (11/1), Al Erayg (14/1), Carnival Zain (22/1), Eton College (25/1), Fennaan (66/1)

MALHOOB shaped as if amiss last time but made all at Thirsk on his previous appearance and the form of that looks solid, so he's worth a chance to get back on the up and see off Mars Landing, who also has a bigger effort in his locker. Six Strings should be back on form, so he's also regarded as a threat.