16:15 Ripon

Monday 30 August 2021

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Examworks UK Supporting Wooden Spoon Maiden Stakes

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 2m 2.29s

(4)

Bright Dawn¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mathers| T: B Rothwell| OR: 29

300/1

Well held in 3 novice events. Big outsider.

Form: 077

(8)

Little Jack^h,t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁷⁾| T: Micky Hammond

50/1

Bumper winner/fair hurdler but has refused to race. Also reluctant to race both Flat starts this summer and looks one to avoid.

Form: 05

(1)

National Treasure¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: J Tuite| OR: 74

4/1

First run since leaving Ben Haslam when 2 lengths second of 7 in novice at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 17 days ago. Another prominent showing is on the cards here.

Form: 4/2-3542

(5)

Mango Boy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: C F Wall

6/4

Fairly useful form when in the frame in 1m novices at Newmarket and Kempton in recent weeks. Bred for this sort of trip. Leading claims.

Form: 43

(6)

Master Of Combat

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: K Frost

22/1

5,500 gns purchase this year. By Invincible Spiri. Dam, winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7.4f winner), out of winning half-sister to high-class winner up to 1m Dubawi. Betting should guide with this one.

Form:

(2)

Pride Of Priory²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

6/4

Fair third in a pair of 1m novices this summer. Up in trip. Sure to be in the shake-up for a top yard with a very good record here.

Form: 33

(7)

Torbruk

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey

11/1

Fastnet Rock colt who changed hands for only £4,000 at the start of this month. Dam, 1¼m winner, sister to useful 1m winner (stayed 13f) Isabella. In good hands so worth a second look in betting.

Form:

(3)

Tykenwear¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: J J Davies

80/1

Didn't achieve much when a well-held third of 4 at Carlisle recently and will need to step up a good deal to get heavily involved here.

Form: 03

Forecasts

Pride Of Priory (6/4), Mango Boy (6/4), National Treasure (4/1), Torbruk (11/1), Master Of Combat (22/1), Little Jack (50/1), Tykenwear (80/1), Bright Dawn (300/1)

MANGO BOY has shown enough promise in a couple of runs around 1m to suggest he can land a race like this and is narrowly preferred to the William Haggas-trained Pride of Priority and recent Wolverhampton runner-up National Treasure in a contest which will likely revolve around those 3 unless the betting speaks strongly in the favour of one of the newcomers.