15:25 Ripon

Thursday 14 April 2022

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Ripon 'Cock O' The North' Handicap

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 47.25s

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(1)

Chief's Will^p²⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 80

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. Cheekpieces on first time, won 7-runner novice at Musselburgh (7f, good to firm). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. More needed now handicapping on return.

Form: 281-

(2)

Blenheim Boy¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80

15/2

Thrice-raced winner. Improved to win 13-runner novice at York (7f, soft, 25/1) last October. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 061-

(5)

Barneys Gift¹⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 78

3/1

Second start for this yard when taking 13-runner novice at Redcar (7f, soft) in November, responding well. Off 163 days/gelded. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 532531-

(4)

Government^v³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Palmer| OR: 78| BF| D

5/1

Fairly useful form. Winner at Southwell in February. 7/4, good second of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 34 days ago. Makes turf debut.

Form: 5-412

(6)

Galileo Glass¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: J Parr| OR: 76| D

6/4

Very good second of 13 in handicap at Windsor (1m, good) 10 days ago. edged out close home. Big player if turning out (due to run 2.15 Beverley Wednesday).

Form: 1214-42

(3)

Wakey Wakey²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| BF

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/6, fourth of 12 in novice at Pontefract (1m, good) in September. Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 624-

(7)

Flippin' Eck¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72

10/1

Won over 6f at Redcar last summer. Sixth of 7 in nursery at Newcastle (7f, 22/1) in November. Up in trip again on return.

Form: 8316-

Forecasts

Galileo Glass (6/4), Barneys Gift (3/1), Government (5/1), Blenheim Boy (15/2), Flippin' Eck (10/1), Chief's Will (14/1), Wakey Wakey (18/1)

GOVERNMENT is going the right way and it's worth chancing that he can carry his recent AW improvement over to turf. Galileo Glass will be a big threat if showing up here instead of Beverley. Redcar winner Barneys Gift will be at home on the likely ground conditions and also makes the shortlist.