14:20 Ripon

Saturday 23 April 2022

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Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 40.52s

(7)

Hortzadar⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 91| CD

3/1

C&D winner who posted creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (8f) 9 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 240-024

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(6)

Garden Oasis^p¹⁹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 90| CD

12/1

3-time C&D winner. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at York (7.9f) 6 months ago, but he can't be discounted on his seasonal return.

Form: 101180-

(9)

Aasheq⁵³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 86

28/1

Fairly useful 10f winner at his best but off the track for 17 months. Market can prove a good guide on his comeback run.

Form: 052320/

(8)

Copper And Five¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 86| CD

11/2

C&D winner but he comes here on the back of below form sixth of 16 in handicap at Redcar (8f) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 12613-6

(1)

King Triton²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 85| D

5/1

Thirsk 1m novice winner who signed off with good fourth in 1m handicap there 7 months ago. Still has few miles on the clock, and he's expected to be bang there on his return.

Form: 74134-

(3)

Devilwala¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T Hamilton| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84

16/1

Ended last term well out of sorts for David Loughnane, cheekpieces on when last at Newbury (7f) 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running for his new handler.

Form: 040600-

(4)

A Boy Named Ivy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 83| D

2/1

Off 6 months before good second of 8 in handicap at Doncaster (8f) 28 days ago. Well worth considering off the same mark for in-form yard.

Form: 52230-2

(5)

Amaysmont²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 80| D

11/1

Ended 2021 well below par, only fifth of 6 at Ayr (8f) 6 months ago. Plenty more is required after his break.

Form: 520305-

Non-Runners

(2)

Imperial Command³⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

A Boy Named Ivy (2/1), Hortzadar (3/1), King Triton (5/1), Copper And Five (11/2), Imperial Command (7/1), Amaysmont (11/1), Garden Oasis (12/1), Devilwala (16/1), Aasheq (28/1)

KING TRITON looks to have more to offer in 2022 and also starts the campaign on a handy mark so he is taken to go in at the first time of asking. Both A Boy Named Ivy and Hortzadar come here on the back of good recent efforts at Doncaster and Newmarket respectively though, and should ensure Grant Tuer's low-mileage 4-y-o doesn't have things all his own way.