Goodbyeflys Ripon Racecourse Stable Staff Championships Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 2m 35.21s

(5)

Benadalid^v1³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 75| CD

11/2

4-time course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 11/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) 37 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Not firing at present.

Form: 7-59268

(3)

Spiritofthenorth³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 75

11/8

Winner at Wolverhampton in March. 9/2, good third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 2233-13

(4)

Spantik^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 68

8/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap hurdle (8/1) at Southwell (20.4f, good) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Fair on the Flat, good on last Flat run. Not discounted.

Form: 41-2232

(1)

Little Ted^p²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| C

3/1

Unreliable individual. Course winner. Latest win here in May. 7/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good) 23 days ago. Summed up by his mark.

Form: 5-07186

(2)

Bit Of A Quirke^v⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 59| D

11/2

Latest win at Leicester in July. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to firm) 6 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Back up in trip. Player.

Form: 427513

Forecasts

Spiritofthenorth (11/8), Little Ted (3/1), Bit Of A Quirke (11/2), Benadalid (11/2), Spantik (8/1)

BIT OF A QUIRKE arrives in good order and shaped like a return to this sort of trip would suit last time, so he gets the marginal vote ahead of Spiritofthenorth in what should be a tightly-knit affair. Spantik is another one to consider