Goodbyeflys Ripon Racecourse Stable Staff Championships Handicap

Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 1m 38.57s

(1)

Piastrella¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 75

9/4

9/2, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at York (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago, better placed than most. 3 lb rise no great hardship and return to this trip shouldn't be an issue, so she's likely to be in the thick of things once again.

Form: 578321

(2)

Dungar Glory⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: A Keatley| OR: 75

2/1

6/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (9.8f, good) 7 days ago. Looks capable of picking up a race off this sort of mark, but will probably find one or two too good on this occasion.

Form: 553562

(4)

Panama City³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75

8/1

Won 7-runner maiden (3/1) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 37 days ago. By no means ruled out back in handicap company, but this does demand a step forward.

Form: 265-241

(5)

Dougies Dream⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| BF| D

10/1

Two wins from 5 runs this year, the latest at Newcastle in May. 85/40, eighth of 10 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to firm) 80 days ago. Will be a danger to all if able to bounce back here.

Form: 0-41418

(3)

Head Chef^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| CD

7/2

C&D winner in June. 14/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and he's certainly not without hope.

Form: 516385

Non-Runners

(6)

Emperor Caradoc⁶¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: B Smart J: G Lee

Forecasts

Dungar Glory (2/1), Piastrella (9/4), Head Chef (7/2), Panama City (8/1), Dougies Dream (10/1), Emperor Caradoc (12/1)

The Nigel Tinkler-trained duo are expected to come to the fore here, with DOUGIES DREAM marginally preferred to Piastrella. The latter is bound to be popular on the back of her recent York success, but Dougies Dream has been given a break since misfiring at Haydock in May and will take plenty of stopping if on-song. Fellow C&D winner Head Chef is lurking on a workable mark and also enters calculations.