14:50 Ripon

Saturday 13 August 2022

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:33

William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 9.35s

(15)

Misty Grey²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 109| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 7/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 20 days ago, keeping on well. More on his plate up 3 lb in this very competitive sprint.

Form: 335321

(10)

Justanotherbottle^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 105| CD

9/1

Three-time C&D winner, the latest when landing this race 12 months ago. 40/1, twenty-second of 28 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Will be a threat if able to bounce back.

Form: 240150

(1)

Blackrod⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: E Bethell| OR: 99| D

16/5

Latest win at Newmarket in April. Below form seventh of 26 in handicap at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm, 11/2) 56 days ago. Remains of interest and likely to be in the thick of things on debut for new yard.

Form: 2113-17

(3)

Summerghand^v¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 98| D

6/1

Bit below form ninth of 28 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to firm, 12/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Runner-up in this race on latest visit here back in 2019 (off a 2 lb higher mark) and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 800659

(13)

Emperor Spirit²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: P J McDonald| T: A Watson| OR: 92| BF| D

7/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in June. 5/2, 13¼ lengths ninth of 11 to Misty Grey in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. Better expected back on turf.

Form: 02-1229

(14)

Snash^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 90| D

8/1

Won 10-runner handicap (10/3) at Ayr (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago. This is a tougher assignment, but 3 lb rise fair and he's not discounted.

Form: 076141

(8)

Al Simmo²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Hart| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 90| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 17 Flat runs. 5/2, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) 29 days ago, keeping on well. Clearly in good nick, but much more on his plate here.

Form: 7-71311

(6)

Intrinsic Bond¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 90| D

11/1

4/1, improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Thirsk (5f, good) 14 days ago, well positioned. 5 lb rise fair enough and he's not taken lightly.

Form: 472571

(11)

Fortamour²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 89| CD

20/1

Three-time C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (25/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago, but will probably find a few too good.

Form: 751146

(2)

Indian Creak¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: M R Channon| OR: 89| D

33/1

Latest win at Windsor in June. 6/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Likely to find this too competitive.

Form: 251270

(4)

Ventura Express²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 83

66/1

Latest win at Beverley in July. 7/1, last of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) 29 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 0-42617

(9)

Good Earth⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: M Herrington| OR: 82| D

20/1

Three wins from 15 runs this year, the latest at York in July. 15/2, creditable third of 17 in handicap at Haydock (6f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Improvement needed if he's to emerge on top here.

Form: 231123

(5)

Embour^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-2| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 81| D

50/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 18/1, bit below form sixth of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Will do well to snap his losing run in this contest.

Form: 02-0836

(12)

Mark's Choice^v1³⁵

25/1

28/1, 9¼ lengths fourteenth of 20 to Good Earth in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 35 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Sam England and visor on 1st time (has also undergone a wind op).

Form: 843050

Non-Runners

(7)

Hyperfocus¹²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 8

T: T D Easterby J: D Fentiman

Forecasts

Blackrod (16/5), Summerghand (6/1), Emperor Spirit (7/1), Misty Grey (15/2), Snash (8/1), Al Simmo (8/1), Justanotherbottle (9/1), Intrinsic Bond (11/1), Hyperfocus (14/1), Good Earth (20/1), Fortamour (20/1), Mark's Choice (25/1), Indian Creak (33/1), Embour (50/1), Ventura Express (66/1)

Several to consider in a typically compeititve renewal of this valuable handicap. SUMMERGHAND shaped far better than his finishing position would suggest in the Stewards' Cup a fortnight ago and he makes plenty of appeal off this reduced mark. Blackrod failed to progress when seventh in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot, but that's more of a chink than a dent in his otherwise progressive profile and the 4-y-o is feared on debut for new yard. Intrinsic Bond and Emperor Spirit are also shortlisted.