15:40 Ripon

Tuesday 30 August 2022

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attheraces.com City Of Ripon Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 1m 12.23s

(4)

Oso Rapido²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 82| D

9/1

Latest win at Catterick in July. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 396168

(7)

Mark's Choice^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 81| BF| CD

2/1

Four-time C&D winner. Excellent third in Great St Wilfrid over C&D on yard debut and close second at Hamilton since. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 305032

(10)

Khabib^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: R Craggs| OR: 77

17/2

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Off 11 weeks, shaped as if better for run when fourth of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good, 10/1) 18 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 122334

(9)

Surprise Picture^b³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76| D

11/2

Latest win at Hamilton in July. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 3 days ago.

Form: 681755

(8)

Cottam Lane¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 75| D

13/2

Good second of 8 in handicap (15/2) at Pontefract (6f, good) 16 days ago, running on. Likely to be in the shake-up if showing up in similar form.

Form: 8-50562

(2)

Ben Macdui¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Curtis Wilson-Ruddock⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 74| D

50/1

Latest win on AW at Newcastle in March but has struggled to make a significant impact on turf on his last 4 starts. Edging down the weights as a result but need to see more.

Form: 106057

(3)

Like A Lion³³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77

50/1

Fair 7f winner for Wlliam Muir & Chris Grassick as a juvenile. Off for 11 months ahead of return for new connections. Watching brief the percentage call unless the market vibes are notably strong.

Form: 81956-

(1)

Majeski Man²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: P Hanagan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 70| D

15/2

Just second start for this yard when second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 24 days ago. Type to be winning for this stable soon and contender if the outside stall isn't too big an inconvenience.

Form: 366662

(6)

Bossipop^b³²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| BF| CD

15/2

Four-time C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Last of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last time but he was a good third of 15 at York prior to that. Claims if turning up in the mood.

Form: 764836

(5)

Matty Too^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| CD

18/1

C&D winner under David Allan in July but has run poorly on both outings since. Allan seemingly prefers Bossipop this time.

Form: 474157

Forecasts

Mark's Choice (2/1), Surprise Picture (11/2), Cottam Lane (13/2), Majeski Man (15/2), Bossipop (15/2), Khabib (17/2), Oso Rapido (9/1), Matty Too (18/1), Ben Macdui (50/1), Like A Lion (50/1)

BOSSIPOP is hardly one for maximum faith but this place has often brought out the best of him and he might be worth chancing having dropped to a mark in the 60s for the first time since making a winning handicap debut over C&D way back in 2016. Mark's Choice is another with excellent track form and rates an obvious threat. It's likely only a matter of time before Majeski Man strikes for Paul Midgley and he could also play a leading role if he can obtain a decent position from the outside stall.