13:40 Ripon

Thursday 20 April 2023

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Go Racing In Yorkshire Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 1m 45.45s

(10)

Hortzadar¹⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| CD

6/1

Ended last season out of sorts but starts new campaign down in grade off career-low mark and boasts good track record, so one to note,

Form: 854870-

(12)

Cisco Disco^p¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ethan Tindall⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79| D

10/1

Found good run of form coming to a halt when last seen at Wolverhampton and, while he could bounce back on reappearance, this track isn't ideal for his fast-finishing style.

Form: 762120-

(6)

Cosmos Raj¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Mr Taylor Fisher| T: D O'Meara| OR: 77| CD

8/1

Scored here in August and mostly held his form subsequently. Has slipped back to the same mark, so likely to get competitive if strong in the market on this first outing for 155 days.

Form: 164540-

(2)

Global Spirit²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 76| D

12/1

40/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 20 days ago. Nicely treated and step back up in trip should suit, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 03070-3

(8)

Tothenines¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Aiden Brookes| T: K R Burke| OR: 75| C

5/1

Twelve runs since his last win and was down the field (albeit in a competitive event) at Doncaster last time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 24-4530

(9)

Devilwala^p¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁸⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

18/1

Latest win at Chester in September. Underperformed on both subsequent outings and will probably strip fitter for this first run in 178 days.

Form: 472107-

(4)

Sir Maxi²⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69

12/1

Latest win at Beverley in July. Shaped as if still in form in two subsequent outings and return to 1m should suit back from 8 months off. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 883154-

(5)

Sandret²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke Catton| T: B Haslam| OR: 69| D

17/2

Latest win here in September. Probably needed his reappearance at Newcastle last month and is well treated on old form, so can't be ignored for a bang-in-form stable.

Form: 00515-6

(1)

Ugo Gregory^p,t¹⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Christian Howarth| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65

16/1

Struggling for form when last seen and liable to need this first run for 170 days, so best watched unless the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 790500-

(11)

Frog And Toad^p,t¹⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Alexander Fielding⁽⁵⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 65| D

20/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (8f, 9/1). Off 6 months. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara. Cheekpieces back on. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 448953-

(7)

Yellow Bear¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 65| D

4/1

Well treated and returned with a positive showing at Southwell recently. Definite claims if he goes the right way from that.

Form: 56805-3

(3)

Dogged²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 59| D

10/1

Is a long time without a win and failed to beat a rival at Newcastle on return, so others preferred.

Form: 53003-7

Forecasts

Yellow Bear (4/1), Tothenines (5/1), Hortzadar (6/1), Cosmos Raj (8/1), Sandret (17/2), Dogged (10/1), Cisco Disco (10/1), Global Spirit (12/1), Sir Maxi (12/1), Ugo Gregory (16/1), Devilwala (18/1), Frog And Toad (20/1)

HORTZADAR slipped down the weights towards the end of last season and returns to action over a C&D that suits him well, so he might be worth chancing in an open-looking race. Sandret is a danger for an in-form yard and Global Spirit seems likely to give another good account.