18:30 Ripon

Friday 12 May 2023

All17:2517:5518:3019:0519:4020:1520:45

Ripon Races Ladies Day 22nd June Handicap

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 3.37s

(6)

Manila Scouse^t⁵⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| D

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Off 18 months (gelded in the interim) ahead of this handicap debut and it will be interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form: 5221/

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(2)

Glory Fighter⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74| D

5/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form third of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Doncaster (5f, heavy) 40 days ago. Entitled to come on for that and he's now 1 lb lower.

Form: 29006-3

(4)

Reigning Profit^v⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| D

13/8

Two wins from 4 runs this year, the latest at Pontefract earlier this month. 10/3, fifth of 6 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. That was a Class 2 contest and he's a big player back in 0-75 company.

Form: 77-5115

(5)

Lotus Rose¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 70| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, soft, 40/1) 13 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things once again off the same mark.

Form: 4178-03

(7)

John Kirkup^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mathers| T: D Thompson| OR: 63| D

8/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 8½ lengths eighth of 10 to Reigning Profit in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to soft, 15/2) 18 days ago. That run can be excused (always behind after anticipated the start and hitting the stalls) and he's lurking on an attractive mark.

Form: 86060-8

(1)

James Watt³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft, 22/1) 34 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 488-890

Non-Runners

(3)

Glory Hallelujah¹⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Alex Jary

Forecasts

Reigning Profit (13/8), Lotus Rose (10/3), Glory Fighter (5/1), Manila Scouse (7/1), John Kirkup (8/1), James Watt (10/1), Glory Hallelujah (20/1)

REIGNING PROFIT came up short in a Class 2 race at Goodwood last week but will prove a tough nut to crack back in calmer waters here. Indeed, Ruth Carr's charge was a decisive winner of back-to-back Pontefract handicaps prior to that and is taken to exploit this favourable mark (due to go up 6 lb). A line can be drawn through John Kirkup's reappearance spin and he could be the one for the forecast. Manila Scouse has been absent for 18 months but is worth a second look all the same.