15:55 Ripon

Sunday 21 May 2023

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William Hill Ripon Champion Bonus 2023 Handicap

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 2m 3.38s

(2)

Radetsky Marsch⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 81| D

9/2

Got off the mark switched to all-weather after 6 months off in 6-runner minor event at Kempton (10f, 16/1) 50 days ago, rallying to lead dying strides. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 32-1

(5)

Mr Buster⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 80

10/11

Promising sort. 5/2, improved further after 5 months off when second of 6 in maiden at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 40 days ago, edged out near line. Will continue on the upgrade and holds leading claims on handicap debut having been gelded.

Form: 23-2

(6)

Roaring Legend^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 79

9/2

Tongue strap on for 1st time, ran well when second of 8 on handicap debut (easy-to-back 3/1) at Redcar (10f, good to soft) 17 days ago.

Form: 2-232

(7)

Bohemian Breeze³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: C Johnston| OR: 77

22/1

9/2, well beaten after 5 months off when last of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 39 days ago, possibly unsuited by such testing ground.

Form: 224-6

(8)

Rievaulx Raver^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 70| C

22/1

Course winner who wasted no time getting back to form when third of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Thirsk (8f, heavy) 10 days ago. More needed back up in trip.

Form: 736-353

(4)

Vondelpark³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Connor Beasley| T: G Tutty| OR: 70| C

10/1

Wide-margin course winner last September. Improved after 6 months off when third of 6 in handicap at this course (8f, soft, 12/1) 31 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 84410-3

(1)

Mister Sox¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66

28/1

18/1, improved when third of 4 on handicap debut at Redcar (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago, having run of race. Up in trip.

Form: 083-3

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(3)

Laser Guided¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: S & E Crisford J: David Egan

(9)

In The Trenches²⁰⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: K P De Foy J: Benoit D L Sayette

Forecasts

Mr Buster (10/11), Roaring Legend (9/2), Radetsky Marsch (9/2), Laser Guided (5/1), In The Trenches (7/1), Vondelpark (10/1), Rievaulx Raver (22/1), Bohemian Breeze (22/1), Mister Sox (28/1)

Cases can be made for a few of these, but MR BUSTER gets the nod to make a winning start in handicaps having bumped into a smart prospect on return at Wolverhampton just under 6 weeks ago. Similar comments apply for Laser Guided, so he could be the one to give the selection most to think about, with Radetsky Marsch and Roaring Legend rounding off the shortlist.