18:40 Ripon

Wednesday 7 June 2023

All17:3718:1018:4019:1019:4020:1520:45

Baker McVeigh Now Also In Middleham Handicap

Off time: 18:42 | Winning time: 1m 38.81s

(3)

Ludo's Landing^b⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 75| D

5/2

6/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to soft) 5 days ago, easily. Can follow up under a penalty.

Form: 844-361

(4)

Young And Fun⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Raul Da Silva| T: R Varian| OR: 77

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, third of 4 in handicap at Windsor (10f, heavy) 44 days ago. Might get back on track returned to a sounder surface.

Form: 821-53

(5)

Flame Spirit¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J Tate| OR: 76

10/1

16/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 15 days ago, well positioned. Still not fully exposed and should go well again.

Form: 5-53351

(6)

Laser Guided^t³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 75

10/3

Promising sort. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 5 in maiden at Newcastle (10.2f, 13/8) 36 days ago, having run of race. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement and worthy of interest.

Form: 6-22

(1)

New Tycoon²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: James Horton| OR: 71

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f, 15/2). Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. May do better and is worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 746-

(9)

Duke Of Wybourne¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 71

50/1

Last of 5 in maiden at Redcar (8f, good to soft, 15/2) 16 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2-46255

(7)

Rievaulx Raver^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 69| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 7 in handicap at this course (9.8f, good to firm, 22/1) 17 days ago. Can't be discounted.

Form: 36-3533

(2)

Headabovetherest⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, last of 10 in minor event at Catterick (7f, heavy) 56 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others have achieved more.

Form: 96-0

(8)

Leap Year Lad¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 66| D

14/1

Winner at Hamilton in May. 5/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good) 16 days ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 422314

Forecasts

Ludo's Landing (5/2), Laser Guided (10/3), Rievaulx Raver (11/2), Young And Fun (11/2), New Tycoon (7/1), Flame Spirit (10/1), Leap Year Lad (14/1), Headabovetherest (40/1), Duke Of Wybourne (50/1)

LUDO'S LANDING quickened up in taking style when scoring at Carlisle last week and he's worth a chance to follow up. Laser Guided is a danger with improvement likely on handicap bow. Flame Spirit is also of interest.