16:05 Ripon

Thursday 22 June 2023

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0516:4517:15

Angel Inn Topcliffe Handicap

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 2m 35.03s

(1)

Greek Giant⁹^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: B A Curtis| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 58| D

5/6

Arrives on the back of recent classified event successes at Lingfield and Brighton, scoring by a whopping 21 lengths at the latter. Should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 744211

(2)

Lough Leane²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: D M Simcock| OR: 59

11/4

Promising sort. Excellent third of 10 in handicap at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to firm, 11/1) 21 days ago. Likely capable of better again.

Form: 800-3

(3)

American Oak²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Showed a bit on Beverley handicap debut over this trip and can have subsequent Redcar run ignored as he was badly hampered early on.

Form: 8-9569

(7)

Edwina Sheeran^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 53| D

6/1

Winner at Beverley in May. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Redcar (14f, good to soft, 13/2) 31 days ago.

Form: 86-4214

(6)

Have You A Minute³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: T P Tate| OR: 47

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Better than result in his 2 handicap starts this term and place claims here.

Form: 808-56

(5)

Miss Raindrop¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 45

50/1

First form when fourth of 10 in handicap (80/1) at Catterick (1½m, good to firm) 12 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 09-0604

(4)

Beyond Beauty^b1¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S A Gray| T: A Keatley| OR: 45

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on first time, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Southwell (1m, 200/1). Off 132 days. Steps up significantly up in trip for handicap debut with blinkers tried this time. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 0-50

Forecasts

Greek Giant (5/6), Lough Leane (11/4), Edwina Sheeran (6/1), Have You A Minute (13/2), American Oak (22/1), Miss Raindrop (50/1), Beyond Beauty (66/1)

GREEK GIANT is 6 lb well-in compared to his future mark under his penalty and can complete a quick hat-trick, most likely at the expense of Lough Leane, who shaped well when third on his Yarmouth handicap debut.