16:45 Ripon

Thursday 22 June 2023

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Kirby Thomas Final Furlong Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 2m 2.62s

(9)

Cosmos Raj^p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 70| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Southwell (1m) 9 days ago. Back up in trip. Bounce back needed.

Form: 0-67940

(11)

Sandret⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 68| D

28/1

17/2, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (1m, soft) 63 days ago. Up in trip. Short break needs to have done him some good.

Form: 0515-69

(4)

Nefyn Dawn¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 68WS

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 25/1, fourth of 6 in novice at Newcastle (1¼m), not knocked about. Off 120 days/has had a wind op. Makes handicap debut. Worth a betting check.

Form: 724

(8)

Sir Jock Bennett¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 77| D

5/1

Career best when winning 4-runner handicap (11/1) at Haydock (1¼m, good to firm) 13 days ago. That was a weak race but it'd be dangerous to rule out further progress given his stable's excellent form at present.

Form: 6037-81

(1)

Flame Spirit¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Tate| OR: 76

14/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in May. 10/1, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (1m, good to firm) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 533515

(6)

Western Beat^v1¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 62| D

25/1

Latest win at Newcastle in January. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (1¼m, good to firm, 20/1) 12 days ago, not clear run. Visor on first time.

Form: 46-1497

(7)

Falcon Nine⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 74

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 7 in handicap (5/2) at Newcastle (1m) on reappearance 70 days ago. Up in trip. Remains capable of better now stepping up to 1¼m.

Form: 475-4

(10)

Blueflagflyinghigh³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: M L W Bell| OR: 72

6/1

11/2, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Beverley (1¼m, good) 37 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 687-325

(5)

Rievaulx Raver^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72| C

3/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (11/2) at this course (1mf, good to firm) 15 days ago, well ridden from the front. Back up in trip. Ought to remain competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 6-35331

(3)

Maffeo Barberini¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 60

12/1

11/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (1¼m, good to firm) 18 days ago. Others are more obvious.

Form: 310-065

(2)

Nakano²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| OR: 72

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Redcar (1¼m, good to firm) 23 days ago, unable to recover after being hampered 2f out. Remains capable of better.

Form: 45-46

Forecasts

Rievaulx Raver (3/1), Falcon Nine (4/1), Sir Jock Bennett (5/1), Blueflagflyinghigh (6/1), Nakano (13/2), Cosmos Raj (11/1), Maffeo Barberini (12/1), Flame Spirit (14/1), Western Beat (25/1), Sandret (28/1), Nefyn Dawn (28/1)

Another chance is given to FALCON NINE as he continues to look well treated on the form he showed in an AW maiden last November and the step up to 1¼m should suit on pedigree. Nakano didn't enjoy the rub of the green on her Redcar handicap debut last month and is second choice ahead of Haydock scorer Sir Jock Bennett.

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00

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