18:10 Ripon

Tuesday 8 August 2023

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Ripon Races Green Scheme Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 44.04s

(7)

Temper Trap³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Alex Jary| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| CD

1/1

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (15/8) at Hamilton (9.2f, soft) 3 days ago. Turned out under a 5 lb penalty and has to be taken seriously in his bid to follow up his success in this event 12 months ago.

Form: 705011

(3)

Extinction¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Minty Bloss⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 62

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (8f, good to soft) 18 days ago, merely closing up late. Must improve.

Form: 3604

(8)

Grangeclare View⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁵⁾| T: A French| OR: 62| D

12/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 56 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 67-3369

(2)

Chagall²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: James Ryan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 60| D

13/2

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 3/1) 21 days ago. Up 3 lb but he was well on top at the finish there so can make presence felt.

Form: 265531

(1)

Bay Dream Believer^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Mia Nicholls| T: M Walford| OR: 59| D

4/1

Winner at Wetherby in May. Good second of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft, 6/1) 9 days ago. Can give another good account off the same mark.

Form: 482142

(5)

Antagonize³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Alexander Fielding⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 58| D

15/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft, 11/2) 31 days ago, just failing. Needs considering despite his losing sequence.

Form: 0-80052

(4)

Jewel Of Kabeir^v³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 55

12/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable third of 7 in handicap (15/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 82907-3

Non-Runners

(6)

How Bizarre¹⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: L Bailey J: Brandon Wilkie

Forecasts

Temper Trap (1/1), Bay Dream Believer (4/1), Chagall (13/2), How Bizarre (7/1), Antagonize (15/2), Jewel Of Kabeir (12/1), Grangeclare View (12/1), Extinction (22/1)

TEMPER TRAP looks the way to go under a 5 lb penalty on the back of his recent Hamilton success as he attempts to repeat his win here 12 months ago. Lingfield victor Chagall can chase home Tim Easterby's 6-y-o ahead of in-form pair Bay Dream Believer and Antagonize.