20:10 Ripon

Tuesday 8 August 2023

All18:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40

David Chapman Memorial Handicap

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 1m 0.52s

(8)

High Opinion¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Fanning| T: B Smart| OR: 61| D

4/1

3/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, soft) 15 days ago. Back down to last winning mark and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 4-63634

(2)

Spanish Angel¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59| D

3/1

Three wins from 14 runs this year. Good second of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, soft, 10/1) 15 days ago. This consistent 6-y-o is likely to give another good account and would be a popular winner (yard took the race, run in memory of David Chapman, last season).

Form: 324212

(6)

Albegone^b²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| D

9/2

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Catterick (5f, good) 20 days ago. Has winning form under similar conditions and would be in with a shout if able to bounce back.

Form: 40-4667

(4)

Imperial Khan^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55| D

17/2

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Beverley in May. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to soft, 12/1) 9 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 517253

(5)

Glory Hallelujah⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 54| D

33/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to soft, 18/1) 9 days ago, slowly away. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 060408

(3)

Latin Five¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 53| BF| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/4, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Very modest strike rate but he has been knocking on the door and should be in the mix once again.

Form: 562322

(7)

Malham Tarn Cove^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 49| BF

13/2

3/1, respectable second of 15 in minor event at Leicester (6f, good) 19 days ago. Record stands at 0-9 and needs to raise his game a touch.

Form: 9-63332

Non-Runners

(1)

Quanah²⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: L Bailey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Spanish Angel (3/1), Latin Five (10/3), High Opinion (4/1), Albegone (9/2), Malham Tarn Cove (13/2), Imperial Khan (17/2), Quanah (25/1), Glory Hallelujah (33/1)

HIGH OPINION has edged back down to the mark off which he hit the target under similar conditions at Nottingham during the autumn, and the 4-y-o looks ready to strike judged on his recent efforts. Latin Five's turn also appears to be near and he is feared most ahead of the consistent Spanish Angel. Also worth a second look is Albegone, who has yet to get going this season but is lurking on a dangerous mark.