16:45 Ripon

Monday 28 August 2023

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Blossom Homecare Harrogate And Ripon Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 6.32s

(15)

Dr Rio^h¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 57| BF| D

15/2

Latest win at Beverley in July. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Hood back on.

Form: 768412

(7)

Jewel Of Kabeir^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: A Keatley| OR: 55

16/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (17/2) at Musselburgh (9f, good) 17 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 907-329

(12)

Calcutta Dream^p,h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 54| BF| D

22/1

11/4, seventh of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good) 13 days ago, missing break. Usually reliable, so he's likely to get back on track.

Form: 248427

(9)

Bay Of Naples^p,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 54

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Leicester (11.8f, good) 39 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not dismissed.

Form: 292025

(3)

Mac Ailey^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52| D

5/1

Latest win at Ayr in July. Creditable second of 8 in handicap (17/2) at this C&D (good to soft) 9 days ago, clear of rest. One to consider.

Form: 451042

(1)

Kells^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 50

14/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, soft, 11/1) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 876894

(2)

Coconut Bay^t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T Davidson| OR: 50| D

12/1

11/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 13 days ago. Might strip fitter for latest effort and she's on a handy mark.

Form: 563649

(13)

Cryptos Dream^p⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 45| D

9/4

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good, 10/3) 7 days ago. Unexposed for this yard and impressive last time, so worth a chance to defy a penalty.

Form: 000-041

(11)

We Still Believe¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: D Bourke| OR: 49| D

9/1

8/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 13 days ago. Doesn't appear to be in top form at present.

Form: 022408

(14)

Mr Heinz^b⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: S Whitaker| OR: 46

5/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (6/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Blinkers back on. Yet to fully convince with his stamina over this distance.

Form: 9-63236

(5)

Thomas Cranmer¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 45| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Thirty runs since last win in 2018. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good, 33/1) 19 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 0/059-67

(8)

Skedaddled^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott| T: R E Barr| OR: 45

33/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to firm, 20/1) 17 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 5-05379

(4)

Knights Spear^b,t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 45

50/1

11/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap at this course (12f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Difficult ask.

Form: 974073

Non-Runners

(10)

With A Start²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 8

T: P Winks J: Non Runner

(6)

Lincoln Rockstar¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: Mark Winn

Forecasts

Cryptos Dream (9/4), Mac Ailey (5/1), Mr Heinz (5/1), Lincoln Rockstar (13/2), Dr Rio (15/2), We Still Believe (9/1), Coconut Bay (12/1), Bay Of Naples (14/1), Kells (14/1), Jewel Of Kabeir (16/1), Calcutta Dream (22/1), Thomas Cranmer (33/1), Skedaddled (33/1), With A Start (33/1), Knights Spear (50/1)

CRYPTOS DREAM isn't long with her current yard and she cleared away in taking style at Brighton a week ago, so she's worth a chance to go in again. Dr Rio arrives in top form and looks an obvious danger, while another solid showing from Mac Ailey is on the cards.