16:00 Ripon

Tuesday 29 August 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3017:00

Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

(4)

Twelfth Knight¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 86| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. First run since leaving Ruth Carr when fourteenth of 18 in Great St Wilfrid handicap over C&D (good, 25/1) 10 days ago, going with little fluency. Needs to bounce back but drop in class a plus.

Form: 123030

(8)

Abate¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 84| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Windsor in July. 4/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago, unable to adopt usual prominent position. No surprise to see him back to form.

Form: 133217

(3)

Origintrail²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: B Haslam| OR: 78| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 5 in handicap (13/2) at this course (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, receiving a hefty bump early but keeping on well to just fail. Comes here on a fair mark and she's one to be interested in.

Form: 56-6842

(10)

Mark's Choice^v¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: A Keatley| OR: 75| CD

15/2

5-time C&D winner. Sixteenth of 17 in Silver Trophy handicap at this C&D (good, 10/1) 10 days ago, never involved on the back of 11 weeks off. Visor refitted now and worth noting he won this race from a 6 lb higher mark 12 months ago.

Form: 0-00480

(9)

Russco³²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 74| D

18/1

Rattled off a quick-fire 5-timer in handicaps for Donald McCain during summer 2021. However, proved more miss than hit for that yard last term and he's likely best watched returning from 10 months off here.

Form: 040050-

(1)

Showtime Mahomes⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 74| D

13/2

Below form ninth of 15 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm, 14/1) 73 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Arrives here with yard in good form and he's run well at this venue previously. One to note if strong in the betting.

Form: 07-2649

(6)

Toussarok¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: C Johnston| OR: 73| D

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Last of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Sandown (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 203849

(7)

Catch Cunningham^p⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 72

18/1

Fifteenth of 17 in handicap (40/1) at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 79 days ago, stumbling badly leaving stalls. Absent subsequently and both career victories have come at the minimum trip.

Form: 26-9870

(2)

Impeller^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 71| D

7/2

Latest win at Carlisle in July. 12/1, good second of 17 in Silver Trophy handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago. Expected to be thereabouts again in present groove.

Form: 212372

(5)

Shallow Hal¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 68| D

14/1

Latest win at Carlisle in July. Sixth of 7 in claimer (7/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 15 days ago, slowly away and always behind. Others make greater appeal for win purposes.

Form: 760156

Forecasts

Impeller (7/2), Origintrail (4/1), Twelfth Knight (5/1), Showtime Mahomes (13/2), Mark's Choice (15/2), Abate (9/1), Shallow Hal (14/1), Catch Cunningham (18/1), Russco (18/1), Toussarok (20/1)

ORIGINTRAIL remains a low-mileage 4-y-o and, having slipped in the weights, looked a shade unlucky not to win when just touched off over 5f here 3 weeks ago. The return to this trip will hold no fears (both career victories gained at 6f) and she earns the vote to confirm the promise of that run. Impeller, runner-up in the Silver Trophy over C&D 10 days ago, and multiple C&D scorer Mark's Choice are others to consider, along with Abate.