19:00 Ripon

Tuesday 5 September 2023

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National Racehorse Week 9th-17th September Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 2m 36.50s

(3)

Edwina Sheeran^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 63| CD

13/8

C&D winner. 3 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Creditable third of 15 in handicap (10/3) at Thirsk (12f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 141123

(7)

Night Life³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 63

22/1

10/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, heavy) 33 days ago. Has work to do if she's to play a leading role in this contest.

Form: 56-4736

(4)

Blue Antares^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 60| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Winner here in August. 9/4, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good to firm) 7 days ago, slowly away. Solid claims off the same mark.

Form: 422513

(5)

Optician^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58

13/2

9/1, respectable sixth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Down another 2 lb and he could make his presence felt.

Form: 632646

(1)

Vale Dolobo Dancer¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 56

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Leicester (10f, good to firm, 40/1) 13 days ago. Needs to raise his game now faced with a stiffer test. Lincoln Rockstar appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 6404

(8)

Lincoln Rockstar⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 55| BF

4/1

Visored for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, soft, 5/2) 9 days ago. Back up in trip and others are more persuasive on this occasion.

Form: 243426

(2)

Queenmambo¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR: 50

50/1

Well-beaten seventh of 8 to Blue Antares in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago. It would be a surprise were she to reverse placings with that rival this time.

Form: 674247

Non-Runners

(6)

Mascani²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Grant Tuer J: Oliver Stammers

Forecasts

Edwina Sheeran (13/8), Blue Antares (2/1), Lincoln Rockstar (4/1), Optician (13/2), Mascani (7/1), Night Life (22/1), Queenmambo (50/1), Vale Dolobo Dancer (80/1)

BLUE ANTARES readily outpointed the re-opposing Lincoln Rockstar over C&D last month and subsequently didn't do much wrong off this 7 lb higher mark at Musselburgh where he came from further back than the two that finished in front of him. Charlie Johnston's charge is taken to resume winning ways, perhaps at the chief expense of the consistent Edwina Sheeran. Optician is best of the rest.