17:30 Ripon

Monday 26 August 2024

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AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 19.32s

(4)

Sameem^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Rebecca Burley⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| C| D

9/1

Course winner over 1½m in June. Second at Epsom next time and can have a line put through his latest run after going off too hard.

Form: 71-6128

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(5)

Edwina Sheeran^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Amy Collier| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 63| C

20/1

Three course wins last year. Last of 7 in handicap at Thirsk (1½m, good, 18/1) on belated reappearance 10 days ago. Entitled to strip fitter.

Form: 23178-7

(7)

Chicago Gal^b⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Ms S Brotherton| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 61| BF

85/40

2/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (1¼m, good to firm) 9 days ago. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 5P-2135

(6)

Dogged^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss J I Bedi⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 60| CD

5/1

Won this race last year. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (1¼m, good, 9/1) 19 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 793350

(11)

Masque Of Anarchy²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-13| J: Mr Joshua Brown⁽⁷⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 60| CD

10/1

Won this race in 2022. Good second of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Beverley (1¼m, good to firm) 27 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 70-3402

(3)

Star Start^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Miss C Parker⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 58

11/2

40/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (1½m, firm) 7 days ago. More needed.

Form: 552896

(2)

Irv²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Miss Becky Smith| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 57

8/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Pontefract (1¼m) in June. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (5/1) at Beverley (1¼, good to firm) 27 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 614137

(1)

Shield Of Honour^b,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Miss Grace Littmoden⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 52| D

7/1

10/3, improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner classified event at Yarmouth (11.5f, good) 40 days ago, always holding on. Should be competitive back in a handicap.

Form: 90-5641

(9)

Daffin¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss Lauren Frost⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 51

33/1

Below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (1¼m, good, 66/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 394087

(10)

Rayena^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Miss Lois Teal⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 45

20/1

22/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (1¼m, good) 19 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 582609

(8)

Caracristi¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mr Shay Halton⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45

66/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (1½m, 100/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 8479-09

Forecasts

Chicago Gal (85/40), Dogged (5/1), Star Start (11/2), Shield Of Honour (7/1), Irv (8/1), Sameem (9/1), Masque Of Anarchy (10/1), Rayena (20/1), Edwina Sheeran (20/1), Daffin (33/1), Caracristi (66/1)

MASQUE OF ANARCHY can gain compensation for his Beverley near miss and win this race for the second time in the last 3 years. Irv, Chicago Gal and Shield of Honour head the dangers.