15:10 Ripon

Sunday 18 May 2025

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BBC York Georgey Spanswick Southern Belle Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 2.16s

(2)

Lincoln Rockstar^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: I Furtado| OR: 73

33/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (14f, good, 12/1) 16 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 21107-0

(7)

Titainium²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71| D

11/2

6/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 1428-25

(8)

Cosmos Raj^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 71| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 11/2 built on previous promise to win 8-runner handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm) 14 days ago, value extra. Expected to be bang there again.

Form: 073221

(9)

Anjo Bonita²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate| T: Sara Ender| OR: 70| D

33/1

40/1, first run since leaving Micky Hammond when eighth of 9 in handicap at Wetherby (10f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 13/909-8

(6)

Etretat³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Archie Young⁽⁵⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 69| D

20/1

20/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good) 35 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 386847

(5)

Spioradalta²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 68

10/3

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, good to firm, 8/1) 22 days ago, running on late. Respected back up in trip.

Form: 5430-44

(4)

Jez Bomb^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Gray| T: S England| OR: 67| BF

5/2

10/3, creditable sixth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good) 15 days ago, not much room. Back up in trip.

Form: 16-5216

(3)

Poet's Dawn^p⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 12/1, shaped better than result when fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago, shuffled back. Not taken lightly.

Form: 927-074

(1)

Timetobenice⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: A Elliott| T: D Thompson| OR: 62

66/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Sixth of 7 in handicap (4/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 51 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Marco Botti.

Form: 452746

Forecasts

Jez Bomb (5/2), Cosmos Raj (11/4), Spioradalta (10/3), Titainium (11/2), Poet's Dawn (9/1), Etretat (20/1), Anjo Bonita (33/1), Lincoln Rockstar (33/1), Timetobenice (66/1)

COSMOS RAJ did well to win off a slow pace at Hamilton 2 weeks ago and is of interest again. Poet's Dawn could be building up to something after his eye-catching run over C&D last week so is another to consider along with Spioradalta, who probably wants this sort of trip nowadays.