20:00 Ripon

Wednesday 18 June 2025

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Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 11.7s

(3)

Ziggy's Ariel^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 78| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable sixth of 10 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, good, 11/1) 18 days ago. Likely to again find one or two too good.

Form: 1-64166

(6)

My Mate Kev³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 78| D

5/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Newmarket (6f, good to firm, 13/2) 33 days ago, keeping on well. Shortlist material.

Form: 51-831

(2)

Captain Kinsella²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gallagher| OR: 77

16/1

Latest win at Southwell in December. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good, 8/1) 25 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 11-3578

(7)

Mr Cool²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 77| D

9/2

Winner at Nottingham in April. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 8/1) 21 days ago. Shouldn't be too far away.

Form: 34-2103

(1)

Mae Amor^v⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 76| D

5/2

15/2, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at York (5f, good to firm) 5 days ago and will likely be on the premises here, too, with a repeat of that.

Form: 231-364

(5)

On Key^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 72

5/1

4/1, good second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's a big player.

Form: 26352-2

Non-Runners

(4)

I Need Your Love⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: M & D Easterby J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Mae Amor (5/2), My Mate Kev (5/2), Mr Cool (9/2), On Key (5/1), Ziggy's Ariel (11/2), I Need Your Love (12/1), Captain Kinsella (16/1)

It's no great surprise to see that MY MATE KEV has been handed an 8 lb rise for what was a convincing victory at Newmarket last month. There's little doubt that the new mark will make things tougher, but with 7 lb claimer Fred Daly again in the hot-seat he may well prove equal to the task. On Key finished nicely clear of the rest when runner-up over this C&D on his seasonal reappearance and he rates the main danger ahead of Mr Cool and Mae Amor.