15:30 Ripon

Monday 31 August 2020

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Yorkshire Air Ambulance Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 2m 8.06s

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(6)

Hector's Here^p⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 64

10/1

8/1, below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good) 45 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces back on. Forecast conditions are a worry.

Form: 12-0887

(10)

Royal Shaheen^p1⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: A C Whillans| OR: 62| D

17/2

Fourth of 11 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good, 10/1) 46 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Conditions won't pose a problem and claims if first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect.

Form: 350-964

(4)

Jupiter Road^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 61| D

11/1

Won 9-runner handicap (8/1) at Beverley (9.9f, firm) 19 days ago, battling well. Up 4 lb and previous efforts on soft/heavy do not augur well with conditions likely to be on the slow side here.

Form: 40-0071

(3)

Little Ted⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 67| BF

6/5

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in June. Good second of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft, 4/1) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Big player off the same mark.

Form: 711322

(7)

Reeth^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 60

22/1

50/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Little Ted appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 15-0099

(2)

Forus³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 64

11/2

Creditable third of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Thirsk (8f, good to firm) 33 days ago, left poorly placed. Back up in trip and could be a factor if coping with conditions.

Form: 01-5423

(1)

Jamih¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 56| D

13/2

28/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, firm) 16 days ago. That was much his best effort for a while and he's lurking on a dangerous mark, but forecast conditions are a worry.

Form: 800-603

(9)

Tazaman⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 60

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Pontefract (8f, good) 77 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 06-0

(8)

My Painter⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: W Bethell| OR: 50

12/1

One win from 32 Flat runs, which was back in 2016. Second of 7 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Southwell (15.8f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Opposable back in this sphere.

Form: 5286/94

(5)

Collette³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: R E Barr| OR: 54

66/1

66/1, first run since leaving Hugo Palmer when eighth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good) 38 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 344-858

Forecasts

Little Ted (6/5), Forus (11/2), Jamih (13/2), Royal Shaheen (17/2), Hector's Here (10/1), Jupiter Road (11/1), My Painter (12/1), Reeth (22/1), Collette (66/1), Tazaman (80/1)

Ready preference is for LITTLE TED, who pulled well clear of the rest when chasing home a well-treated rival at Ayr last week. He is proven on an easy surface and performed well on sole previous visit to this course last year. Royal Shaheen has been given a chance by the handicapper (4 lb below last winning mark) and shaped as though coming to hand at Hamilton. He is feared most ahead of Forus.