16:00 Ripon

Saturday 23 April 2022

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Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 59.55s

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(7)

Nomadic Empire¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 102| D

15/2

Smart form when landing 10-runner handicap at York in September. Excellent fourth of 21 over same C&D a month later and same mark here on reappearance.

Form: 207114-

(6)

Bedford Flyer²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 100| D

3/1

Excellent return to action when second of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 21 days ago. Same mark here and he's a tough nut to crack when on his game.

Form: 21020-2

(3)

Intrinsic Bond⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 93| D

5/2

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good, 9/2) 5 days ago. Should strip fitter with that run under his belt.

Form: 24485-7

(4)

Ey Up It's Maggie^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 87| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Leicester in October. 9/4, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, soft) 12 days ago. Likely to give it another good go from the same mark.

Form: 6431-43

(8)

Militia¹⁸⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 85| D

22/1

8/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (5f, good to soft). Off 6 months and no surprise were he to need this.

Form: 145134-

(5)

Ava Go Joe^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 84| D

5/1

13/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Up 4 lb but he's clearly fit and in form.

Form: 66210-1

(2)

Showalong¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82| D

14/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Pontefract (5f, soft) 12 days ago. Bit to prove after that.

Form: 50970-0

(1)

Dark Shot^b⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 8-2| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 80| D

25/1

Three wins from 23 runs last year. Latest win at Catterick in October. 18/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Epsom (5f, good to firm) 4 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 11125-0

Forecasts

Intrinsic Bond (5/2), Bedford Flyer (3/1), Ey Up It's Maggie (9/2), Ava Go Joe (5/1), Nomadic Empire (15/2), Showalong (14/1), Militia (22/1), Dark Shot (25/1)

AVA GO JOE was better than ever when making a winning reappearance at Beverley 10 days ago, and with fitness on his side, he can shrug off a 4 lb rise. Ey Up It's Maggie should be very competitive again, with Bedford Flyer and Nomadic Empire adding a touch of class to the race.