16:40 Ripon

Thursday 16 June 2022

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:4017:10

Grantley Hall Handicap

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 10.4s

(11)

Morty^h¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 64| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 16/5) 10 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 220874

(7)

Coley's Koko¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 63| C

10/1

Course winner. 18/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0-84536

(5)

Highjacked²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: J J Davies| OR: 63| D

9/2

Respectable third of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 11/1) 23 days ago, never nearer. One to be interested in from a fair mark, acknowledging he'll need a strong pace.

Form: 21674-3

(1)

Blackjack^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 62| D

5/1

Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 12/1) 12 days ago, not clear run. Not one to completely write off.

Form: 473810

(6)

Tromso^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 60

28/1

Seventh of 14 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to soft, 33/1) 17 days ago, hampered. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 20-0857

(8)

Absolute Dream¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 59| D

8/1

6/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to soft) 17 days ago, badly hampered and run best excused. Reappearance was creditable, so he's one to bear in mind.

Form: 0144-60

(3)

Gullane One^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58| CD

11/4

10/3, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 22 days ago, always holding on. Still well treated on best form and good shout again.

Form: 567-441

(9)

Round The Island^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 54| CD

11/2

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 11/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 10 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 43-7742

(4)

Tom Tulliver²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 47| BF

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/4, sixth of 8 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 22 days ago, caught wide. Not one to write off.

Form: 974556

(10)

Country Charm²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Jack Duern⁽³⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 46

12/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 24 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 550344

Non-Runners

(2)

Abel Handy³⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 7

T: L Bailey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gullane One (11/4), Highjacked (9/2), Blackjack (5/1), Round The Island (11/2), Absolute Dream (8/1), Coley's Koko (10/1), Country Charm (12/1), Tom Tulliver (18/1), Morty (20/1), Abel Handy (20/1), Tromso (28/1)

GULLANE ONE had a bit to spare when making all over C&D last time and remains well treated on old form, so he gets the nod ahead of Round The Island, another one who goes well at this track. Highjacked could arrive late if the pace collapses.

Previous Winners

2021

Hurstwood

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 4

J: Harry Russell | T: P D Niven

16/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,456.002nd: £1,622.003rd: £812.004th: £406.005th: £300.006th: £300.00