20:15 Ripon

Friday 12 May 2023

All17:2517:5518:3019:0519:4020:1520:45

Next Evening Meeting Wednesday 7th June Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 12.61s

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(4)

Bushfire¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S H James| T: G Tutty| OR: 71

7/2

Placed in a couple of AW handicaps towards the end of 2022 but wasn't at his best on final outing, so needs to get back on track now returning to turf after a break. On the plus side, this does represent a drop in grade.

Form: 006326-

(3)

Grifter^p⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 70

33/1

Ran poorly on last Flat outing and soundly beaten all 3 starts over hurdles. Hard to fancy.

Form: 550540-

(1)

Billy Roberts¹³⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 69| CD

11/2

Ended 2022 with a couple of below par efforts but was probably ready for a break at that stage, so could bounce back on this return to action. Won this race last year from 4 lb lower.

Form: 221206-

(6)

Bertie's Wish^h,t1¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: J Candlish| OR: 69

9/4

Showed fairly useful form over hurdles during the winter, winning twice, and is potentially well treated back on the Flat, with his stable very much among the winners. Wears first-time tongue strap.

Form: 1197/60-

(2)

Cedar Rapids^t¹⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 65

11/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Produced a rare below par effort when down the field at Dundalk on final outing. Off 170 days. Significantly back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley.

Form: 026540-

(5)

Bollin Margaret^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| CD

11/4

C&D winner who is well treated after a poor 2022 and caught the eye after 6 months off when fourth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Interesting.

Form: 46885-4

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Bit Of A Quirke^v¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: P Hanagan| T: M Walford| OR: 58| D

8/1

Veteran who showed he retains a fair level of ability after 8 months off when third of 11 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Player if in the same form.

Form: 51347-3

Forecasts

Bertie's Wish (9/4), Bollin Margaret (11/4), Bushfire (7/2), Billy Roberts (11/2), Bit Of A Quirke (8/1), Cedar Rapids (11/1), Grifter (33/1)

BERTIE'S WISH is potentially well treated back on the Flat given his recent hurdling form and, with his stable very much among the winners of late, he appeals as the most persuasive option. Bollin Margaret endured a disappointing 2022 but has dropped to a handy mark as a result and caught the eye on her reappearance. Bushfire is still lightly-raced for Gemma Tutty and is another to consider dropping in grade.