16:40 Ripon

Saturday 28 September 2024

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Michael Raby Memorial Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 13.58s

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Oso Rapido^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| D

11/1

13/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 15 days ago, weakening having helped force the strong early gallop. Mark has eased a little more and no great surprise to see a better showing from handy draw.

Form: 629057

(1)

Thornaby Pearl¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Murtagh| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 64| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Good fifth of 11 in handicap (5/2) at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 15 days ago, not beaten at all far despite having been pestered throughout on the front end. Well proven under these conditions and worth considering from career-low mark.

Form: 598345

(7)

Stormy Pearl^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: T Eaves| T: D Thompson| OR: 63| D

12/1

Landed back-to-back handicaps at Hamilton/Redcar in July. Excuses on 2 of his 3 starts since, keeping on when short of room last ½f when seventh of 9 in handicap at latter-named venue (5f, good to firm, 4/1) 11 days ago. However, he remains 6 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 211007

(6)

Havana Pursuit⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| C| D

5/2

Course winner. Produced best effort of present campaign under a switch to front-running tactics when second of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 3/1) 5 days ago. Definite claims with a repeat.

Form: 956872

(3)

Canaria Queen⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Amie Waugh⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 58| D

6/1

Caught the eye at Hamilton (6f, soft) on penultimate start but failed to build on that when tenth of 12 in handicap (11/1) at Chester (5.5f, soft) 7 days ago, ridden 2f out and soon beaten. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 337070

(5)

Obligatory³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59

40/1

Record very patchy this season but he arrives here on the back of a good second of 8 in novice (18/1) at Carlisle (5.8f, good to soft) 38 days ago, no match for winner. Return to handicaps more suitable if he can back that up here.

Form: 504082

(2)

Without Flaw¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 57| D

8/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft, 15/2) 18 days ago, not ideally placed and unable to really open up. Pick of her form this year suggests she's capable of playing a part from this mark and conditions will hold no fears.

Form: 364485

(4)

Tilsworth Turf²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 49| D

18/1

Winner at Leicester in April. However, not in anything like the same form in handful of starts since, eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 100/1) 28 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 81P088

(8)

Mr Trevor^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 46| D

14/1

Bounced back to form with blinkers reapplied when good second of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, sticking on well having set a sound pace. Claims of making his mark again back at 6f provided the headgear has desired effect once more.

Form: 269852

Forecasts

Havana Pursuit (5/2), Thornaby Pearl (5/2), Canaria Queen (6/1), Without Flaw (8/1), Oso Rapido (11/1), Stormy Pearl (12/1), Mr Trevor (14/1), Tilsworth Turf (18/1), Obligatory (40/1)

THORNABY PEARL ran a solid race, that despite being pestered throughout on the front end, when finishing a close-up fifth over this trip at Chester 2 weeks ago. Lining up here from a career-low mark, he's well proven on soft ground and can confirm the promise of that effort here. Havana Pursuit rates the chief threat following a good second at Hamilton earlier this week. Without Flaw and Oso Rapido also make each-way appeal.