14:10 Ripon

Sunday 18 May 2025

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Sterne Properties Supporting Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 0.29s

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Glory Hyde¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: Roger Fell| OR: 64| D

3/1

Back on track when third at Wetherby three weeks ago. Shaped better than eighth of 13 suggests in a handicap at Beverley (8/1) 13 days ago given her poor draw/track position. Of interest in this easier band of handicap.

Form: 32-7038

(7)

Sergeant Mayer^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 63| D

7/1

Gained reward for a string of consistent efforts when landing 9-runner handicap at Redcar (7/2) 17 days ago, travelling well before leading final half-furlong. Can remain competitive up 3 lb.

Form: 222-321

(5)

Thornaby Pearl¹⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 62| C| D

10/3

Placed twice over 6f to end 2024, finishing third of 10 in handicap at Redcar (6/1) 194 days ago, leading until no extra late on. Well worth another go at 5f on that evidence and he returns with yard among the winners. Won on last year's reappearance.

Form: 455633-

(2)

Herakles²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Warren Fentiman⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| CD

9/2

C&D winner who has been running below form recently. Finished 7th of 11 in a handicap at Doncaster (20/1) 22 days ago, racing on the outer flank throughout in first-time hood. Hood now removed and others more persuasive.

Form: 527-677

(6)

Brian The Snail^p²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 56| CD

7/2

Finished third in two turf sprint handicaps in April before winning 6f AW handicap at Wolverhampton (7 runners) at 12/1 20 days ago, despite typically slow start. Course winner who needs pace to aim at back over the minimum trip.

Form: 208331

(1)

Arlington^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Breslin| T: B Smart| OR: 55| D

28/1

Produced a career best when making all in 9-runner handicap at Southwell (13/2) 17 days ago. Returns to turf where previous form has been far less convincing.

Form: 272401

(4)

Canaria Queen⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jake Dickson⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52| BF| D

17/2

Modest performer in handicaps with 15 runs since last win, finishing third of 15 in handicap at Catterick (5f) at 11/4 six days ago, stepping up on reappearance back at 5f.

Form: 3645-73

Non-Runners

(8)

Another Baar¹⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: A Keatley J: O McSweeney

Forecasts

Glory Hyde (3/1), Thornaby Pearl (10/3), Brian The Snail (7/2), Herakles (9/2), Sergeant Mayer (7/1), Another Baar (8/1), Canaria Queen (17/2), Arlington (28/1)

ANOTHER BAAR has shaped well in 7f handicaps this season and the significant drop to 5f coupled with a refitted tongue strap can see a return to winning ways eased in class. Glory Hyde has been a consistent performer in handicaps this spring and is feared most, whilst Sergeant Mayer also arrives in top form having gained a deserved success at Redcar 17 days ago.