16:59 Ripon

Saturday 16 August 2025

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Harrogate Comedy Festival Coming This Autumn Handicap

Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 2m 3.96s

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(9)

Bay Dream Believer^h¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 59| CD

9/4

Landed this race from this mark 12 months ago and she comes here having bounced back to her best to land 7-runner handicap at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm, 11/4) 14 days ago, pushed out. Well worth considering again in this sort of form.

Form: 325551

(2)

Young Fire^v¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 58| BF| D

9/2

Veteran who comes here on a losing run but found only one too good in handicaps at Haydock/Doncaster last month. Seemed a little flat in change of headgear when 3¾ lengths fifth of 7 to Bay Dream Believer in handicap at Doncaster (10.2f) 14 days ago and better expected with usual visor back on.

Form: 200225

(1)

Little Ted^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| CD

5/1

Unreliable type. 3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Leicester in June. Sixth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft, 7/2) 29 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 753416

(5)

Infantry Officer^h1⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M L W Bell| OR: 60

6/1

Different proposition switched to handicaps/upped in trip, landing back-to-back Wolverhampton contests (at up to 12.2f) in March. Found progress stalling in 2 starts since, headstrong when fifth of 6 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f) 54 days ago. Hood on 1st time back at this shorter trip.

Form: 90-1145

(6)

Scarriff^b⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 53

18/5

Back to best when overhauling long-time leader in handicap at Musselburgh (9f) on penultimate outing and confirmed she remains in good heart when runner-up back at that track/trip 8 days ago. Respected but this appeals as a stronger affair.

Form: 9-64612

(4)

My Honey B^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 49

12/1

It's now fifteen runs since her last win in 2023 and she failed to confirm the promise of her previous run when ninth of 12 in handicap at Leicester (10f, firm) 6 days ago, struggling 3f out. Needs to step up again.

Form: 576039

(8)

Tiberio Force^b¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: S Whitaker| OR: 46| D

14/1

Boasts just the one win from 34 Flat runs but he comes here on the back of a creditable second of 6 in handicap (6/1) at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm) 11 days ago, albeit well positioned in a falsely-run race. Still, possibilities in an open-looking race.

Form: 900932

Non-Runners

(7)

Light Up Our Stars¹⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 9

T: S Dixon J: Mikkel Mortensen

(3)

Warrior Lion²¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 5

T: J Candlish J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Bay Dream Believer (9/4), Scarriff (18/5), Young Fire (9/2), Little Ted (5/1), Infantry Officer (6/1), Warrior Lion (10/1), Light Up Our Stars (10/1), My Honey B (12/1), Tiberio Force (14/1)

BAY DREAM BELIEVER justified good support when resuming winning ways at Doncaster 2 weeks ago and a 2 lb rise shouldn't prevent her making a bold bid to supplement her victory in this contest 12 months ago. The refitting of a visor can see Young Fire in a better light and he's feared along with Light Up Our Stars. Infantry Officer shouldn't be dismissed lightly, either.