Very unlucky to lose that race,bucketed down for the last hour suiting the appleby horse and going against round the island,similar tomorrow grounds could easily be gdsft and all my form has been done on good or quicker so some token bets..but they will be horses for the furture.
Ripon 12.35
Zim Baby 5/1 skybet
Zim baby won by 7ls penultimate run,the forecast ground was gd/sft yet the straught course was riding quick,the winning time of her race was fast by 1.03 seconds an was 1.14 seconds quicker than the firs divison on the card..0-75s..She then was out again quickly and ran at haydock on
desperate ground dropped in class and the race was slow by over 8 seconds...Tomorrow back to the 0-75s,will all revolve around the ground it could be good soft in which case may not be anyy good,but of rides good she might be able to bounce back,and she's only a pound higher than the 7l win..Interestingly the day she won another of tomorrows runners was in the first div Iva reflection over 1.2 seconds slower than Zim baby and that ones priced up at 7/1,she has the 12 draw against the rail..if she gets out on terms she didn't last time out she may still trade pretty low in running even if she gets beat..My kinda day and infinite grace came out of a very decent piece of looking form over 5fs at redcar,winner wonderwork was runner up in a 0-85 at the weekend and both of these must have great chances with especially if Zim baby doesn't show..
Got the place drawn on wrong side but nice little saver on the others as write up very strong race last time out Silent agenda at 10s on the fair,couldn't see anything else in the race will settle for it fprm bang on again...missed break fav and the ground wasn't quick enough to show it's best.Zim baby 13/8 sp. that starting price made the other two huge prices crazy betting..!!.
Ripon 2.40
Alfred richardson 20/1 ppower/sportsbook 11/1 victor
Alfred Richardson also wants faster ground,on fast ground these prices would be absolutely massive,trainer doesn't have many winners and this is probably the best horse he has and usually runs well on good or gd/fm ground..First time in a class 4 since winning over c/d july 2019 off 85,went onto be second over same c/d in August off 89 in a 0-100 and was also a decent fifth at Ayr in a 0-105 staying on,the race is a 0-80 tomorrow and runs off just 81..Ran a couple of poor races at Donny and York after but on softer ground,then made appearence run at Redcar this season in a 0-88,was only eighth but bumped and then hampered,couldn't really tell how much nearer it wouldv'e been as looked under pressure but wouldv'e been in first four maybe and wouldn't have got that three pound drop..Seems odd blinkers are put on him tomorrow as all recent form hasn't needed them,Conor Beasley rides and has never won on him,Kevin Stott all recent wins on it,he's riding at the track but strangely not riding him tomorrow which seems odd..
The rest of the more obvious ones are all market leaders Franklio,River Dawn both could stil be improving and Global spirit, all in decent form,if the grounds not slower than good and if they are trying then Alfred Richardson would be massively overpriced on previous track form..
Looking at the times of the sprints,i suspect the ground will be too slow for alfred richardson..
Gives them 10ls head start and finishes 5th nearest finish,another eyecatching run,probably significant as i thought stott not riding wouldv'e been second in another 100 yards..took out the front runner and winner was gifted the race..
