August 08 / 20.10 Ripon

20.10

Soft

David Chapman Memorial Handicap

  • Prize money: £3663.8
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 7 runners
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David Chapman Memorial Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.40
  • Place: £2.20

Form: 562322 CD BF

Last run: 11 days

W: 9st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
C&D winner last summer; in good form of late, finding only an in-form sprinter too strong at Thirsk 11 days ago (5f, soft); 1lb higher today but set to be in the thick of it again.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

6

(12)

8th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

13:38 Catterick

Latin Five

9st 4lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Paul Midgley

Has run well over C&D, including when a close third in this race 12 months ago, but the track doesn't always lend itself to his hold-up style; drawn widest and could prove vulnerable, for all he is attractively weighted.

7/1

6th

9

(8)

24th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:42 Newcastle (AW)

Latin Five

9st 1lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Paul Midgley

Pounced to grab Thank The Lord (who, when factoring in riding arrangements, is now 6lb better off) over C&D three starts back; has lacked the pace to stake a claim in two C&D starts since; likely to need everything to fall his way.

25/1

7th

10

(6)

31st Jan 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:55 Newcastle (AW)

Latin Five

8st 5lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Paul Midgley

Last three wins have come over C&D and latest was off 3lb lower last month; never got involved here last time but that was against a pace bias and he should get a good tow into this race; not ruled out.

12/1

OUR TIP

6/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 0-4667 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Conditions should be fine and he's probably in better form than this season's formfigures suggest; continues to drop in the weights and holds each-way claims.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

8

(7)

29th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

15:10 Carlisle

Albegone

9st 5lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Close second at Newcastle (5f, AW) in February and likewise at Nottingham (5f, good) last month; however, soundly beaten on his three starts since and he needs to raise his game.

12/1

13th

18

(7)

16th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:37 Thirsk

Albegone

8st 7lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Close fourth in a division of this contest last year but up and down since and his last two runs have been poor; dangerously well handicapped but opposable on balance.

33/1

8th

4

(2)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

16:00 Nottingham

Albegone

9st 5lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Nine-time winner who scored off 6lb higher at Catterick last May; has been up and down since then but he finished well to go close over C&D (good) on his penultimate run; has possibilities if he can recapture that form and it would be positive if rain arrives.

12/1

Form: 060408 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Didn't run badly at Chepstow in June but that efforts sticks out this year and his record on slower than good doesn't suggest he'll be reviving here.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

4

(5)

8th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Glory Hallelujah

9st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Nigel Tinkler

took keen hold, in touch with leaders

10/1

11th

12

(13)

28th Sep 2023

Good To Soft

0m 5f 3y

Class 6

14:10 Pontefract

Glory Hallelujah

8st 13lb

J: Alex Jary

T: Nigel Tinkler

Form has dipped in two starts this month but his two efforts in August were respectable; dangerous mark but something to prove again now.

12/1

Form: 517253 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Made all to win a 5f handicap at Beverley in May off a 3lb lower mark; placed in two of his four starts since, including at Pontefract last time; one of two contenders for Paul Midgley.
Place /
No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

22th

16

(20)

26th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

19:10 Cork

Imperial Khan

8st 13lb

J: Amy Jo Hayes

T: Liam G O’Brien

Sole career victory came when trained by Paul Midgley in Britain; highly tried and well beaten in three starts for new yard; impossible to recommend.

40/1

11/4

Form: -63634 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Sent off a shorter price than Spanish Angel when fourth of nine at Beverley two weeks ago but weakened in the closing stages; has the rail draw and the early speed to take advantage; contender.
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8

(3)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

20:12 Ripon

High Opinion

8st 12lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Bryan Smart

Shaped as if in need of comeback run at Nottingham (5f, good; sixth of eight) in April; has some decent C&D form to his name and is 10lb lower (and claimer ridden) than when seeing off Our Absent Friends here in August 2024; foolish to discount hastily.

10/1

6th

5

(2)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:45 Nottingham

High Opinion

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Kavanagh

T: Bryan Smart

More miss than hit in 2025 but back on a good mark as a result and a record of two wins and two seconds from his five outings over this C&D means a revival can't be ruled out back from four months off.

13/2

6

(3)

29th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 8y

Class 5

13:47 Nottingham

High Opinion

9st 6lb

J: Harrison Shaw

T: Bryan Smart

Acts on soft; three wins in summer 2024, the first over C&D; two creditable minor honours this May/July but opposable on what he's done since.

14/1

7/2

Form: 324212 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Went close to exploiting his lower turf mark when second of nine at Beverley two weeks ago (5f, heavy); drying ground should be in his favour and he's a strong contender; trainer won this race, run in memory of her grandfather, 12 months ago.
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Verdict Starting price

8th

9

(10)

25th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

9st 9lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Conditions to suit and he should be well up to making an impact at this level; drawn wide, however, and others come here with less to prove.

12/1

7th

10

(5)

11th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four-time course scorer who is a stone below last winning mark; however, has weak claims on his bare form this winter.

20/1

7th

10

(5)

11th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 5f 21y

Class 6

20:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spanish Angel

8st 11lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

Four-time course scorer who is a stone below last winning mark; however, has weak claims on his bare form this winter.

20/1

Form: -63332 BF

Last run: 19 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden but he has been threatening this season and found only one too strong in a 0-50 classified event at Leicester 19 days ago (6f, good); didn't look a natural over 5f when tackling it in June.
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9

(4)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:25 Bath

Malham Tarn Cove

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Steph Hollinshead

Just one win from 25 starts but that was over C&D and he ran well to finish fourth of 12 over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate run; has been a bit up and down in five runs this season but his best form form puts him in the picture.

10/1

9

(4)

30th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 160y

Class 6

15:25 Bath

Malham Tarn Cove

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Steph Hollinshead

Just one win from 25 starts but that was over C&D and he ran well to finish fourth of 12 over C&D (good to soft) on his penultimate run; has been a bit up and down in five runs this season but his best form form puts him in the picture.

10/1

9th

13

(7)

15th Oct 2025

Good

0m 5f 8y

Class 6

17:15 Nottingham

Malham Tarn Cove

8st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Steph Hollinshead

His sole win from 24 starts came over Bath's extended 5f last May; has the same mark today and some minor honours this term, but the switch from cheekpieces to today's visor needs to make him step back up a notch.

12/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £22.50
Straight Forecast £18.20
Tricast £409.00
Trifecta £446.80

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Latin Five

SPOTLIGHT:

Spanish Angel

Daily Mirror:

Malham Tarn Cove

POSTDATA:

Latin Five

Telegraph:

Latin Five

The Sun:

Latin Five

The Star:

Latin Five

Daily Record:

Latin Five

THE NORTH:

Spanish Angel

The Times:

Spanish Angel

The Guardian:

Spanish Angel

Daily Mail:

Spanish Angel

D Express:

Spanish Angel