Talking Horses: Grant Wood can overturn tables in Ripon handicap

Paul Midgley’s sprinter was returning from a two-month break when running rivals close 12 days agoThe Great St Wilfrid Handicap, the showpiece event of the season at Ripon, is the highlight of Saturday’s racing programme from a betting perspective and the form from what is effectively a trial for this £100k contest, over the same track and trip 12 days ago, could well prove to be the strongest indication on offer.Four of Saturday’s runners – Mister Sox, Kodiac Thriller, First Folio and Grant Wood – lined up for that strongly run event, finishing first, third, sixth and eighth respectively, while track-specialist Fortamour, who is fancied to run a big race in the consolation event at 2.45, was fourth. Continue reading...

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