2:05 Ripon Tips

Won this race last year with 8 lb higher weight, so well worth a bet if the horse can turn around some recent poor form of late.

Poet’s Dawn, a seasoned 10-year-old chestnut gelding trained by Tim Easterby and owned by Mr Timothy O’Gram & Partner, will be partnered by Jake Dickson in the Thank You Joan Easey Apprentice Handicap (1m 1f 170y, Class 5) at Ripon. Carrying an official rating of 65, he arrives in form??'having scored a convincing win at Beverley last month, and followed up with a solid third at Ripon just days later . A true track specialist, he knows Ripon well and handles the undulating mile confidently. Though advancing in age, his consistency and course savvy make him a stark threat??'especially with his recent form franked by that Beverley breakthrough. Jake Dickson, in fine form with 25% of his recent rides translating to winners, brings both energy and feel to the saddle . At his current rating and with that sharp run behind him, Poet’s Dawn looks primed to challenge for a return to the winners' enclosure??'offering astute each-way value in tomorrow’s line-up. Having peaked at a mark of 86 and winning off a mark of 83 his current mark of 65 and jockey taking 7lb off should put the veteran in the mix at the finish