Case for Snap Shots at Ripon is compelling

Tips: Kingscote back on board Dascombe’s versatile four-year-old

Best bet on a challenging Ripon card could be SNAP SHOTS in the Armstrong Memorial Handicap.

Tom Dascombe’s four-year-old remains 5lb higher than when he won so well at Haydock in May, but still looks capable of returning to the top of the tree.

Those who were in attendance at Newmarket on July 7 would not disagree as Snap Shots was a shade unfortunate to only finish fourth in a five-furlong handicap.

The gelded son of Kodiac likes to get on with things, but jockey Anna Hesketh was unable to adopt prominent tactics after her mount was hampered by another horse once the gates ripped open.

Snap Shots was always chasing the game, but the manner in which he finished off his race was most pleasing.

Dascombe’s charge was, in the end, only beaten two lengths by the useful winner Soie D’Leau so it hardly comes as a big shock to see him back over six furlongs in North Yorkshire.

Versatile in terms of whatever Mother Nature throws at him and

with Richard Kingscote back on board, quite a compelling case can be made for a horse who just two years ago finished fourth in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.

SCHOOLBOY ERROR can make a successful return back on the Flat in the ApolloBet Bet Through Your Mobile Handicap at Kempton.

Jamie Osborne’s inmate has been over hurdles, finishing in the money at Stratford and at Newton Abbot, but this looks a nice opportunity for him on the level.

Third over this mile-and-a-half trip on his most recent Flat foray in June, the usually-consistent Schoolboy Error seems highly likely to put his best foot forward in a moderate race. SELECTIONS:

KEMPTON: 2.00 Poetic Guest, 2.30 Mesmeric Moment, 3.00 Epsom Secret, 3.30 Poyle Emily, 4.00 Soul Intent, 4.30 Argante, 5.00 Schoolboy Error.

RIPON: 2.15 Her Terms, 2.45 IT Guru, 3.15 Absolute Zero, 3.45 SNAP SHOTS (NAP), 4.15 New Road Side, 4.45 Withhold, 5.15 Icefall.

DOUBLE: Snap Shots and Schoolboy Error.