Big guns all set for Ripon’s showpiece

CITY Walk will try to give trainer Saeed bin Suroor a first success in the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid at Ripon.

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The £100,000 handicap has surprisingly not attracted a full field of 20 this season, with only 17 going to post.

As ever with big sprint handicaps, the draw could prove crucial and City Walk will be in stall three, which in the past would have been seen as a negative but two of the last three winners have come from a single-figure draw.

City Walk is relatively lightly raced for an eight-year-old sprinter, but that is because prior to his run at Newcastle in June, he had the best part of two years off.

“He had been off a long time and he was too fresh, but he did show speed, which he always has,’ said Bin Suroor.

“He worked nicely the other day and I hope he runs well. I know it’s a big field but if the track suits him, he’s in good form so I’m looking for a good result.