Thursday tips: Dave Nevison marks your card

Financer hasn’t won at Ripon previously but has run some of his best races at this track and could be underestimated put in as the outsider of the field here.

Financer often races freely and pulls too hard in his races, but there is plenty of pace on here and that should help keep him settled. If Jimmy Sullivan can get him settled he is undoubtedly well handicapped, being 5lb below his latest winning mark and has run well off even higher marks last season.

Tim Easterby has his team in decent form, and this is Financer's ideal trip and ground, as well as track, so he may well outrun his odds.

Dc Cogent was eased down after not getting a run at Carlisle last time and like all hold-up sprinters, he does need to get the breaks to win. However, he has showed that he is well enough weighted and in good enough form at present to win another race soon.

Paul Mulrennan is the only jockey to have scored on him and gets on well with the Bryan Smart-trained gelding. The four-year-old hasn’t won a handicap yet, but has dropped 10lb since his opening mark and a win is coming soon.

Parish Star showed the benefit of a short break when coming back at Kelso last time out when finishing very well to get third place.

She is off the same mark again today and does look as though she is capable of progressing further up the rankings this summer.

Her excellent trainer Adam Nicol has had winners on the Flat and over jumps in the last few days and has his string in excellent form. This looks a good bit of placing.