GBRipon Races

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Ripon
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Ripon Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2025 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 6 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.25 Place: £1.90 £2 Exacta: £9.70 Tricast: £126.98 Trifecta: £76.70
Non-Runners: Light Up Our Stars (self certificate, pulled shoe off), Warrior Lion (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m2f 1m½f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f
1st
Held up in rear - steady headway over 3f out - ridden and sustained duel with runner-up over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - gamely (arrived at start with a small amount of blood in her mouth; having been checked by vet - mare was deemed fit to race)(op 6/4)
6 M AVG
Mark Walford 140 lbs 9/4F Won
1m2f 1m3f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f
1m½f 1m 1m½f 1m 1m
2nd
In touch with leaders - headway and led over 2f out - edged right and sustained duel with winner over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - just held(op 11/2)
8 G Poor
Tim Easterby 137 lbs 5/1 0.3
1m2f 7f 1m 1m 1m
1m4f 1m2f 1m2f 1m2f 1m4f
3rd
Pressed leader - carried right and bit short of room over 1f out - soon outpaced - rallied final 110yds(tchd 12/1)
6 G Poor
Simon Whitaker 127 lbs 14/1 .5
1m2f 1m2f 1m4½f 1m2f 1m1½f
1m2f 1m2f 1m 1m 1m2f
4th
In touch with leaders - lost position over 3f out - rallied over 1f out - no impression final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
10 G Poor
David O'Meara 134 lbs 9/2 5
1m 1m½f 1m 1m2f
6f 1m4f 1m1½f 1m4f 1m3½f
5th
Held up in rear - headway on outer 3f out - hung right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 15/2)
3 G AVG
Michael Bell 134 lbs 6/1 1
1m2f 1m4f 1m2f
1m1f 1m 1m 1m1f 1m1f
6th
Slowly into stride - soon prominent on outer - led after 1f - edged right and against rail after 3f - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 15/2)
7 M Poor
Rebecca Menzies 131 lbs 18/5 2
1m 1m 1m2f
1m 1m 7f 1m2f 1m2f
7th
Prominent - hung right and weakened over 2f out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
5 M Poor
Michael & David Easterby 130 lbs 12/1 36
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