Ripon Racecard - Saturday 19th July by Weatherbys

OFFICIALS & WELCOME

MEET THE TEAM

STEWARDS

Chief Steward Michael Eyre

Stewards’ Panel Chair Alison Banks

Alan Dempsey, Philippa Hardy, Lauren Thomson

STARTERS

Stuart Turner, Ryan Colley

JUDGE

Nicholas Hargreave

CLERK OF THE SCALES

Karl Curran

EQUINE WELFARE AND INTEGRITY OFFICERS

Leanne Asprey, Michelle Maughan, Cyril Johnstone

VETERINARY OFFICER

Stewart Mechie

VETERINARY SURGEONS

Matt Butterell & Richard Sutcliffe

MEDICAL OFFICERS

Dr Peter Evans, Dr Jonathan Bulman, Dr Patrick Wynn

DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD

Brian Beswick - 07831331102

BETTING RING MANAGER

Mark Ryan

COMMENTATOR

Malcolm Tomlinson

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CLERK OF THE COURSE

James Hutchinson

RACEDAY CLERK OF THE COURSE

Jonathan Mullin

CHAIRMAN

Andrew Wells

CLUB SECRETARY

Andrew Hutchinson

PATRONS

Colin Armstrong CMG, OBE

David Wilmot-Smith MBE

TODAY’S RACING

FIRST RACE 2:10pm The British Stallion Studs EBF

Maiden Stakes

SECOND RACE 2:45pm

The Eileen Spindloe Memorial Maiden Stakes

THIRD RACE 3:17pm

The Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes

FOURTH RACE 3:55pm The Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap Stakes

FIFTH RACE 4:30pm The Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap Stakes

SIXTH RACE 5:05pm The Kevin Kai 20th Anniversary Handicap Stakes

SEVENTH RACE 5:38pm The Aldwark Manor Estate Luxury Yorkshire Hotel “Confined” Handicap Stakes

Good afternoon one and all and a very warm welcome to Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse for our Sky Bet Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival meeting!

Over nine days the festival visits eight Yorkshire courses, highlighting the variety and quality of racing in the county. We have seven races this afternoon, along with entertainment from Ripon City Band on the Bandstand.

Our Feature Race, the Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap, is at 3:55pm, don’t forget to watch the Bell-Ringer himself on the track as he starts the race for us in time honoured tradition. Meanwhile Garden Oasis continues his bid to equal Piper’s Note’s record of eight wins here, when he contests the Sky Bet Extra Places Daily Handicap at 4.30pm.

Racing Welfare is today’s charity of the Sky Bet Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival.

They will be collecting as you leave the racecourse today so, please give anything you can for what is a great cause.

Looking ahead to August we have four meetings over a very busy three-week period. Harrogate Theatre join us on our Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day with the well anticipated Pantomime Race on Monday 4th. The William Hill Great St Wilfrid meeting on Saturday 16th August is always a real highlight of the season. We’ll have lots of family entertainment on our Bank Holiday Family Day on Monday 25th, and afternoon of racing on Tuesday 26th is our penultimate meeting of the 2025 season.

We hope you have a wonderful afternoon!

JAMES HUTCHINSON Managing Director

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK

Here at Ripon Racecourse we have the following locations where food can be obtained along with various Mobile Concessions

CLUB DINING ROOM

CHAMPAGNE & SEAFOOD BAR

SILKS & SADDLES BAR

OWNERS & TRAINERS

FOUNTAINS SELF SERVICE

JIM JOEL BAR

THEAKSTONS TERRACE BAR

WAKEMAN BUFFET

COURSE BUFFET

ALTERNATIVELY WHY NOT HAVE A MEAL IN OUR FULL SERVICE CLUB RESTAURANT…

FRESH CAFE

FRESH SEAFOOD

Selection of Freshly made Sandwiches, Snacks, Hand Baked Cakes, Coﬀee and Tea Infusions, Chilled Minerals and Juices

Freshly prepared Seafood Platters Handmade Seafood Sandwiches, Strawberry Cups, Pimms and Champagne, Hot Daily Special

FRESH bistro

Selection of Carved Meats served in Speciality Breads with a variety of accompaniments and dressings

Selection of Tasty Hot Pies and Pastries served with accompaniments

Roast of the Day, Selection of Fresh Hot Dishes, Side Dishes, Daily Hot Specials, Blue Plate Salads

FRESH PIES

FRESH HOT ROLLS

TRACKFACTS

A right-handed oval track, one mile five furlongs in extent, which joins the straight course five furlongs from the finish. The undulations in the straight do not favour big galloping types.

TOP COURSE TRAINERS

LEADING TRAINERS AT RIPON (2020-2025) WITH RUNNERS:

T EASTERBY (78 wins from 614 runners, 13%) runs LEADENHALL and POET’S DAWN (3.17), PER CONTRA (3.55), GARDEN OASIS and BARLEY (4.30), SWEET KISS (5.05), DOROTHY MAY and CANARIA QUEEN and SPRING CORN (5.38).

R FAHEY (29 wins from 203 runners, 14%) runs BOSTON DAN (2.10), EPICURIAN LAD (5.05).

D O’MEARA (29 wins from 236 runners, 12%) runs GOYARD (2.45), COSMOS RAJ and DUKE’S COMMAND (4.30).

TRAINERS IN FORM

MOST WINS IN THE LAST 14 DAYS:

W HAGGAS (12 wins from 36 runners, 33%) runs THE REVEREND (3.55).

D O’MEARA (10 wins from 62 runners, 16%) runners listed above.

C JOHNSTON (10 wins from 57 runners, 18%) runs ELSASS (3.17), LUDO’S LANDING (3.55), PALADIN (4.30).

WEIGHTWATCHER

TOP COURSE JOCKEYS

LEADING JOCKEYS AT RIPON (2020-2025) WITH RIDES:

DAVID ALLAN (53 wins from 320 rides, 17%) rides

MOSSVALE DIVA (2.10), LEADENHALL (3.17), PER CONTRA (3.55), GARDEN OASIS (4.30), SWEET KISS (5.05), SPRING CORN (5.38).

DANIEL TUDHOPE (21 wins from 94 rides, 22%) rides STARGAZED (2.10), GOYARD (2.45), AFLOAT (3.17), THE REVEREND (3.55).

DAVID NOLAN (19 wins from 120 rides, 16%) rides EY UP ITS THE BOSS (3.17), DUKE’S COMMAND (4.30), PASSCHENDAELE (5.05), GIS A SUB (5.38).

JOCKEYS IN FORM

MOST WINS IN THE LAST 14 DAYS:

DANIEL TUDHOPE (9 wins from 47 rides, 19%) rides listed above OISIN ORR (5 wins from 26 rides, 19%) rides

BOSTON DAN (2.10), TIGER TOWER (2.45), REAL TERMS (3.17), ON THE RIVER (4.30), EPICURIAN LAD (5.05), EY UP HE’S A STAR (5.38).

JOE FANNING (5 wins from 25 rides, 20%) rides ELSASS (3.17), LUDO’S LANDING (3.55), PALADIN (4.30), GROUNDHOG (5.05), IDEAL GUEST (5.38).

The horses which have dropped most in the weights from previous winning handicap marks in the last two years: 8.00 Equity Law (won off 83 down 8lb to 75); Fox Journey (won off 91 down 3lb to 88); 3.17 Poet’s Dawn (won off 67 down 3lb to 64); Tele Red (won off 76 down 4lb to 72); 4.30 Revich (won off 95 down 16lb to 79); 5.38 Flavius Titus (won off 50 down 5lb to 45); Gis A Sub (won off 59 down 7lb to 52); Ideal Guest (won off 67 down 8lb to 59); Eldeyaar (won off 57 down 9lb to 48)

CLASSYTIPS

There are no horses running at Ripon today which are in a race at least two grades lower than their previous race.

LONGEST TRAVELLERS

REVICH (4.30) & CAPTAIN CESS (5.05) trained by A Wintle, Westbury-On-Severn, distance of 206 miles MORETONS (2.10) & AFLOAT (3.17) trained by G Scott, Newmarket, distance of 172 miles. GO LOCKERS GO (2.10) trained by M Bell, Newmarket, distance of 172 miles. GREY SOUL (2.45) trained by R Varian, Newmarket, distance of 172 miles. INVINCIBLE MELODY (2.45) & MUMA MYFLO (2.45) trained by S C Williams, Newmarket, distance of 172 miles THE REVEREND (3.55) trained by W Haggas, Newmarket, distance of 172 miles

TODAY’S TIPS

RACE

1

Mossvale Diva failed to see out 6f when fourth at Southwell, but may be better judged on herdebut second at Musselburgh,whichwould give hereverychance Moretons has been gelded after finishing third on both of his starts and may have to settle for more of the same, with STARGAZED preferred. Only beaten a length and a half after pulling too hard at Beverley, she could get oﬀ the mark if settling better

WIN: STARGAZED

RACE 2

DANGER: MOSSVALE DIVA

Invincible Melody proved frustrating for Ralph Beckett with four seconds from eight starts, but a change of surrounding to Stuart Williams may invigorate him and he could go close in this company. GreySoulwould be interesting dropping back in trip ifallowed to bowl along from the oﬀ, but GOYARD is readily preferred. Second on his only start when weak in the market at Doncaster, he is entitled to step forward from that display.

WIN: GOYARD

RACE 3

DANGER: GREY SOUL

EY UP ITS THE BOSS boasts a strong record here with three successes here from eight attempts, the latest in May off 4lb lower. He does need a career best off this mark, but seems to save his best forRipon. Leadenhall’s last run can be forgotten and ifa repeat of his neck second at York off 1lb lower would make him a danger to all, leaving handicap debutant Draupnir as an interesting alternative

WIN: EY UP ITS THE BOSS

RACE 4

DANGER: LEADENHALL

THEREVEREND,whohaspostedhisbesteﬀortswithjuiceintheground,isanattractive proposition under top-weight in this company. Having been strongly supported when fast ground scuppered his chance on his seasonal debut at York in May, everything seems more aligned running oﬀ1lb lower.ThirskwinnerLudo’s Landing and PerContra, whose yard has a good record in this, are feared the most.

WIN: THE REVEREND

RACE 5

DANGER: LUDO’S LANDING

Garden Oasis is a seven-time C&D winner that can be very diﬃcult to overhaul when he gets into a rhythm here. However, he only managed to set things up nicely for ON THE RIVER when he was edged out by Harriet Bethell’s gelding in this race 12 months ago and it isveryfeasible that historycould repeat itselfas theymeet on identical terms. Cosmos Raj and Barley are others with solid credentials in a competitive renewal. WIN: ON THE RIVER

GARDEN OASIS

RACE 6

CAPTAIN CESS looks worthy of another chance with cheekpieces applied for the first time. Adrian Wintle’s charge appeared to have the race at his mercy at Nottingham, but hung badly in the closing stages and the new headgear may well prevent a repeat. Groundhog has been threatening to open his account, having missed out byonlya neck here last time, and makes more appeal than Hamilton third Epicurian Lad.

WIN: CAPTAIN CESS

RACE 7

GROUNDHOG

Ideal Guest finished runner-up over 7f at Catterick and he could land a blow, while Spring Corn could also pose a threat with a repeat of last month’s second at Redcar. GIS A SUB showed a bit more at Thirsk on his latest start. He failed to trouble the winner, but that eﬀort may well herald a return to form given Paul Midgley’s inmate won this contest oﬀ a 7lb higher mark last year.

WIN: GIS A SUB

DANGER: IDEAL GUEST

HOWTO READ THE RACECARD

7 PEPPER LANE (27)

Ch m Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Maid To Matter

Owner: MrsLynneLumley&MrKNicholson

Trainer: DavidO’Meara,Nawton

Sponsor: ConorJ.C.Parsons&BrianM.Parsons

5 8 9 (6)

Jockey: Graham Gibbons

Form: 600100 C

Breeder:D.J.Lumley(Builders)

TIMEFORMVIEW Bounced right back to bestwhen landing Great St Wilfred forsuccessiveyearrunning inAugust. No excuses inYork Listed race last time and hasn’t stayed on previous tries over 7f StarRatingHHHHH Official BHARating 99

11 12 13 14

Sire 5 Birthplace of Horse (if not GB)

No. of Days since last ran

Weight (st lbs)

HIIII Can be given little or no chance. 1 Owner’s Colours (illustration)

Sponsor (If relevant) 16 Form / = New Season - = New Year

Bold type shows all weather form

C = Course Winner

D = Distance Winner

CD = Course & Distance Winner

BF = Beaten Favourite 17 Jockey

STAR RATING EXPLAINED

Each horse has been given a star rating, these are defined below:

HHHHH Selected to win the race.

HHHHI Good chance of being placed.

HHHII By no means out of the reckoning but at least one or two hold stronger claims

HHIII Unlikely to win but not totally without hope.

OFFICIAL BHA RATING

The BHA Handicappers allot ratings to horses once they have taken part in a sufficient number of races to enable the Handicappers to make a numerical assessment of each horse’s ability

The principal purpose of the ratings is to determine the weight to be carried by each runner in handicap races, with the Handicappers aiming to provide each participant with an equal chance based on its best recent form under its optimum conditions. A horse rated 100, for example, would be set to carry 1lb more than a horse rated 99 (ignoring any penalties or allowances).

The ratings published in the racecard for handicap races are the ratings that were used to calculate the weight to be carried by each horse, whilst in non-handicaps races the rating shown is that of each runner at the time that the entries for the race were confirmed. Any subsequently published change to a rating, either up or down, is shown in brackets following the rating.

British Stallion Studs will contribute £2million towards British

in 2025, bringing our total investment to £40million since we were founded in 1983

FIRST RACE 2.10

THE BRITISH STALLION STUDS EBF MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 4) (GBB RACE)

for maiden two yrs old

Total prize fund £10000

Owners Prize Money. Winner £4129; Second £2065; Third £1032; Fourth £516; Fifth £258. (Penalty Value £5234) SS

(FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 35)

1 BOSTON DAN (IRE) (23)

B c Ardad (IRE) - Blondikova

Owner: Mr Ryan Kent

Trainer: Richard Fahey, Malton

RACEFORM MEDIAN TIME 1 min 1.00 secs RECORD TIME 57.11 secs

RACE DESCRIPTION

This race is a ﬁve furlongs maiden stakes for two-yearolds. Maiden races provide a starting point for young horses that are yet to record a victory and most will be very lightly-raced or be making their racecourse debuts. Previous experience can count for a lot when searching for the winner but well-bred or precocious juveniles are more than capable of landing the prize at the ﬁrst time of asking.

Jockey: Oisin Orr

Form: 43

9 7 (3)

Breeder: Loughtown Stud

TIMEFORM VIEW Ardad colt who again shaped with promise when third of 11 in novice at Newcastle (6f, 11/4) 23 days ago. Remains open to improvement.

2 FLASH RASCAL (GB) (14)

B c Havana Grey - Delirium (IRE)

Owner: Jimbo & Simmo

Trainer: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole, Droitwich

Sponsor: Leafyard

9 7 (4)

Jockey: Elizabeth Gale (5)

Form: 04

Breeder: Miss P. Briselden

TIMEFORM VIEW Twice-raced colt. Tongue strap on for 1st time, improved on debut form when fourth of 6 in novice at Nottingham (5f, good, 40/1) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Star RatingHHHII Oﬃcial BHA Rating -

3 GO LOCKERS GO (GB) (-)

B c Ardad (IRE) - Sayyedati Lady (IRE)

Owner: Middleham Park Racing D Turner B Roberts

Trainer: Michael Bell, Newmarket

Sponsor: Middleham Park Racing

9 7 (1)

Jockey: Kevin Stott

Form:

Breeder: Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

TIMEFORM VIEW Foaled February 12. 10,000 gns foal, €37,000 yearling, £200,000 2-y-o, Ardad colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 11f/1 1/2m winner Star Storm. Newcomer to note.

4 MORETONS (GB) (78)

Ch g Cotai Glory - Millvina

9 7 (5)

Jockey: Liam Wright (5)

Owner: Mr Michael Blencowe Form: 33

Trainer: George Scott, Newmarket

Breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Limited

TIMEFORM VIEW Twice-raced gelding. Last of 3 in maiden at Musselburgh (5f, good, 2/1) 78 days ago, still green. More needed.

5 MOSSVALE DIVA (IRE) (6)

B f Coulsty (IRE) - Lets Try (IRE)

Owner: Nick Bradley Racing 17 and Partner

Trainer: Brian Ellison, Malton

Sponsor: Brian Ellison Racing Limited

9 2 (2)

Jockey: David Allan

Form: 24

Breeder: S. V. Schilcher

TIMEFORM VIEW Twice-raced ﬁlly who failed to progress from her debut when fourth of 11 in maiden at Southwell (6.1f) 6 days ago.

6 STARGAZED (GB) (15)

B f Zoustar (AUS) - Beyond Desire

Owner: Clipper

Trainer: K. R. Burke, Leyburn

RatingHHHII Oﬃcial BHA Rating -

9 2 (6)

Jockey: Daniel Tudhope

Form: 64

Breeder: Branton Court Stud LLP

TIMEFORM VIEW Showed more than ﬁrst time up when fourth of 8 in novice (9/2) at Beverley (5f, good to ﬁrm) 15 days ago. May do better still.

Star RatingHHHHI Oﬃcial BHA Rating -

DECLARED RUNNERS 6 2024: MISSION COMMAND (IRE) 2 9 7 Oisin Orr 4-1 (George Scott) 10 ran Tongue Strap worn by No 2. Running for the ﬁrst time since Gelding No 4. Betting Forecast: 9-4 Boston Dan (IRE), 10-3 Stargazed (GB), 7-2 Go Lockers Go (GB), 13-2 Mossvale Diva (IRE), 9-1 Moretons (GB), 20-1 Flash Rascal (GB)

GO LOCKERS GO must have breezed well for his sales price to rise to £200,000, and he’s taken to get his career oﬀ to the perfect start. Boston Dan and Stargazed are considered the main threats.

BEST TURNED OUT HORSE

A representative of Ripon Racecourse will select the best turned out horse and present a trophy to connections of the winner of this race

GREAT BRITISH BONUS SCHEME

The Great British Bonus (GBB) incentivises and rewards with breeding, buying and racing of British-bred fillies by paying out bonuses of up to £100,000 per filly And now with GBBPlus to further incentivise staying fillies and chasing mares, there are more reasons than ever to breed, buy and race British. Majority funded by the HBLB.

POSITION

STALLS

SECOND RACE 2.45

THE EILEEN SPINDLOE MEMORIAL MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) (GBB RACE)

for maiden three yrs old and upwards

Total prize fund £10000

Owners Prize Money. Winner £4129; Second £2065; Third £1032; Fourth £516; Fifth £258. (Penalty Value £5234) SS (FOR CONDITIONS OF THIS RACE SEE PAGE 35)

RACEFORM MEDIAN TIME 1 min 13.50 secs RECORD TIME 1 min 09.04 secs