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Ripon · Thursday, 28 May · 16:35
· 1m
· Class 6
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:35
Off time
9
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 10 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8.50
15/2
05 · —
9
8/1
06 · —
9.50
17/2
07 · —
10
9/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
17
16/1
10 · —
67
66/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 7 |
Vega's Virtue (F)
[P1]
Down the field in 3 quick runs last season. Type to do better in handicaps though hasn't yet kicked on, keeping on at the one pace in a 6f contest 11 days ago. Tries 1m for the first time with cheekpieces also applied.
|
758-751 | D Fentiman | T D Easterby | 3 | 61.2 kg |
8.50
15/2
|
| — | 1 | — | Hatamoto (G) | 55-623 | — | T D Easterby | 3 | 61.2 kg | — |
| 4th | 2 | 4 |
Crystal Aurora (F)
Bit more like it when third of 10 in a 6f nursery on penultimate 2-y-o start. Too free to see it out on first crack at 1m in January (Southwell) so needs to settle down to last out on return. This is a drop in grade, though.
|
39637-8 | Jason Hart | I Furtado | 3 | 61.2 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 2nd | 3 | 8 |
That's Enough (F)
[P]
Didn't achieve much in qualifying for a mark and failed to improve on handicap debut at Kempton a month ago. Turf debut up in trip.
|
85-092 | Jack Doughty | Dr R Newland & J Insole | 3 | 61.2 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 9th | 4 | 3 |
Wondrous (F)
Beat just 2 horses in her 3 qualifying runs over 6f last year. Returns with yard in good order so no surprise were she a different proposition this time on handicap debut over 1m given her pedigree.
|
070- | H Crouch | M L W Bell | 3 | 59.9 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 6th | 5 | 2 |
Harswell River (F)
FAV
[P]
Kept busy as a juvenile, opening account in 1m nursery at Redcar in September. Added 3 further placed efforts at that track this season and she can remain very competitive for all she holds no secrets.
|
6-53723 | O McSweeney | Roger Fell | 3 | 59.4 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| — | 5 | — | Mereside Princess (F) | 664311 | — | T D Barron | 3 | 61.2 kg | — |
| 7th | 6 | 10 |
Eva The Deeva (F)
Unable to land a blow in a trio of starts over 7f but 1m will suit now handicapping and she represents a yard among the winners.
|
669 | Faye McManoman | N Tinkler | 3 | 59 kg |
17
16/1
|
| — | 6 | — | Violet Goldsmith (F) | 787-02 | — | Eve Johnson Houghton | 3 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 3rd | 7 | 6 |
Hood Wink (G)
[B]
Found improvement when dead-heating at Wetherby (1m) in April and paid for a big move into contention when fourth over C&D 2 weeks later. Shade disappointing at Catterick (7f) 7 days ago, though.
|
071463 | Harry Russell | T D Easterby | 3 | 59 kg |
7
6/1
|
| — | 7 | — | Castlekeely (G) | 796-087 | — | James Owen | 3 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 8th | 8 | 1 |
Captain Bruce (G)
Successful in nurseries at Chelmsford and Newcastle in 2025 but heavy defeats all 3 starts this season, including for new yard back on turf latest.
|
516-909 | S H James | A Crook | 3 | 59 kg |
67
66/1
|
| — | 8 | — | Ballon Rouge (F) | 486-67 | — | E A L Dunlop | 3 | 60.3 kg | — |
| — | 9 | 5 |
Contemplation (G)
Poor form in 4 outings for James Ferguson and no better for this stable, albeit latest Beverley effort can be excused having been caught wide.
|
6-64468 | Cam Hardie | M E Sowersby | 3 | 58.1 kg |
17
16/1
Betfa… 11
Paddy… 11
Sky B… 11
|
| — | 9 | — | Marveling (F) | 79-645 | C Lee | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 60.3 kg | — |
| 5th | 10 | 9 |
Regal Knight (G)
Showed a bit more when fourth of 8 on reappearance at Newcastle at the beginning of the month. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (1¼m, good) 16 days ago and he can remain competitive back in distance.
|
078-45 | T Eaves | T Coyle & K Wood | 3 | 58.1 kg |
10
9/1
|
| — | 15 | — | No Drama Mama (F) | 95-6885 | C Lee | Ollie Sangster | 3 | 58.5 kg | — |
| — | 16 | — | Baldosa (F) | 5-30852 | — | N Tinkler | 3 | 58.5 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Harswell River (9/4), Crystal Aurora (7/2), Hood Wink (6/1), Vega's Virtue (15/2), Wondrous (8/1), That's Enough (17/2), Regal Knight (9/1), Eva The Deeva (16/1), Contemplation (16/1), Captain Bruce (66/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3664.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1719.0 GBP |
| P3 | 859.0 GBP |
| P4 | 430.0 GBP |
| P5 | 214.0 GBP |