Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 2).
Ripon · Sunday, 17 May · 19:50
· 6f
· Class 6
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
16:50
Off time
9
Runners
Good (Good to Firm in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.25
9/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
8
7/1
04 · —
9
8/1
05 · —
9.50
17/2
06 · —
9.50
17/2
07 · —
13
12/1
08 · —
19
18/1
09 · —
51
50/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 1 |
Maynora (G)
Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, soft) 40 days ago. 4 lb rise shouldn't prevent a very bold follow-up bid.
|
S H James | Craig Lidster | 3 | 61.2 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 1st | 2 | 6 |
Solar Cooper (G)
[P1]
Limited impact since debut but latest run over C&D 3 weeks easy to excuse in isolation.
|
J Garritty | M Walford | 3 | 61.2 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 3 | 9 |
Carnation Queen (F)
[P1]
Winner of a valuable seller at York last summer but has found the going harder in 4 subsequent outings. Cheekpieces applied for the first time.
|
Harry Russell | Ollie Pears | 3 | 60.8 kg |
9
8/1
|
| 5th | 4 | 3 |
I'm Dan Dare (G)
FAV
[P]
Left previous form well behind when narrow second of 14 fitted with cheekpieces at Redcar 10 days ago. Has to be of major interest up 2 lb.
|
Jack Nicholls | Adrian Nicholls | 3 | 59.9 kg |
3.25
9/4
|
| 7th | 5 | 2 |
Luck Money (F)
Regressive form in 3 starts last autumn but handicaps more suitable back from a beak. Market may prove useful.
|
O McSweeney | T D Easterby | 3 | 59.9 kg |
19
18/1
|
| 8th | 6 | 4 |
Call Me By My Name (G)
Modest maiden for James Horton and well held starting out for new yard 3 weeks ago.
|
P J McDonald | Steph Hollinshead | 3 | 59.4 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 3rd | 7 | 7 |
Kode Grey (G)
Unable to make an impact in 3 starts so much more needed now handicapping kept to a sprint trip.
|
Sean Kirrane | T D Easterby | 3 | 57.6 kg |
9.50
17/2
|
| 2nd | 8 | 5 |
Battenburg Belle (F)
Possibly flattered when third of 14 in a handicap at Pontefract last month given she hasn't come close to that effort before or since.
|
A Mullen | R Menzies | 3 | 56.7 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 9th | 9 | 8 |
Dance Hello (F)
Looks very limited on early evidence but almost certainly needed March's return to action.
|
Zak Wheatley | C N Kellett | 3 | 55.3 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: I'm Dan Dare (9/4), Maynora (11/4), Battenburg Belle (7/1), Carnation Queen (8/1), Kode Grey (17/2), Call Me By My Name (17/2), Solar Cooper (12/1), Luck Money (18/1), Dance Hello (50/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 3664.0 GBP |
| P2 | 1719.0 GBP |
| P3 | 859.0 GBP |
| P4 | 430.0 GBP |
| P5 | 214.0 GBP |