16.30
Good To SoftRipon Bell-Ringer Handicap
- Prize money: £20616
- 1m 4f 10y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £7.00
- Place: £2.50
Form: /88-53 D
Last run: 8 days
W: 9st 6lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (6) |
20th Jul 2024 Soft 1m 4f 10y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Got up late on in this race (soft) last year off 1lb lower; 301-day absence is a concern but he needs a second look. |
12/1 |
|
6th 1 (5) |
23rd Sep 2023 Good To Soft 1m 5f 26y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Peak efforts this term have been at around 1m4f, including Ripon win in July and fourth at the York Ebor meeting, but he won over 1m6f in 2021; shaped okay in the 1m6f Old Borough Cup at Haydock last time considering the trouble in running over 2f out; major player. |
7/2 |
15/8
- Place: £1.10
Form: 131-14 D
Last run: 32 days
W: 10st 0lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 97
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 7 (2) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 188y Class 3 |
9st 5lb |
Awarded C&D Queen Mother's Cup last June and much lower in the weights now, but that's because his form has fallen off a cliff; dangerous if blinkers (replacing other headgear) spark a revival but carries clear risks. |
40/1 |
|
9th 3 (6) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 3 |
10st 6lb |
Awarded this race last year when also ridden by Becky Smith, and 6lb lower this time around; can't be totally written off but he's gone the wrong way over the last 12 months and was well beaten at 100-1 here last month. |
5/1 |
|
15th 8 (12) |
15th May 2026 Good 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Promoted to first in 1m4f handicap here (good to firm) last June and he races off 2lb lower today; however, he wasn't at his best last year on his final few runs for Edward Bethell, and failed to threaten over hurdles in the winter on his first two starts for this yard; may be best watched. |
50/1 |
5/1
Form: 175-96 C BF
Last run: 84 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 1 (2) |
27th Sep 2023 Standard To Slow 1m 2f 219y Class 3 |
10st 4lb |
Improved middle-distance handicapper in 2022, on turf and AW, including C&D; not picked up again this year and way below form at Ascot last time but at least he's 7lb lower than when reappearing in a valuable C&D handicap in April; not ruled out back on AW; regular tongue-tie discarded. |
6/1 |
|
9th 11 (3) |
12th Aug 2023 Soft 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 6lb |
Improvement peaked with his win in this race last year (good to firm); just 1lb higher today and he was a respectable third on soft ground at Ripon on latest outing, with his tongue tied for the second time, so he needs a second look. |
7/2 |
|
3rd 4 (7) |
22nd Jul 2023 Good To Soft 1m 4f 10y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
in rear, outpaced and pushed along briefly after 1f |
5/1 |
13/2
Form: 755903 D
Last run: 12 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 1 (2) |
13th Oct 2026 Standard 1m 5f 219y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
Won over hurdles in the summer and has slipped to an attractive Flat mark but looked out of sorts when tailed off on last two appearances; leap of faith required to support him. |
16/1 |
|
4th 2 (3) |
17th Sep 2026 Standard 2m 0f 102y Class 4 |
9st 13lb |
C&D winner off 1lb higher in March 2025; landed a minor handicap hurdle at Stratford in July but he has since finished tailed off in a Class 2 handicap at Glorious Goodwood (extended 2m4f); others look safer. |
12/1 |
|
14th 10 (10) |
31st Jul 2026 Good To Firm 2m 4f 137y Class 2 |
8st 9lb |
Below form on the Flat this year, for instance 11th to Believitanducan in the Northumberland Vase last month; not proven beyond 2m in this sphere but he switched back to hurdles for a 2m6f win at Stratford 12 days ago, which might give some renewed hope. |
18/1 |
15/2
Form: 6-6306 CD
Last run: 28 days
W: 9st 12lb
7 yo Gelding
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 2 (6) |
19th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 5f 192y Class 5 |
10st 2lb |
slowly away, held up in rear |
9/1 |
|
5th 4 (9) |
5th Oct 2024 Soft 1m 5f 218y Class 4 |
9st 9lb |
slowly into stride, held up in rear, no impression from over 2f out |
12/1 |
|
3rd 4 (4) |
28th Sep 2024 Soft 1m 6f 1y Class 4 |
9st 6lb |
Disappointing favourite in this race last year but he does stay the trip and acts on heavy going; Thirsk in May saw his first win since 2022 but he's underperformed on last four outings; the last two were admittedly on AW and he's back to that last winning mark. |
6/1 |
11/2
Form: 201360 D
Last run: 14 days
W: 9st 10lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: 93
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 3 (2) |
22nd Jul 2023 Good To Soft 1m 4f 10y Class 2 |
9st 10lb |
stumbled start, pushed along briefly soon after start, raced in last |
11/2 |
|
12th 9 (14) |
8th Jul 2023 Good 1m 3f 175y Class 2 |
9st 1lb |
Won at Epsom (1m4f, soft) in April and good third at Ascot (1m4f, soft) next time; conditions should have been fine at Goodwood (1m6f, good to firm) last time but he was only sixth of eight and may find this too hot. |
14/1 |
|
6th 5 (5) |
27th May 2023 Good 1m 6f 0y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Grabbed the favoured stand rail when winning on soft ground at Epsom and a 4lb rise seemed to find him out at Ascot (again 1m4f on soft); may be vulnerable once more, though this faster surface won't faze him. |
13/2 |
8/1
Form: 78-504 D
Last run: 21 days
W: 9st 4lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 87
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (8) |
25th Oct 2024 Heavy 1m 4f 0y Class 3 |
9st 6lb |
Two wins from 24 starts; heavy defeats in four of seven races this term but also now placed in three of his last four; more to prove on soft or heavy. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 5 (8) |
3rd Oct 2024 Standard 1m 4f 98y Class 4 |
9st 10lb |
held up in rear, smooth headway on outer over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on |
7/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £13.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £11.38 |
| Trifecta | £71.60 |