July 20 / 14.10 Ripon

14.10

Soft

Dobsons Gaskets EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5234
  • 0m 5f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 10 runners
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Dobsons Gaskets EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.00
  • Place: £1.80

Form: 03

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Stepped up on his debut effort (over 5f) when a keeping-on third in a Doncaster maiden last week (6f, good to soft); could go well but not sure the drop back to 5f will suit.
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2nd

13

(5)

19th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 4

15:46 Chester

Mission Command

9st 0lb

J: Elle-May Croot

T: Jennie Candlish

Scored over 7f here in June and doubled his tally for the season in 6f Wolverhampton claimer in July; last of seven back in handicap company at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago so has a bit to prove in a change of headgear.

10/1

7th

2

(1)

4th Sep 2026

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:54 Kempton (AW)

Mission Command

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Jennie Candlish

Coped well with the return to 6f when making all at Wolverhampton five weeks ago; that was only a claimer and he didn't need to be at his very best but he's landed a good draw from which to attack.

6/1

1st

8

(7)

30th Jul 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

18:57 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mission Command

9st 2lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Jennie Candlish

A bit to prove in the reapplied visor and back over 6f, with his last win coming at 7f; badly drawn last time at Chester but disappointed the run before as well.

14/1

8/1

  • Place: £2.20

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Colt by Profitable; bought for £58,000 at the Goff UK breeze-up in April; half-brother to a 6f-1m winner; interesting on debut.
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10th

5

(6)

17th Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 Catterick

Ziggys Triton

9st 1lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

Second win of the campaign when seeing off ten rivals in 0-85 company at Leicester (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago but raised 4lb and he's found it tough off this mark before.

11/1

5th

1

(2)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

17:40 Redcar

Ziggys Triton

9st 11lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: David O’Meara

Won at York (5f, good to firm) in July and he was back to form when second on the AW last Saturday; tends to race close to the pace and should make another bold bid with Conor Whiteley claiming a handy 5lb.

4/1

16/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 56

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Filly by Blue Point; 7l fifth over C&D on debut (good; 20-1) but well beaten at Bath next time (5.5f, firm); may do better.
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10th

14

(11)

19th Oct 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:50 Bath

Blue Point Express

8st 9lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Adrian Wintle

Third over 7f at Chepstow before outpaced over 6f; has run well over C&D in the past but not the percentage call.

14/1

7th

7

(7)

27th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

13:19 Ffos Las

Blue Point Express

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Peak form is over longer trips and it was over 7f when she placed at Chepstow last time; dropping back to 6f might not matter too much on this ground, however, and she's a winner on soft.

5/1

3rd

8

(5)

31st Aug 2026

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

15:30 Chepstow

Blue Point Express

9st 0lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Adrian Wintle

Not disgraced when fourth of eight at Ffos Las (7f, good) last time and although 1lb out of the weights, is still 2lb lower than when gaining her sole success over C&D (soft; first-time cheekpieces) a year ago; worth a second look.

10/1

Form: 87

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
15,000gns yearling by Advertise; ordinary form so far; needs this run for a handicap mark; best watched.
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8

(8)

14th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Rose Of New Jersey

9st 4lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Gemma Tutty

Got off the mark at Carlisle in May off 2lb higher mark but has been below that form since, including when sixth of 11 over C&D last month; hard to fancy.

25/1

11

(2)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Rose Of New Jersey

9st 3lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Gemma Tutty

Off the mark at the 11th attempt when scoring at Carlisle (1m, good to firm) in May, but she's been well held all three subsequent starts; on the plus side she's run well here before and is back to that winning mark.

20/1

Form: 63

Last run: 39 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Colt by top-class juvenile Earthlight; improved on first run when 4l third in a Wetherby maiden last time (5.5f, good); that form nothing special but could go well with a hood now tried.
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8th

7

(7)

16th Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:37 Redcar

Tees Aggregates

9st 5lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Adrian Nicholls

Four-time turf winner who turned things around with a front-running third over C&D (good; hood reapplied) last month; this is a deeper race but he ties in with Emperor's Son on that latest form and has claims if he can build on it.

11/2

3rd

3

(5)

23rd Sep 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

16:41 Redcar

Tees Aggregates

9st 8lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Adrian Nicholls

Recorded his fourth win when taking five-runner Catterick handicap (5f, good to firm) in June but there have been diminishing returns subsequently; possible he prefers this sort of field size and there's nothing wrong with his mark if he can stage a revival.

12/1

10th

8

(10)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 5

15:55 Beverley

Tees Aggregates

9st 7lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: Adrian Nicholls

Successful off this mark at Catterick (5f, good to firm) in June but he hasn't beaten many home in three runs since; has a C&D win to his name but soft ground not sure to suit and others are safer.

20/1

Form: 5

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
80,000gns Newmarket Craven Breeze-up purchase; beaten nearly 10l when last of five on debut at Carlisle last month (6f, good to firm; 5-1); ran as though he needed that; 5f may suit but needs to improve.
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9th

10

(10)

30th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Kempton (AW)

Cashlyn Cavalier

9st 4lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Improver in RPR terms to begin with, going down by a short head when sent off 5-4 for nursery debut at Musselburgh this month; heavy ground a plausible excuse last time; can bounce back.

9/1

9th

10

(10)

30th Oct 2024

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

17:00 Kempton (AW)

Cashlyn Cavalier

9st 4lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: K R Burke

Improver in RPR terms to begin with, going down by a short head when sent off 5-4 for nursery debut at Musselburgh this month; heavy ground a plausible excuse last time; can bounce back.

9/1

4th

7

(4)

18th Oct 2024

Heavy

0m 7f 37y

Class 5

14:20 Haydock

Cashlyn Cavalier

9st 5lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

took keen hold, raced in second, lost two places from over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

5/2

Form: 8

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Blue Point colt who missed the break and hung right-handed when 10.5l eighth of ten in a C&D maiden on debut (good; 11-1); should benefit from that experience and likely to fare better this time.
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6th

4

(5)

2nd Sep 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 60y

Class 6

13:50 Brighton

Watch Blue Point

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: James Tate

Half-brother to 6f juvenile winner Royal Zabeel (RPR 85); shaped with promise at Ripon (5f, good to soft) on his second start but he flopped at Chelmsford (6f; first run since gelded) last month; that was a heavy defeat and he needs a transformation back in trip on nursery debut.

11/2

11th

11

(1)

15th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:10 Chelmsford (AW)

Watch Blue Point

9st 7lb

J: Neil Callan

T: James Tate

Half-brother to 6f juvenile winner Royal Zabeel (RPR 85); unlikely that we've seen the best of him yet, having failed to negotiate a clear passage at Ripon (5f) latest; gelded since, and will be eligible for a handicap mark soon; may need more time.

12/1

7th

6

(4)

20th Jul 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Ripon

Watch Blue Point

9st 7lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: James Tate

towards rear

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: 85

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Improved on debut run when fifth in a Chester novice last week (5f, good to soft; hung left); may prove to be more of a nursery sort.
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7th

5

(7)

21st Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Chelmsford (AW)

Fallen Soldier

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: John & Sean Quinn

0-18 (5f/6f); beaten only a nose at Newcastle (5f, AW) in January but regressed in recent months and now steps up to 7f which is an unknown.

4/1

8

(8)

1st Aug 2025

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:30 Newcastle (AW)

Fallen Soldier

9st 4lb

J: Jack Nicholls

T: John & Sean Quinn

Has been placed a few times on the AW as when beaten a nose in a 0-75 handicap over C&D in January, but has regressed in recent months and now 0-17; stable also runs Beerwah.

14/1

10

(13)

7th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:05 Ayr

Fallen Soldier

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: John & Sean Quinn

Competitively treated on best efforts; however, remains a maiden and failed to beat a rival last time; hard to be confident about him.

16/1

Form: —

Last run: 91 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Well beaten on Thirsk debut (5f, soft; 22-1); withdrawn after unseating rider and getting loose on next intended outing on same course the following month; plenty to prove.
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6th

5

(9)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Thirsk

Drifter

9st 2lb

J: Ben Robinson

T: David & Nicola Barron

took keen hold, prominent, lost position over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

66/1

9th

9

(2)

20th Jul 2024

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Ripon

Drifter

9st 2lb

J: Tom Eaves

T: David & Nicola Barron

midfield

40/1

3

(10)

18th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:35 Thirsk

Drifter

9st 2lb

J: Connor Beasley

T: David & Nicola Barron

Slowly away and beaten 2f out when well held over C&D (soft; 22-1) on debut; should encounter different conditions here; needs lots of improvement.

40/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 9st 7lb

2 yo Colt

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Colt by smart juvenile Arizona out of an unraced mare; bought for 42,000gns at breeze-ups in May; stable in form; market a useful guide on debut.
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3rd

8

(2)

26th Aug 2026

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

16:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Spaceage Love Song

9st 9lb

J: Joe Bradnam

T: Michael Bell

Sole success in 18 starts came in a similar contest over C&D in February; twice runner-up on good to firm ground at Yarmouth (1m2f/11.5f) last month and of interest now returned here.

11/2

4th

6

(5)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 17y

Class 6

19:40 Yarmouth

Spaceage Love Song

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Bell

Beaten just over 2l by Highland Harvery in a classified race here last month and has a 4lb pull on that rival; however, he broke slowly at Nottingham last time in another classified contest and never counted.

10/1

6th

4

(3)

21st Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 6

14:45 Nottingham

Spaceage Love Song

9st 9lb

J: Joe Bradnam

T: Michael Bell

Comfortable win in a similar event at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in February; runner-up in Yarmouth events (1m2f/extended 1m3f) twice this month; another big run expected.

11/4

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £30.10
Straight Forecast £27.72
Trifecta £315.60

Selections

POSTDATA:

Mission Command

SPOTLIGHT:

Ziggy's Triton

D Express:

Watch Blue Point

The Times:

Tees Aggregates

Daily Mail:

Ziggy's Triton

NEWMARKET:

Mission Command

Telegraph:

Mission Command

The Guardian:

Mission Command

Daily Mirror:

Mission Command

The Sun:

Mission Command

The Star:

Mission Command

Daily Record:

Mission Command