August 01 / 14.55 Ripon

14.55

Good

Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Handicap

  • Prize money: £3996
  • 1m 6f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 5 runners
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Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Handicap

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £17.00
  • Place: £4.60

Form: 2194/0

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Triple Tapeta winner (7f/1m) much earlier in his career but he's better known as a fair 2m handicap hurdler these days; finished placed in his last two runs in that sphere but he was always in rear at a big price back on the Flat at York (2m, good to firm) last month; others preferred.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6

25th Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 4

15:20 Hexham

Lord Caprio

11st 3lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Back to form to win over C&D this month (good); creditable second on the Flat since; obvious contender.

Evs

2nd

2

(3)

7th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

20:15 Ripon

Lord Caprio

9st 6lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Ben Haslam

1m6f course winner who arrives on the back of a 2m4f handicap hurdle win on Saturday; went close over C&D when 2lb lower last September (career best RPR) and good claims if back at that level.

9/4

1st

1

3rd Jun 2023

Good

2m 4f 28y

Class 5

16:40 Hexham

Lord Caprio

12st 0lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

Dual course winner over 2m and shaped as though well worth a crack at today's trip when keeping-on fourth here 11 days ago; no surprise if he features.

5/1

5/4

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 14-213 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 8st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Added to his two AW wins when scoring at Nottingham (1m6f, good) in June and he ran well again at Newbury last month; that was a clear third behind an odds-on shot and this relatively lightly raced 5yo is still unexposed as a stayer; big player.
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2nd

5

(4)

31st May 2026

Good

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:25 Nottingham

Tazaman

9st 0lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Kevin & Lauren Frost

A dual winner (1m4f/2m1f) in 2025; off seven months before beating one in 1m4f handicap at Doncaster 29 days ago but should strip sharper here.

12/1

5th

5

(1)

2nd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 197y

Class 5

19:02 Doncaster

Tazaman

8st 10lb

J: Ryan Sexton

T: Kevin Frost

Two wins last summer came at a lesser level, latterly over 2m1f off 3lb lower, and he wants a good test at this trip; doesn't boast the greatest reappearance record down the years and, like stablemate Saratoga Gold, may need this after seven months off.

12/1

17

(8)

11th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 56y

Class 4

16:30 York

Tazaman

8st 5lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Kevin Frost

8yo who won two in a row earlier in the year (1m4f/2m1f, good to firm) before keeping on for second at Newbury (1m5f, good to firm) in July; not quite at his best when last of five at Southwell a fortnight ago (1m6f, AW) following a break but beaten only about 3l and he could build on that run today.

25/1

5/2

Form: 212126 C

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Won here (2m, good) and at Redcar (1m6f, good to firm) in June and she went very close at Chester (2m, good) last month; still looks on a workable mark but her good run of form came to a halt at Thirsk last time and she needs to bounce back after that.
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0

8

29th Nov 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 51y

Class 4

12:30 Kelso

Hellenista

11st 0lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

midfield, mistake 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out

25/1

6th

7

18th Nov 2023

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 2

14:29 Wetherby

Hellenista

10st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Tim Easterby

held up in rear

100/1

8th

2

(7)

16th Oct 2023

Good

1m 7f 217y

Class 6

16:40 Musselburgh

Hellenista

9st 11lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Beaten on her last 15 starts going back to last June but she's been running well of late in the main and could be thereabouts.

11/2

4th
3 (3)

9/2

Form: 731245 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 0lb

5 yo

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Seems greatly flattered by 26l margin of success in apprentice race at Nottingham (1m6f) in June, having soon established a huge lead; came up short (narrowly on first occasion) when trying to make the most of the same mark twice in the following eight days and she was well held off her revised rating at Lingfield (2m, AW) last time; drops back in grade but has something to prove again and she's now 1-15.
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OUR TIP

Form: -32153 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 9lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Has a patchy record but he got back on the scoresheet with a clearcut win at Nottingham (1m6f, good) in May and was a creditable front-running third behind an improver at Hamilton last time; still looks feasibly treated and he's respected back up in trip and down in grade.
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13th

9

(2)

15th Aug 2023

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:00 Nottingham

Blistering Barney

9st 9lb

J: Paddy Mathers

T: Christopher Kellett

Mostly front-runs and ran his best race for a while last time at Carlisle (1m3f, soft); 1m6f winner here but has stamina to prove over quite this far.

33/1

4th

9

(16)

28th Jun 2023

Good

1m 3f 39y

Class 4

16:20 Carlisle

Blistering Barney

9st 5lb

J: Graham Lee

T: Christopher Kellett

switched right soon after start, led

33/1

6th

5

(3)

7th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:35 Nottingham

Blistering Barney

9st 4lb

J: Paddy Mathers

T: Christopher Kellett

Three wins last year, the latest in quite valuable final of this Grassroots Stayers' Series over C&D (good to firm) in September; has a bit to prove after two down-the-field runs this spring (1m2f/1m4f) but the return to Nottingham is sure to suit; 2-2 over C&D.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £44.00
Straight Forecast £49.91
Trifecta £108.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Tazaman

TOPSPEED:

Blistering Barney

POSTDATA:

Hellenista

Telegraph:

Storm Chaser

RP Ratings:

Tazaman

The Times:

Tazaman

The Guardian:

Tazaman

Daily Mail:

Tazaman

Daily Express:

Tazaman

Daily Mirror:

Tazaman

The Sun:

Tazaman

Daily Record:

Tazaman

The Star:

Blistering Barney