August 29 / 15.08 Ripon

15.08

Good

Ripon Rowels Handicap

  • Prize money: £12885
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 2
  • 8 runners
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Ripon Rowels Handicap

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

1st
2 (7)

11/1 (Won)

  • Win: £12.80
  • Place: £3.00

Form: 17-560 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
At the top of his game for much of last season but not in his three starts this term, albeit not discredited on second occasion; 50-1 when 12th of 18 at York 11 days ago; dropped 3lb since but others have more pressing claims.
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No Results Found

8/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form: 511506 D

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 1lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Three wins over 7f/7.5f this spring; has found it much tougher in his three starts since but didn't get much chance to show what he could do last time due to trouble in running; seldom seen over this far in Britain (1m win was in his French days in 2019) but another attempt could be interesting.
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10

(7)

7th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 3

16:45 Chester

Boardman

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

3-13 at Chester (the wins over 7.6f) but the last time he scored anywhere was in May 2023; has his lowest mark since 2020 and a shout on plenty of 2024 form, but seasonal debut may not be his best moment.

10/1

10

(7)

7th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 1y

Class 3

16:45 Chester

Boardman

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

3-13 at Chester (the wins over 7.6f) but the last time he scored anywhere was in May 2023; has his lowest mark since 2020 and a shout on plenty of 2024 form, but seasonal debut may not be his best moment.

10/1

3rd

5

(5)

27th Sep 2024

Soft

0m 7f 37y

Class 3

17:40 Haydock

Boardman

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Dual course winner who went close over C&D last month but he's been disappointing since including a laboured effort back here last time; losing run is now up to 15 and others are more convincing.

16/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 411421 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Resurgence has seen him win three of his last five starts, with good efforts in the other two, and he's now in career-best form; those last five runs were all under Oliver Stammers; raised another 3lb since short-heading Bashosh at Newmarket 17 days ago, a race in which he looked more firmly in charge 1f out but hung left; must be high on the list.
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4th

8

(10)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:17 Newmarket

Dutch Decoy

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charlie Johnston

8yo who has won five times on the July Course here, including two this year; 0-9 on this track but latest fifth of 23 in the Cambridgeshire was highly creditable; another who can't be discounted.

11/1

4th

8

(10)

1st Nov 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:17 Newmarket

Dutch Decoy

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Charlie Johnston

8yo who has won five times on the July Course here, including two this year; 0-9 on this track but latest fifth of 23 in the Cambridgeshire was highly creditable; another who can't be discounted.

11/1

5th

23

(11)

27th Sep 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

Class 2

15:40 Newmarket

Dutch Decoy

8st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Charlie Johnston

8yo who has run well in this race previously and won two in a row on the other Newmarket course in July; however, he's finished no better than fifth across his last five outings and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

33/1

4th
5 (3)

2/1

Form: 344-22 D BF

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Won last May/June in his first two career starts and, although favourite backers may have been disappointed, he has run with credit in defeat in four of his five starts since; gelded before short-headed by Dutch Decoy at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) 17 days ago, always front rank and rallying very well; raised 2lb but on the shortlist.
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No Results Found

Form: 213564 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
9yo with three seconds from five races at Ripon; not quite firing on all cylinders in recent outings but he has edged back to a good mark.
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11th

1

(11)

7th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

18:10 Thirsk

Scottish Summit

9st 11lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Geoffrey Harker

steadied start, switched left soon after start, held up in rear

5/1

3rd

4

(4)

17th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

15:50 Ripon

Scottish Summit

10st 2lb

J: Sam James

T: Geoffrey Harker

midfield, not clear run against rail over 2f out, soon switched left, headway over 1f out, went third when bit short of room towards finish

10/1

4th

6

(4)

3rd Aug 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

15:55 Thirsk

Scottish Summit

9st 10lb

J: Sam James

T: Geoffrey Harker

in touch with leaders against rail

16/1

Form: -18037 CD

Last run: 23 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 88

Form & Verdict
Has an inconsistent profile and was beaten a long way at Ascot on latest start but he had a wide trip and failed to stay the 1m2f; the most eyecatching positive is that his reappearance win came over C&D.
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4th

6

(6)

17th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

1m 0f 177y

Class 4

16:50 York

Blenheim Boy

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

Easy winner of a soft-ground Ripon handicap on 2022 reappearance but hasn't built on it since and he was found to have bled from the nose when tailed off on his seasonal return at the same venue seven weeks ago.

10/1

13th

5

(13)

29th Apr 2023

Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 3

17:15 Ripon

Blenheim Boy

9st 3lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Richard Fahey

Easy winner of a soft-ground C&D handicap on last season's reappearance; couldn't build on it subsequently but he starts this campaign off a more manageable mark; gelded since last seen; there are reasons to be positive but stall 13 isn't one of them.

8/1

8th

9

(14)

14th Oct 2022

Heavy

0m 7f 212y

Class 3

16:00 Haydock

Blenheim Boy

9st 6lb

J: Jack Garritty

T: Richard Fahey

prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out

8/1

Form: 080301 CD

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 11lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Regular appearances over C&D include four wins; when he scores these days he does so narrowly and it was by a nose when he made all in seven-runner race here 16 days ago; back up 3lb today but his last win last year came in this race off another 5lb higher; headgear changes (he has one today) seem to agree with him too; he's now a 7yo but surely bang there again.
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2nd

6

(3)

18th Jul 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:25 Ripon

Garden Oasis

8st 10lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

11yo who needs to produce more than he's managed on his last three starts but he's 3lb lower than when a close third at Ayr (1m, good to firm) in May and has won at Ripon seven times; went close here in August 2024 when he last wore these blinkers (which replace cheekpieces); not discounted.

7/1

4th

5

(4)

29th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 6y

Class 4

16:00 Pontefract

Garden Oasis

9st 5lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Front-runner; best form this term when placed a few times in spring, showing that he retains plenty of ability aged 11; gained last win off 7lb higher over C&D and can't be ruled out.

5/1

5th

1

(5)

15th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:07 Wetherby

Garden Oasis

10st 0lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

Tough front-runner; ran a rare poor race last time but had been in good form prior to that, notably when a close third at Ayr last month (1m, good to firm); major chance.

9/2

OUR TIP

9/1

Form: -09513 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 99

Form & Verdict
Two wins and a close third from three visits to Redcar, including when front-running in five-runner races on last two starts; overall record suggests that his win quota per season has been used up for 2022, but he needs some respect as an in-form candidate.
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8th

4

(3)

4th Nov 2023

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 2

16:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Azano

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: David O’Meara

Prominent racer who made all in a 7f handicap at Sandown in September; well beaten in a Listed race at Redcar four weeks ago and yet to shine in three AW starts.

9/1

9th

2

(1)

7th Oct 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:55 Redcar

Azano

9st 2lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Front-runner who got loose on the lead and just managed to hold on in a 7f handicap at Sandown (good) three weeks ago; likely to try something similar here and he did win this race two years ago (unplaced last year).

10/1

1st

4

(6)

15th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

16:25 Sandown

Azano

9st 4lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: David O’Meara

Front-runner who is 3lb below the mark he last defied in July of last year; not looking the horse he was, but this year has hardly been a washout and he could win again sooner or later.

4/1

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Payout
Exacta £95.50
Straight Forecast £78.84
Tricast £562.30
Trifecta £671.90

Selections

RP Ratings:

Bashosh

SPOTLIGHT:

Dutch Decoy

Daily Mail:

Garden Oasis

The Times:

Blenheim Boy

TOPSPEED:

Bashosh

POSTDATA:

Bashosh

NEWMARKET:

Bashosh

Telegraph:

Bashosh

Daily Express:

Bashosh

Daily Record:

Bashosh

The Guardian:

Dutch Decoy

Daily Mirror:

Dutch Decoy

The Sun:

Dutch Decoy

The Star:

Garden Oasis