May 18 / 15.40 Ripon

15.40

Good

British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £12885
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 3
  • 7 runners
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British EBF Premier Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

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10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £8.50
  • Place: £3.30

Form: 09473- C

Last run: 209 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
2yo debut win (she also ran well on comeback last season) here came on soft ground and there's little doubt she'd have preferred some rain; otherwise she resumes from seven months off on a handy mark, having come 9lb down the weights last season.
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8th

8

(4)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:56 Redcar

Tropical Island

9st 0lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Richard Fahey

Made the running and sprang 40-1 shock in Listed race at Galway (7f, soft) in July but has run poorly in another Listed event over 6f at Pontefract (fractious in the stalls) since.

20/1

1

(8)

17th Aug 2025

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:42 Pontefract

Tropical Island

9st 7lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Richard Fahey

Made the running and sprang 40-1 shock in Listed race at Galway (7f, soft) last month; won over 6f on good ground at Ripon in May; carries a 3lb penalty today and has to back up that latest form, but is not ruled out.

7/1

1st

5

(15)

31st Jul 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:20 Galway

Tropical Island

9st 7lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: Richard Fahey

Belied her 150-1 odds with a fourth-place finish in a Listed race at Chelmsford (7f, AW); failed to build on that at Pontefract; appears short of the standard required to win a Listed race

10/1

6/4

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 1-1 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Beat an experienced odds-on favourite easily on her Tapeta debut last autumn and improved on that under a penalty on her Redcar comeback (6f, good to firm) early in the month; needs more again now handicapping from the outside stall but remains unexposed.
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1st

2

(2)

16th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 3y

Class 2

17:45 Pontefract

Fluorescence

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Edward Bethell

Found a Group 3 too much at York last month but she was a very close third when back in a handicap at Hamilton (5f, good) a fortnight ago; she was denied a clear run last time and this progressive 4yo could be firmly in the mix up 2lb.

2/1

3rd

6

(4)

1st Aug 2026

Good

0m 5f 7y

Class 2

19:30 Hamilton

Fluorescence

9st 7lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Edward Bethell

Largely progressive form; ran a cracker on what was effectively her seasonal return (unseated her rider soon after start on reappearance) when fourth of 15 in 5f Ayr Listed race (soft) in June; travelled strongly close to the pace in 6f York Group 3 (good to firm) since and the return to 5f could suit back in handicap company; part of a strong hand for Ed Bethell.

10/1

5/1

Form: 34231- D

Last run: 181 days

W: 8st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Off the mark (at the expense of a subsequent winner) over 6f on Tapeta when last seen six months ago; needs to improve now handicapping, switched from cheekpieces to a visor.
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4th

2

(1)

2nd Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 5

18:50 Hamilton

Mae Amor

10st 0lb

J: David Allan

T: Rebecca Menzies

Sprang a 66-1 surprise over C&D on her return to action in May; went quiet afterwards but she was back in the groove with a good fourth at Glorious Goodwood and backed it up with a third at Pontefract four weeks ago (both 6f on good to firm); drops in class and should go well.

4/1

3rd

5

(5)

5th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

16:45 Pontefract

Mae Amor

9st 6lb

J: David Allan

T: Rebecca Menzies

Multiple 6f winner; inconsistent but back in better form when under 2l fourth at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) last week; same mark; enters calculations.

15/2

4th

8

(23)

29th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Goodwood

Mae Amor

9st 9lb

J: David Allan

T: Rebecca Menzies

Sprung a 66-1 shock on her seasonal return at Hamilton (6f, good) in May but sixth is the best she's managed in three outings since; back on the mark she defied at Hamilton but others are more persuasive.

50/1

Form: 5221-3

Last run: 22 days

W: 8st 6lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Closing Beverley win last autumn has been well advertised since and she turned in a career-best effort on her recent C&D comeback; the pair she came away with that day have let the side down since but she pulled hard and hit a bit of traffic, so will rightly be popular.
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8th

8

(4)

30th Aug 2026

Soft

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

14:15 Beverley

Beaujolais Nouveau

8st 13lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

C&D winner; campaigned over 6f+ since her 2yo days; better than ever this year but she looks to face a stiff task in this company; new visor replaces cheekpieces.

40/1

4th

6

(1)

28th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

17:55 Goodwood

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 3lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

First-time cheekpieces and a reduced mark when coming good again at Ripon (6f, good) in May and she was close up in Bintaryana's race at York next time; the latter form in particular raises hopes but she was off her game last time at Pontefract.

33/1

25/1

Form: 095-06 D

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Often ran over 7f in France and her two 6f wins last spring came on heavy ground; offered more on her second run back, over C&D a month ago, but again whether she'll have the toe for an easy 6f in a small field is the question.
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17th

4

(8)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Thirsk

La Rochette

9st 9lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Tracy Waggott

On a long losing sequence and she was retried in cheekpieces when beating just one in 5f Newcastle handicap in February last time; others appeal more.

12/1

9th

3

(9)

24th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

14:42 Newcastle (AW)

La Rochette

9st 7lb

J: David Nolan

T: Tracy Waggott

Fourth (beaten 1l+) to Azucena over C&D on penultimate start, and wasn't far off the principals when fifth to Digital (Shatin Venture second, Azucena fourth) here nine days ago; possible she's able to take advantage of joint career-low mark.

12/1

5th

8

(10)

15th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

Class 6

16:42 Newcastle (AW)

La Rochette

9st 1lb

J: Barry McHugh

T: Tracy Waggott

Handicap mark has tumbled for this yard and there have been more positive signs on her last two starts; better off with the three runners who beat her over C&D last month and not ruled out.

7/1

Form: 15-20 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Well held at odds-on on her Polytrack comeback in March before another disappointing effort last time (Group 3), when giving herself no chance of seeing out 7f after pulling hard in front; now has to prove she's up to this sort of mark.
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8th

2

(1)

30th Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:30 Cork

Greydreambeliever

9st 7lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

One of four for yard; won a novice in 2024 for Karl Burke but no joy since; some good runs in defeat this season, including a respectable fourth behind Pivotal Attack in a Listed at Galway; lots to find on paper here, however, and held in a Gowran handicap on latest; visor goes on.

25/1

5th

2

(8)

7th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

17:35 Gowran Park

Greydreambeliever

9st 13lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Second runner for yard and the choice of McMonagle; beaten a short head by Rion Rubette in a C&D handicap on yielding in June and 3lb better off with that rival now; not disgraced in Listed race at Galway on latest; majority of best form on easy ground so could probably do with some rain.

13/2

Form: 967-50 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Won her first two last summer before struggling in nurseries; failed to build on a fair comeback effort when well held on Tapeta last time and is now tried in first-time headgear off the back of it.
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8

(8)

10th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

0m 5f 143y

Class 5

16:55 Doncaster

Scatter Penny

9st 9lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

Won first two starts last summer (6f) but, although not added to tally since, shaped with more encouragement over 5f at Redcar last time; down a further 2lb and should be suited by the extra yardage; interesting.

10/1

7

(5)

21st Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:49 Redcar

Scatter Penny

8st 10lb

J: Joanna Mason

T: Michael & David Easterby

A dual 6f juvenile scorer but her more recent form is much less encouraging, tried visored when last of seven at Ripon (6f) 34 days ago; others are preferred.

14/1

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Payout
Exacta £21.70
Straight Forecast £17.18
Trifecta £156.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fluorescence

TOPSPEED:

Beaujolais Nouveau

The Times:

Greydreambeliever

D Express:

Scatter Penny

RP RATINGS:

Fluorescence

POSTDATA:

Fluorescence

The Sun:

Fluorescence

The Star:

Fluorescence

Telegraph:

Beaujolais Nouveau

The Guardian:

Beaujolais Nouveau

Daily Mirror:

Beaujolais Nouveau

Daily Record:

Beaujolais Nouveau