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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4th

9

(8)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

13:50 Ascot

Fluorescence

9st 1lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Edward Bethell

On the up this summer and she ascended new heights with an emphatic Listed win at Ayr (5.5f, soft) two weeks ago; has a penalty to shoulder as a result but unlikely she has reached her ceiling just yet.

13/2

1st

4

(2)

18th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

0m 5f 110y

Class 1

15:05 Ayr

Fluorescence

9st 2lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Edward Bethell

Kept on for close fourth of 15 in Listed race here (5f, soft) in June and progressive in handicaps on last two runs, winning at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) and 1l fourth at Ascot (5f, good to firm); possible contender.

7/1

4th

2

(6)

5th Sep 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

17:10 Ascot

Fluorescence

9st 10lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Edward Bethell

The winner of four of her 12 starts, the latest at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) three weeks ago; up 5lb but could still have more to offer and that wouldn't apply to too many in this field.

7/2

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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2nd

7

(5)

1st Oct 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Mae Amor

9st 1lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Rebecca Menzies

Not at her best at Hamilton 11 days ago and due to be 2lb lower from the weekend; down the field in the corresponding race last year and others have more persuasive claims.

10/1

7th

3

(8)

20th Sep 2026

Soft

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

15:30 Hamilton

Mae Amor

9st 9lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

C&D win off 3lb higher on her seasonal return in May; in the frame on last three appearances, including when sent off favourite for a Class 5 fillies' handicap here 18 days ago; each-way shout.

7/2

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

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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10th

10

(7)

26th Sep 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:28 Ripon

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 0lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Ended a losing run (in first-time cheekpieces) over C&D in May and in good form after until facing a stiff task when last of eight in 5f Listed event at Beverley last time; not discounted back in handicap company.

20/1

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

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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11th

7

(10)

4th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 6f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Greydreambeliever

9st 3lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won on debut when trained in Britain and was winning for the first time since when career-best last month in 7f Gowran conditions event with front-running tactics employed, clear from some way out (yielding-to-soft); back in trip here with more required on return to Listed company.

12/1

1st

8

(3)

19th Sep 2026

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:06 Gowran Park

Greydreambeliever

9st 3lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won on debut when trained in Britain, but beaten all 19 starts since; twice touched off by Rion Rubette in C&D handicaps, but does have a nice pull at the weights with that rival.

11/4

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

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