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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Distance / Class
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Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

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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8

(5)

31st May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

17:45 Thirsk

Fluorescence

9st 0lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Made it three wins from his five starts when landing a handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm) last August; her two other wins came at 6f; returned to form when staying on for fourth of 14 at Southwell (5f, AW) last September when last seen and the return to 6f could be a good move on her comeback.

15/2

13

(13)

21st Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 4f 214y

Class 2

16:07 Southwell (AW)

Fluorescence

8st 12lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Edward Bethell

Lightly raced, improving sprinter who likes to be up there; her first real blip when down the field at York (5f, good to firm) but unlikely that she gave her true running; remains of interest and has run well on both visits here.

12/1

6

(7)

20th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 2

16:45 York

Fluorescence

9st 3lb

J: Callum Rodriguez

T: Edward Bethell

Prominent-racer who made it three wins from her five starts when scoring at Redcar (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago; now 4lb higher in a hotter race but this lightly raced 3yo could continue to progress.

8/1

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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18th

1

(3)

23rd May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

13:30 York

Mae Amor

9st 11lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Rebecca Menzies

Struggled on first three starts for this yard last autumn but back to form with a bang when accounting for the reopposing Jonny Concrete and 11 others at Hamilton (6f, good) last Sunday; only scraped home by a short head so she may struggle to confirm that narrow superiority over Iain Jardine's charge on the revised terms.

10/1

1st

7

(9)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 6y

Class 4

18:15 Hamilton

Mae Amor

9st 6lb

J: Harry Burns

T: Rebecca Menzies

Struggled in three runs after joining from David O'Meara last autumn and resumes from five months off 2lb above her last winning mark; bit to overcome against some in-form, race-fit rivals.

33/1

4

(2)

20th Oct 2025

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 5

19:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mae Amor

9st 11lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

C&D win as a 2yo; off the mark for the year when winning a Class 4 fillies' handicap at Leicester in July; struggled off her revised mark since but dropping back into a Class 5 will help.

10/1

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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1st

1

(2)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

15:50 Ripon

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 10lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Ran well when third in a 7f handicap at Thirsk last September and she is now 5lb lower; two disappointing efforts last month and she now has cheekpieces fitted; eased in grade but others look more persuasive.

25/1

5th

3

(8)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 4

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 8lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Ran well in face of a stiff task in a Carlisle Listed event last summer; backed that up with a close third in a Thirsk handicap (7f, good) but she's lost her way in three subsequent runs; should be fine on this drop back in trip but she needs a major revival on this second run after a break.

12/1

12th

1

(5)

18th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:23 Thirsk

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Ran well in the face of a stiff task in a Carlisle Listed event last summer; confirmed she hadn't been flattered there when finishing a fine third over C&D last September; two lesser efforts to round off 2025 but the form of that C&D run, where she travelled so powerfully, offers serious hope this mark is in range; has run well after a break in the past and her trainer is having a fine year; contender.

14/1

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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6th

8

(1)

17th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:56 Naas

Greydreambeliever

9st 6lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Some useful form in Britain for Karl Burke before being bought by current connections for 30,000gns; made a good stable debut when a runner-up in a Gowran handicap and improved when filling the same spot dropped to 7f back there next time; those runs were on soft, while her British form is on good, so could improve, but this is a tall task; Greek Mythology is stable first-string.

22/1

2nd

6

(2)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:48 Gowran Park

Greydreambeliever

9st 5lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Some useful form in Britain before being bought by current connections for 30,000gns; ran a very encouraging race on stable debut when beaten 4.25l by stablemate Sindria at this track on soft over a mile 14 days ago; nudged up 3lb; drop in trip should suit and one of three strong chances for in-form stable with great record in this race.

7/1

2nd

7

(4)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 180y

16:25 Gowran Park

Greydreambeliever

9st 12lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won over 6f on debut for Karl Burke as a 2yo but didn't win since, albeit ran well several times up to 7f and on soft; bought by currentg connections for 30,000gns at the sales last autumn; possibly the yard's selected runner so watch the market.

11/2

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