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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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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9th

4

(6)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:45 York

Fluorescence

9st 6lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: Edward Bethell

Lightly raced and progressive filly; 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) three weeks ago, nearest finish on that occasion so this return to 6f could suit; something to find on form but could have bigger performances in her.

25/1

4th

3

(4)

20th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

Class 1

16:08 Ayr

Fluorescence

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Edward Bethell

Lightly raced and progressive filly; sat back as the stalls opened and unseated her rider soon after on her reappearance at Thirsk three weeks ago; she will need a career best at this level but could have more to come.

25/1

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

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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6th

1

(5)

9th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 182y

Class 4

16:20 Carlisle

Mae Amor

10st 0lb

J: Kaiya Fraser

T: Rebecca Menzies

Sprung a 66-1 shock on her seasonal return at Hamilton (6f, good) in May; two heavy defeats have followed and others are safer.

20/1

9th

5

(6)

6th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 15y

Class 4

14:50 Musselburgh

Mae Amor

9st 8lb

J: Finlay Bassett

T: Rebecca Menzies

Only scraped home by a short head at Hamilton (6f) last month and was never in contention at York the following week; has done all his winning at 6f and yet to shine over 7f.

12/1

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

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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4th

6

(2)

7th Jul 2026

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:18 Pontefract

Beaujolais Nouveau

8st 13lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Responded well to first-time cheekpieces and a drop in the weights when winning at Ripon (6f, good) in May and beaten less than a length into fifth of 12 off this mark at York (6f, good) last month; shouldn't be far away.

4/1

5th

2

(4)

12th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:00 York

Beaujolais Nouveau

9st 11lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Returned to her best when winning a handicap with something to spare in first-time cheekpieces at Ripon (6f, good) four weeks ago; a 7lb rise asks a stiffer question of her today though.

7/1

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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9th

6

(12)

27th Jun 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:45 Curragh

Greydreambeliever

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won on 2yo debut for Karl Burke but failed to win again, albeit some decent runs; solid efforts in defeat all starts for this yard including twice denied by Rion Rubette at Gowran; one for the shortlist.

5/1

2nd

3

(2)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

17:23 Gowran Park

Greydreambeliever

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Some useful form in Britain for Karl Burke; good stable debut when runner-up in course handicap (1m, soft) and improved when filling the same spot behind Rion Rubette over C&D (soft) next time; faced a tall task in Listed grade at Naas on latest; front-runner is well drawn to attack.

7/2

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

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