August 04 / 16.10 Ripon

16.10

Good

Teddy Bears’ Picnic Family Day Handicap

  • Prize money: £6280.8
  • 1m 1f 170y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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Teddy Bears’ Picnic Family Day Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 151972 D

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 2lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Resurgent 6yo who has won three times this season and he went close off this mark at Pontefract (1m2f, good) last Sunday; has leading claims if he can repeat that form but all wins have been on good/good to firm and it would be a concern if rain arrives.
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3rd

1

(3)

3rd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

16:40 Nottingham

Dawn Of Liberation

10st 3lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Ruth Carr

Not as good now and has his share of off days; back on a winning mark, though, has a C&D win to his name and this is less competitive than he's used to returning from ten weeks off.

3/1

3rd

4

(7)

27th May 2026

Good

1m 1f 207y

Class 5

15:45 Beverley

Dawn Of Liberation

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

His five wins include one over C&D last May; below his best on his first two starts this year but took a step back in the right direction when a 2l fifth of 12 at Ripon (1m2f, good) 19 days ago; contender.

9/2

Form: 602438

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Some creditable efforts this season and he wasn't beaten far in big field at York (1m, good) last time, but his last win was two years ago and he has stamina to prove at this new trip.
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1st

3

(1)

22nd Sep 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

17:00 Beverley

Mudamer

9st 12lb

J: David Nolan

T: Geoffrey Harker

Not at his best on soft ground here 24 days ago but he's better than that and this mark is well within range; likely to bounce back with a big run.

8/1

7th

3

(2)

29th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 75y

Class 4

16:10 Beverley

Mudamer

10st 0lb

J: Oisin McSweeney

T: Geoffrey Harker

C&D winner in the past; began this campaign with two solid efforts and he is well treated if bouncing back; more recent efforts not quite so good though and he goes without headgear today; well drawn and handles soft ground so there are positives as well as negatives.

14/1

OUR TIP

100/30

Form: 441633 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Handles most ground but his wins have been on good or slower; last success was off 2lb lower over C&D in May and he's run well to finish third at Beverley and Ayr in last two starts; seems tactically versatile and he's highly respected back at this track.
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8th

1

(11)

12th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 2f 70y

Class 3

15:50 Chester

Spioradalta

9st 10lb

J: Harry Russell

T: Mark Walford

It was leg three of a four-timer when he beat Box To Box in this 12 months ago so he was in flying form back then; hit and miss this campaign, but has posted figures of 112 in three of his races and this mark isn't beyond him.

10/1

11th

7

(11)

21st Aug 2026

Good

1m 4f 15y

Class 2

18:15 Hamilton

Spioradalta

9st 3lb

J: Sam James

T: Mark Walford

Two wins over 1m2f at Ripon this year (good/good to soft) and a good second to Salamanca City (with whom he is 4lb better off) when stepped up to 1m4f there last time (good); won over 1m2f last September on only previous start here; interesting.

10/1

2nd

1

(4)

18th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 3

15:15 Ripon

Spioradalta

9st 12lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Mark Walford

Down the field at York and Windsor on his last two starts but he's won on his last four visits to Ripon (1m2f, good/good to soft), including twice this year; it's surprising he's only ever had one crack at 1m4f, given how well he kept on over that trip in 2024; firmly in calculations back here.

11/2

Form: 9-266

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in a Redcar maiden (1m, good to firm) on second start, but he's finished a well-held sixth in both runs since including a Pontefract handicap (14-1) in June; in good hands and still early days but he needs improvement at this new trip.
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Form: 264631 CD

Last run: 6 days

W: 9st 4lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 63

Form & Verdict
Veteran who is versatile ground-wise and has finished a creditable third in this race in the last two years; been generally consistent this season and he got back on the scoresheet when dead-heating at Beverley (1m2f) last Tuesday; this is tougher under a penalty but he should go well again.
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14th

8

(4)

3rd Oct 2026

Good

0m 7f 219y

Class 2

16:35 Redcar

Poets Dawn

8st 8lb

J: William Pyle

T: Tim Easterby

Veteran with a splendid 17 wins to his name; one of them came over C&D but he's probably better elsewhere and he beat only two home here ten days ago; others appeal more.

25/1

10th

6

(4)

23rd Sep 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 1y

Class 4

16:07 Redcar

Poets Dawn

9st 6lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Course winner who was completing a summer hat-trick when making all at Ripon (1m2f, good) in August; back in form when third over that C&D (soft) three weeks ago and he's already down to his last winning mark.

14/1

3rd

1

(2)

1st Sep 2026

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:10 Ripon

Poets Dawn

10st 0lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

17-134; had the run of the race when battling on gamely to edge out Polygram and His Finest Hour over C&D (good; 2-1) last month; disappointing at Doncaster (1m2f) and Redcar (1m) since; needs to bounce back.

14/1

Form: 233318 C

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
Off the mark (16th attempt) with a comfortable win here (1m, good) last month, but flopped at Newmarket (last of eight) 12 days later; still looks feasibly treated in his penultimate form but he's not easy to predict and needs to bounce back again; stablemate of Poet's Dawn.
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4th

10

(11)

18th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

16:15 Ayr

Thats My Boy Luke

8st 12lb

J: David Allan

T: Tim Easterby

Only 2-30 so he's hard to win with, but found only one too good last week at Musselburgh (1m, good); must have a chance, though might not appreciate the ground getting too slow.

6/1

2nd

3

(1)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:07 Musselburgh

Thats My Boy Luke

9st 7lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

Has registered both wins at Ripon but he posted a respectable effort over C&D last time, finishing third, and again has place possibilities; best form gives him an even better chance today.

7/2

3rd

2

(12)

24th Aug 2026

Good

1m 0f 2y

Class 6

16:45 Musselburgh

Thats My Boy Luke

9st 8lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Tim Easterby

Dual Ripon winner last summer who's regressed and run below market expectations on last two starts; this is easier off a career-low mark (9lb lower than when last successful) but he could have done without the recent rain.

7/1

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Payout
Exacta £6.40
Straight Forecast £6.33
Trifecta £25.10

Selections

D Express:

Poet's Dawn

SPOTLIGHT:

Spioradalta

POSTDATA:

Dawn Of Liberation

TOPSPEED:

Mudamer

RP RATINGS:

Spioradalta

The Times:

Spioradalta

Telegraph:

Spioradalta

Daily Mail:

Dawn Of Liberation

The Guardian:

Mudamer

Daily Mirror:

Poet's Dawn

The Sun:

Poet's Dawn

The Star:

Poet's Dawn

Daily Record:

Poet's Dawn