August 25 / 14.40 Ripon

14.40

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Harrogate Theatre Panto Tickets Now On-Sale Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands C/D) (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £4860
  • 1m 1f 170y
  • Class 5
  • 7 runners
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Harrogate Theatre Panto Tickets Now On-Sale Restricted Maiden Stakes (Bands C/D) (GBB Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Promising in bumpers, proving much too good on Market Rasen debut in March and subsequently a close fourth behind a newcomer and fellow winners at Haydock (both on good) in May; hooded on Flat debut; interesting.
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1

(6)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:40 Ripon

On To The Rouge

9st 12lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Peter Niven

Promising in bumpers, proving much too good on Market Rasen debut in March and subsequently a close fourth behind a newcomer and fellow winners at Haydock (both on good) in May; hooded on Flat debut; interesting.

6/1

4th

3

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 3

14:10 Haydock

On To The Rouge

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Peter Niven

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway and pressed leaders over 1f out, soon hung left, no extra final 110yds

7/2

4th

3

10th May 2025

Good

1m 7f 144y

Class 3

14:10 Haydock

On To The Rouge

11st 7lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Peter Niven

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway and pressed leaders over 1f out, soon hung left, no extra final 110yds

7/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Bumper winner last September; 0-7 over hurdles and hasn't gone on, finishing well held off modest marks in latest two handicaps (first-time hood in July now left off); up against it on Flat debut.
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5th

5

(1)

8th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 189y

Class 6

16:00 Catterick

Lady Buttercup

8st 8lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Donald McCain

Very modest form over hurdles and well beaten at 25-1 on her Flat handicap debut here (1m4f, good) two months ago; she's hard to fancy on the back of that but the first-time tongue-tie may help this bumper winner and she's not written off.

20/1

11th

6

(11)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 13y

Class 6

16:30 Catterick

Lady Buttercup

9st 4lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Donald McCain

0-7 over hurdles and hasn't threatened on her first three Flat starts; however, this bumper winner goes up in trip off a lowly opening Flat mark and Hollie Doyle has been booked; no surprise to see a good run.

8/1

7th

2

(2)

26th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 3

15:00 Wetherby

Lady Buttercup

10st 2lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Donald McCain

Bumper winner in September 2024 but 0-7 over hurdles, followed by two low-level performances under Flat rules; best watched for now.

100/1

Form: 5

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
Went off at just 7-1 for a good Haydock maiden (1m2f, good) this month but he couldn't get going again after needing to be switched under 2f out and was beaten 11l; looks very likely to do better.
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20th

12

(6)

26th Jun 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:35 Curragh

Spanish Rising

9st 8lb

J: Adam Grant

T: Henry De Bromhead

Was runner-up in a Ripon maiden over 1m2f last August on second start for former yard; well below that level in two runs for this yard but faster ground back to 1m may suit.

22/1

12th

12

(17)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Spanish Rising

9st 8lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Placed in a 1m2f Ripon maiden (good) for former yard; soundly beaten on debut for this stable at the Curragh (1m, heavy); worth a market check on handicap debut, though rain would be a concern.

16/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 338 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Gelding

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Form & Verdict
33-1 and finished a long way back on sole 2yo start over 7f on Wolverhampton AW last September; one for another day.
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4

(5)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:40 Ripon

Lincoln Bliss

9st 5lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Ivan Furtado

33-1 and finished a long way back on sole 2yo start over 7f on Wolverhampton AW last September; one for another day.

66/1

10th

4

(3)

21st Sep 2024

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Lincoln Bliss

9st 7lb

J: George Rooke

T: Ivan Furtado

Fifth foal; half-brother to connections' fair 7f winner Lincoln Gamble and low-grade 6f winner Lincoln Spirit; dam 7f winner (RPR 57), half-sister to useful/prolific 5f winner Haajes; probably best watched on debut.

20/1

Form: 2

Last run: 90 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Had plenty of better-fancied rivals behind when runner-up on Tipperary debut (5f, yielding to soft; 25-1) in May; however, she showed enough speed there to raise a question about this big step up in trip for new yard, having been sold for 4,000gns in July.
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6

(14)

13th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Memphis Rose

9st 6lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Michael Keady

Runner-up in sole start in Ireland (5f, soft) in May but she's not gone on from that and was tailed off on recent handicap debut at Ffos Las (1m2f, heavy); still early days but she needs a transformation back in trip.

25/1

8

(7)

28th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:55 Ffos Las

Memphis Rose

11st 1lb

J: Mr Henry Callan

T: Michael Keady

Unexposed filly who made the frame in all three qualifying runs, the last twice for current stable this summer (1m2f/1m); not obviously well treated for this handicap debut but may have potential.

16/1

6

(5)

11th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:20 Chelmsford (AW)

Memphis Rose

9st 0lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Michael Keady

Second of 11 on her Tipperary debut (5f, yielding to soft) in May and third of seven on her first start for this yard at Ripon (1m2f, good) last month; this trip may suit her better and she is closely related to a French AW winner, but improvement will be required.

8/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
First foal; by Portamento out of unraced mare who bred three jumps winners at 2m-3m2f; looks sure to be better for the run.
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3rd

2

(5)

16th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 218y

Class 6

15:38 Thirsk

Bridgefoot Rambler

9st 9lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Stephen Hanlon

Struggled in novice/maiden company on her first three starts and it was the same story in a classified event at Leicester (7f, good; first-time cheekpieces) last month; blinkers need to make a difference.

100/1

9th

1

(12)

8th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

16:00 Leicester

Bridgefoot Rambler

9st 9lb

J: Ethan Tindall

T: Stephen Hanlon

Struggled at big prices in her three runs including in two starts over 1m (good/AW) this spring; now drops into a classified event but she needs a transformation with cheekpieces added.

66/1

11th

2

(11)

20th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bridgefoot Rambler

10st 0lb

J: Oliver Stammers

T: Stephen Hanlon

Didn't show much at a big price in sole 2yo run and same story when last of six on recent stable debut at Thirsk (1m, good).

100/1

Form: 77-2

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Hint of ability in 1m AW events in Ireland as 2yo but she showed much more on debut for this yard when losing out narrowly at Nottingham (1m2f, good) in July, a race that worked out well with the winner and third going in next time; strong claims.
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11th

12

(1)

19th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 4

17:15 Newbury

Final Secret

8st 10lb

J: Harry Davies

T: James Tate

Improved form for James Tate and she followed a narrow defeat in a Nottingham novice in July by opening her account in a Ripon maiden (also 1m2f, good) last month; opening mark looks workable and she's of interest on this handicap debut.

7/2

7

(3)

25th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 170y

Class 5

14:40 Ripon

Final Secret

9st 0lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: James Tate

Hint of ability in 1m AW events in Ireland as 2yo but she showed much more on debut for this yard when losing out narrowly at Nottingham (1m2f, good) in July, a race that worked out well with the winner and third going in next time; strong claims.

10/11

3

(3)

18th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 50y

Class 5

16:00 Nottingham

Final Secret

9st 0lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: James Tate

Out of a well-connected mare and displayed promise on both 1m AW starts in Ireland for Diego Dias in the autumn; worth a glance in the betting before this stable debut but others have much stronger form claims.

20/1

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Payout
Exacta £3.90
Straight Forecast £3.61
Trifecta £12.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Final Secret

NEWMARKET:

Memphis Rose

The Times:

Spanish Rising

The Guardian:

Memphis Rose

POSTDATA:

Final Secret

Telegraph:

Final Secret

Daily Mail:

Final Secret

D Express:

Final Secret

Daily Mirror:

Final Secret

The Sun:

Final Secret

The Star:

Final Secret

Daily Record:

Final Secret