April 25 / 15.35 Ripon

15.35

Good

M.C.H. Hutchinson Memorial Trophy Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

  • Prize money: £15462
  • 1m 4f 10y
  • Class 2
  • 6 runners
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M.C.H. Hutchinson Memorial Trophy Handicap (GBBPlus Race)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

3/1 (Won)

  • Win: £6.70
  • Place: £2.60

Form: 89-682 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Last five outings on AW, posting his most encouraging effort when second of 12 in a 2m Newcastle Good Friday handicap; nudged back up 2lb for that but he's still 3lb lower than when runner-up at Chester (2m, good to soft) last September; should go well.
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9th

2

(9)

19th Aug 2026

Good

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Prydwen

9st 12lb

J: Daniel Tudhope

T: George Scott

8yo whose 11th success came over 1m4f in April; also effective at 2m this term but edged back up the weights and looks vulnerable for win purposes.

40/1

7th

1

(15)

27th Jun 2026

Standard To Slow

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

15:15 Newcastle (AW)

Prydwen

9st 12lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: George Scott

Prolific 8yo who gained his 11th success when taking 1m4f Ripon handicap in April; also effective at 2m this term, including C&D, but he's edged back up the weights; place player but he may be vulnerable for win purposes.

14/1

OUR TIP

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 94355- D

Last run: 168 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Smart handicapper who won at Haydock (1m4f, good) off 4lb lower last May and recorded several good efforts in defeat later in 2025; has gone well fresh before.
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5th

2

(6)

12th Sep 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 196y

Class 2

14:05 Chester

Stressfree

9st 8lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

His only appearance here was a win in 2024; beaten on his last 13 starts, running some good races but he's often a hostage of fortune coming from off the pace and does not look the percentage call over new trip.

7/1

4th

2

(7)

5th Sep 2026

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 2

15:05 Haydock

Stressfree

9st 10lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

Beaten on his last 12 starts but has run some good races in the meantime, finishing third in this last year (good) and sixth of 22 in the Ebor at York (1m6f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; could be thereabouts.

6/1

6th

16

(5)

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Soft

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Stressfree

9st 1lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

Probably no ground worries; not a prolific winner, with his waiting tactics, but he was fourth in the Ebor last year off a 2lb higher mark; ran creditably on reappearance, before none of his three starts since panned out favourably; can be given a place chance.

33/1

Form: 8413-2 CD

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 13lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Close second in this race (good) on her 2025 reappearance and went on to score twice at about 1m6f later in the year; returned with a career-best second of 13 at Musselburgh (1m6f, soft) three weeks ago, arguably deserving extra credit considering she met a bit of trouble; successful on her two other visits to Ripon; reasons to be positive.
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12th

3

(3)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 5f 26y

Class 2

14:53 Ayr

Dancingwithmyself

9st 6lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Michael Bell

Runner-up at Musselburgh (1m6f, soft) in April on reappearance and bounced back from lesser performance when third at Goodwood (1m6f, good) last month; can be slowly away but every chance she'll be thereabouts.

9/1

3rd

8

(5)

23rd May 2026

Good To Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 2

16:20 Goodwood

Dancingwithmyself

8st 11lb

J: Pierre-Louis Jamin

T: Michael Bell

Her second win last year came over C&D (good to soft); career-best form when second at Musselburgh (1m6f, soft) on reappearance, meeting trouble in running, but she could not lay a glove on the principals when returned to 1m4f at Ripon (good) three weeks later; return to 1m6f will presumably help and might offset good ground if it dries out; one to consider.

8/1

4th

4

(3)

25th Apr 2026

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 2

15:35 Ripon

Dancingwithmyself

8st 13lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Michael Bell

Close second in this race (good) on her 2025 reappearance and went on to score twice at about 1m6f later in the year; returned with a career-best second of 13 at Musselburgh (1m6f, soft) three weeks ago, arguably deserving extra credit considering she met a bit of trouble; successful on her two other visits to Ripon; reasons to be positive.

2/1

Form: 50318- D

Last run: 209 days

W: 9st 3lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 94

Form & Verdict
Second career success when shading a tight finish at Goodwood (1m4f, good to firm) last August; ended the year with a poor run at Newcastle (1m4f) in September; subsequently sold out of Ralph Beckett's stable for 30,000gns; new yard runs three and the betting is perhaps the best guide to expectations.
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6th

5

(3)

18th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 10y

Class 3

15:15 Ripon

Prince Of The Seas

9st 9lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

He's edged down the weights for his new yard this season and has been placed off this mark on his last two starts, finishing third at Doncaster (1m2f, good to firm) then beaten just a neck at Hamilton (1m5f, good); back up in grade this afternoon but he might not be far away.

5/1

2nd

1

(5)

11th Jul 2026

Good

1m 5f 16y

Class 4

19:20 Hamilton

Prince Of The Seas

10st 4lb

J: Mark Winn

T: David O’Meara

A fairly useful 1m4f winner for Ralph Beckett in 2025; has steadily found his form for his current yard this season, posting a good third of eight in 1m2f handicap at Doncaster eight days ago; firmly in the picture stepping back up in trip.

7/2

10/1

Form: 7615-5 CD

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Soft-ground winner over this trip at Catterick last autumn; hard to derive much encouragement from his recent Thirsk reappearance but the fact he's 2-3 over C&D (all 2022) provides some hope.
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5th

5

(3)

26th Sep 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:45 Ripon

Gibside

9st 4lb

J: Jake Dickson

T: Tim Easterby

Course winner; mainly well below par this season and failed to beat a rival in 1m6f handicap at Carlisle last month; needs to take a major step forward.

12/1

6th

6

(4)

11th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 6f 32y

Class 4

16:45 Carlisle

Gibside

9st 5lb

J: Duran Fentiman

T: Tim Easterby

Course winner but he's yet to hit top form this season and came in a never-dangerous third of five in 1m6f handicap at Thirsk 18 days ago; not easy to make a case for despite a falling mark.

8/1

10/1

Form: /423-8

Last run: 27 days

W: 8st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 89

Form & Verdict
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Payout
Exacta £18.40
Straight Forecast £23.64
Trifecta £93.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Dancingwithmyself

TOPSPEED:

Prydwen

The Times:

Ashnak

The Star:

Gibside

Telegraph:

Ashnak

POSTDATA:

Dancingwithmyself

NEWMARKET:

Dancingwithmyself

The Guardian:

Dancingwithmyself

D Express:

Dancingwithmyself

Daily Record:

Dancingwithmyself

Daily Mail:

Prydwen

Daily Mirror:

Prydwen

The Sun:

Prydwen