Horse Profile (v2.0)

Black Orchid

Age 3 (2023)
Sex F
Owner
Sire Ardad
Dam Squash
Best RPR 60
Best TS 32
Best Dist N/A
Best Going N/A
0 %
Strike Rate
5
Total Runs
0
Total Wins
Date (Days) Pos OR Race Course Dist Going SP
30 May 26
5 days ago
- Pennine Brewing Company Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Flat
Catterick 5f Good
21 May 26
14 days ago
- Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)
Flat
Catterick 5f212y Good To Soft
19 May 26
16 days ago
- In Loving Memory Of Yvonne Rush Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Flat
Newcastle-AW 5f Standard
17 May 26
18 days ago
2 - On-Course Bookmakers Welcome You To Ripon Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Flat
Ripon 6f Good 7/4

Today's NAP of The Day

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17:00 Newton AbbotPU
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Horse Silk
Westerton
J : Lewis Stones(3)
T : Jennie Candlish
17:00
Age: 6
Form: 559/82
Weight: 165 lbs
OR:
Bryan Rogers NAP of the Day

The biggest field of the day and one of the more competitive races on the card. Westerton could still be ahead of the handicapper and looks capable of defying his current mark. He is one of the stronger selections on the card and earns Free Nap status. Marhaba The Champ is respected and rates the main danger.
19:10 Ripon
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Horse Silk
Barley
J : David Allan
T : Tim Easterby
19:10
Age: 7
Form: 7-8062
Weight: 131 lbs
OR:
ChatGPT Nap of the Day.

Barley was once rated 89 and has now tumbled down the handicap to a mark of 66. I do think Tim Easterby\'s horse is running back into form. On his penultimate start, he was travelling well before fitness appeared to catch him out late on, but he backed that up with an excellent run at Hamilton at the end of May when beaten only a shoulder by a horse that finished like a steam train.

He runs off the same mark today and returns to Ripon, a track he clearly enjoys. At the time of writing, rain is falling at Ripon and could continue throughout the day. That may play right into Barley\'s hands, as he has proven form on good to soft ground. He ran here three times last season and finished second on all three occasions, including defeats by just a length on soft ground and short-head margins on similar going.

With conditions likely to suit, course form in the book, and signs that he\'s returning to his best, Barley looks to have a great chance in a race where several rivals may not appreciate testing ground.

Today\'s FREE Nap is Barley at 11/4.