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Beverley · Mon 4th May 2026 · 15:40

📏 5f 🏷️ Class Class 5 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 💰 £5,154 🐎 Flat

2nd

Believeinmenow

16/1

Faye McManoman

1st

Alfa Duplicate

6/1

David Nolan

3rd

Explosive Finnish

9/2

Oliver Stammers

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Class

Class 5

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Distance

🌿

Going

Good To Soft

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£5,154

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

11/2 Explosive Finnish, Showtown, 7/1 Come On Over, 8/1 Yellow Diamonds, 9/1 Alfa Duplicate, Believeinmenow, 10/1 Artista, Head For Freedom, 12/1 Star Noir, 14/1 Black Missile, Houndhill, 16/1 O Fortuna, 18/1 Bye Law, 20/1 Ice Cold Alex, 33/1 Hvar

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
12	Hvar Form: 541-0	3y 135 lbs	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	75	40/1
10	Soca Star Form: 3273-2	3y 130 lbs	Dale Swift Seb Spencer	70	–
5	Black Missile Form: 344-	3y 130 lbs	Tom Kiely-Marshall(3) Julie Camacho	70	14/1
🥈 2nd	Believeinmenow Form: 594-42	3y 129 lbs	Faye McManoman Nigel Tinkler	69	16/1
13	Rotokura Belle Form: 7-5616	3y 130 lbs	David Nolan Ivan Furtado	70	–
9	Head For Freedom Form: 3220-4	3y 127 lbs	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	67	6/1
8	Houndhill Form: 8432-6	3y 127 lbs	Alex Jary(3) Nigel Tinkler	67	40/1
7	Star Noir Form: 24234-	3y 127 lbs	Billy Garritty Michael & David Easterby	67	7/1
14	O Fortuna Form: 750-49	3y 119 lbs	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	59	33/1
17	Blue Deveron Form: 2333	3y 127 lbs	Clifford Lee James Tate	67	–
6	Bye Law Form: 1975-6	3y 134 lbs	David Allan Tim Easterby	74	6/1
3	Artista Form: 9-7543	3y 134 lbs	Sam James Ollie Sangster	74	–
13	Yellow Diamonds Form: 44321-	3y 134 lbs	Ryan Sexton Julie Camacho	74	22/1
10	Showtown Form: 8223-2	3y 134 lbs	Toby Moore(7) Kevin Ryan	74	4/1F
4	Ice Cold Alex Form: 5244-6	3y 134 lbs	Cam Hardie Ollie Pears	74	25/1
🥇 1st	Alfa Duplicate Form: -67113	3y 132 lbs	David Nolan Ivan Furtado	72	6/1
11	Come On Over Form: 7276-7	3y 131 lbs	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	71	11/1
🥉 3rd	Explosive Finnish Form: 543-3	3y 131 lbs	Oliver Stammers Kevin Frost	71	9/2
NR	Goldenstateofmind Form: 26-7	3y 130 lbs	NON-RUNNER David Loughnane	70	–

An open sprint handicap can go to HEAD FOR FREEDOM, who won a C&D claimer last year and shaped well when fourth on his reappearance.

Racing Post Pick

Head For Freedom

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

Racecard ›

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 RiponFinished 3rd

Racecard ›

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.