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Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div I)

Ripon · Sun 17th May 2026 · 17:20

📏 6f 🏷️ Class Class 6 🌿 Good 🏟️ Turf 💰 £3,664 🐎 Flat

2nd

Simba's Pride

5/2F

Mark Winn

1st

Gunalt Wavelength

6/1

Joanna Mason

3rd

What A Tahoo

22/1

Cam Hardie

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Class

Class 6

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Distance

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£3,664

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Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

9/4 Simba's Pride, 4/1 Pivotal Terms, 9/2 Gunalt Wavelength, 5/1 Ellie's de Vega, 11/2 Hares Bredth, 16/1 Vega's Virtue, 20/1 Tenor's Inn, 25/1 Peggy Boo, What A Tahoo

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
🥈 2nd	Simba's Pride Form: 4-571	3y 138 lbs	Mark Winn Michael Dods	63	5/2F
11	I'm Dan Dare Form: 685-02	3y 130 lbs	Jack Nicholls(5) Adrian Nicholls	55	–
12	Luck Money Form: 656-	3y 130 lbs	Tim Easterby	55	–
15	Call Me By My Name Form: 4488-9	3y 129 lbs	P J McDonald Steph Hollinshead	54	–
16	Kode Grey Form: 096	3y 125 lbs	Tim Easterby	50	–
18	Battenburg Belle Form: 6-9386	3y 123 lbs	Andrew Mullen Rebecca Menzies	48	–
19	Dance Hello Form: 7594-0	3y 120 lbs	Christopher Kellett	45	–
6	Pivotal Terms Form: -87614	3y 133 lbs	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	58	9/2
2	Zoustar Dreams Form: 235-54	3y 135 lbs	Ed Dunlop	60	–
🥇 1st	Gunalt Wavelength Form: 4229-2	3y 133 lbs	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	58	6/1
3	Oasis Cover Form: 556-3	3y 135 lbs	Edward Bethell	60	–
4	Ellie's de Vega Form: 045-33	3y 131 lbs	Jamie Gormley Noel Wilson	56	5/1
5	Maynora Form: -55251	3y 133 lbs	Sam James Craig Lidster	58	–
9	Peggy Boo Form: 593-78	3y 130 lbs	Barry McHugh Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	55	50/1
6	Solar Cooper Form: 066-80	3y 133 lbs	Jack Garritty Mark Walford	58	–
5	Vega's Virtue Form: 758-7	3y 130 lbs	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	55	10/1
7	Hares Bredth Form: 775-43	3y 129 lbs	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	54	7/2
8	Carnation Queen Form: 166-50	3y 132 lbs	Harry Russell Ollie Pears	57	–
8	Tenor's Inn Form: 3430-0	3y 124 lbs	Alex Jary(3) Nigel Tinkler	49	33/1
🥉 3rd	What A Tahoo Form: 7-9474	3y 121 lbs	Cam Hardie Richard & Peter Fahey	46	22/1

Simba's Pride isn't opposed lightly but HARES BREDTH can have his latest third upgraded and he is hardly exposed himself.

Racing Post Pick

Hares Bredth

Our Expert Tip

SIMBA\'S PRIDE looked fairly useful on handicap debut last time out at Hamilton Park off a mark of 60. The 3lb rise looks very fair considering once he hit the front he just kept finding more.

You would think he learnt plenty from that run and the 6/4 available at the time of writing looks a decent enough price in fairness.

Today's NAP of The Day

17:00 Newton AbbotPU

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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

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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.