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

Ripon · Sun 17th May 2026 · 17:50

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

2nd

Battenburg Belle

7/1

Andrew Mullen

1st

Solar Cooper

12/1

Jack Garritty

3rd

Kode Grey

17/2

Sean Kirrane

🏷️

Class

Class 6

📏

Distance

🌿

Going

Good

🏟️

Surface

Turf

💰

Prize

£3,664

🐎

Runners

🔖

Type

Flat

📊 Betting Forecast

15/8 I'm Dan Dare, 11/4 Maynora, 7/1 Battenburg Belle, 8/1 Kode Grey, 10/1 Luck Money, Call Me By My Name, 12/1 Carnation Queen, 14/1 Solar Cooper, 33/1 Dance Hello

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
4	Maynora Form: -55251	3y 135 lbs	Sam James Craig Lidster	58	11/4
🥇 1st	Solar Cooper Form: 066-80	3y 135 lbs	Jack Garritty Mark Walford	58	12/1
6	Carnation Queen Form: 166-50	3y 134 lbs	Harry Russell Ollie Pears	57	8/1
5	I'm Dan Dare Form: 685-02	3y 132 lbs	Jack Nicholls(5) Adrian Nicholls	55	9/4F
7	Luck Money Form: 656-	3y 132 lbs	Oisin McSweeney Tim Easterby	55	18/1
8	Call Me By My Name Form: 4488-9	3y 131 lbs	P J McDonald Steph Hollinshead	54	17/2
🥉 3rd	Kode Grey Form: 096	3y 127 lbs	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	50	17/2
🥈 2nd	Battenburg Belle Form: 6-9386	3y 125 lbs	Andrew Mullen Rebecca Menzies	48	7/1
9	Dance Hello Form: 7594-0	3y 122 lbs	Zak Wheatley(3) Christopher Kellett	45	50/1

I'm Dan Dare is a solid option but CALL ME BY MY NAME drops in class and could prove a different proposition with a run behind him.

Racing Post Pick

Call Me By My Name

Our Expert Tip

I\'M DAN DARE, which is a brilliant name by the way, seemed to really get the hang of things on his second handicap start. The first time cheekpieces appeared to help massively and he was only just beaten on the nod.

If he improves again from that effort then he should be right in the mix and the 2lb rise looks very lenient 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

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.