Kevin Kai 20th Anniversary Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

17:05

Kevin Kai 20th Anniversary Handicap

Date 2025-07-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 6

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,234

Winning Time 1m 46.56s (slow by 9.46s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Pink Azalea (IRE) Josephine Gordon · John & Sean Quinn	15/8F	Won
2nd	Epicurian Lad (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	3/1	9
3rd	Sweet Kiss (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	15/2	4.75
4th	Captain Cess (IRE) Joe Leavy · Adrian Wintle	100/30	1
5th	Rajlakshmi (IRE) Elizabeth Gale · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	16/1	2.25
6th	Hazy Bela (IRE) James Sullivan · Ivan Furtado	33/1	2
7th	Passchendaele (GB) David Nolan · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	11/1	12

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (7)	Epicurian Lad Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	135	p	465363	60	70	51	7d	—	—	-12	15.4	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Good 3rd at Hamilton last week; whether this will set up for his style of racing a query
4 (6)	Pink Azalea Bay J:Josephine Gordon T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Josephine Gordon T:John & Sean Quinn	132	—	7-901	57	69	57	14d	—	—	-17	10.2	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Improved when the easy winner of a 1m handicap at Carlisle (soft) 2 weeks ago; big chance
2 (3)	Captain Cess Bay J:Joe Leavy T:Adrian Wintle	J:Joe Leavy T:Adrian Wintle	134	p	973-33	59	68	49	48d	—	—	-13	8.9	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Threw away winning opportunity when hanging at Nottingham latest; same mark; headgear now
5 (4)	Sweet Kiss Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	132	—	548	57	61	47	68d	—	—	-7	5.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Appeals as a likely improver now upped in trip for her handicap debut; betting revealing
7 (5)	Passchendaele Bay J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	131	—	700	56	57	19	68d	—	—	-3	3.2	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten one rival in three novice runs over shorter; not bred for this far
6 (2)	Rajlakshmi Chestnut J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Elizabeth Gale(5) T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	132	—	9-687	57	65	50	29d	—	—	-2	3.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Not easily recommended on what we've seen so far but bred to do better and low mileage
8 (1)	Hazy Bela Chestnut J:James Sullivan T:Ivan Furtado	J:James Sullivan T:Ivan Furtado	121	—	78676	46	66	45	19d	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Best run so far when a never-dangerous sixth at Wolverhampton last time (1m4f); opposable
NR (8)	Groundhog Bay J:TBC T:David & Nicola Barron	J: T:David & Nicola Barron	134	—	5-3822	59	69	60	30d	—	—	—	2.3	—	—
Plugged on for second over C&D last month; up 2lb but more appealing than many

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Epicurian Lad	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4
Pink Azalea	9/4	5/2	5/2	15/8	9/4
Captain Cess	3/1	11/4	3/1	11/4	11/4
Sweet Kiss	6/1	6/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Passchendaele	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Rajlakshmi	18/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Hazy Bela	28/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Groundhog	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Epicurian Lad

15.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 4.5 Odds: 8.4

5/2

2nd

Pink Azalea

10.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

5/2

3rd

Captain Cess

8.9

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Sweet Kiss

5.4

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Passchendaele

3.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Rajlakshmi

3.1

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Groundhog

2.3

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hazy Bela

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Epicurian Lad	60	70	51
Captain Cess	59	68	49
Groundhog	59	69	60
Pink Azalea	57	69	57
Sweet Kiss	57	61	47
Rajlakshmi	57	65	50
Passchendaele	56	57	19
Hazy Bela	46	66	45

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Epicurian Lad	7d ago	Quick return
Pink Azalea	14d ago	Fit
Hazy Bela	19d ago	Fit
Rajlakshmi	29d ago	Fit
Groundhog	30d ago	Fit
Captain Cess	48d ago	Fresh
Sweet Kiss	68d ago	Fresh
Passchendaele	68d ago	Fresh