Ripon Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap

Ripon

15:35

Date 2025-08-26

Distance 6f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £6,281

Winning Time 1m 10.74s (slow by 1.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mark's Choice (IRE) Sam James · Gemma Tutty	9/2	Won
2nd	Woodstock (GB) Jason Hart · Ruth Carr	7/1	0.2
3rd	Kats Bob (GB) William Pyle · Ruth Carr	4/1F	1
4th	Cairdeas (GB) Mark Winn · Paul Midgley	18/1	0.2
5th	The Green Man (IRE) Alistair Rawlinson · Danny Brooke	33/1	1
6th	Ziggy's Ariel (IRE) Christian Howarth · Alice Haynes	10/1	.5
7th	Ay Gee Ell (IRE) Ethan Tindall · Richard Fahey	25/1	4.5
8th	Count d'Orsay (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	28/1	0.2
9th	Raffles Angel (GB) Dylan Hogan · Jack Jones	9/2	0.3
10th	Lesley's Boy (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	7/1	.5
11th	Chuti Manika (IRE) Archie Young · Charlie Johnston	14/1	.5
12th	Wreck It Ryley (IRE) Dale Swift · Alan Brown	7/1	2

Runners (13)

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 (3)	Kats Bob Chestnut J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	J:William Pyle(3) T:Ruth Carr	142	v	618653	80	84	75	10d	—	—	0	17.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Five wins this year and third of 15 over C&D ten days ago; contender
2 (6)	Raffles Angel Brown J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	J:Dylan Hogan T:Jack Jones	139	—	8-5418	77	84	66	26d	—	—	-5	11.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Did well to win at Haydock and may not have been suited by return to AW subsequently
13 (9)	Mark's Choice Bay J:Sam James T:Gemma Tutty	J:Sam James T:Gemma Tutty	125	p	-04129	63	85	71	25d	—	—	+1	16.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Eight-time course winner, the latest in June on sole previous run in these cheekpieces
7 (12)	Lesley's Boy Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	133	v	800073	74	81	70	33d	—	—	+2	11.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Big step back in the right direction when third in first-time visor at Doncaster last time
3 (4)	Woodstock Bay J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	J:Jason Hart T:Ruth Carr	138	b	030688	76	84	71	10d	—	—	+1	9.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Down to a dangerous mark but patchy form across last few starts; change of headgear
5 (11)	Ziggy's Ariel Bay J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Alice Haynes	J:Christian Howarth(3) T:Alice Haynes	135	p	662784	76	83	62	10d	—	—	+2	10.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
3yo whose best efforts this season have come here and she's firmly in calculations
4 (10)	Wreck It Ryley Grey J:Dale Swift T:Alan Brown	J:Dale Swift T:Alan Brown	136	v	606250	74	83	71	10d	—	—	+3	10.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Below par over C&D recently but some good runs this season and won this 12 months ago
10 (7)	Chuti Manika Bay J:Archie Young(5) T:Charlie Johnston	J:Archie Young(5) T:Charlie Johnston	131	p	424104	72	83	71	17d	—	—	+7	13.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
3yo who won at Catterick last month but two lesser runs have followed
8 (2)	Cairdeas Chestnut J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	133	—	340480	74	84	75	31d	—	—	+2	7.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has edged down the weights but was down the field at 40-1 on last month's stable debut
6 (8)	Ay Gee Ell Bay J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	J:Ethan Tindall(7) T:Richard Fahey	134	t	252728	75	83	44	101d	—	—	+8	12.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
3yo who has been second on three of his seven starts; gelded since last time; a possible
9 (13)	Count d'Orsay Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	132	p	057660	70	83	67	19d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Well handicapped on last year's form but yet to finish better than sixth this season
12 (5)	The Green Man Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Danny Brooke	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Danny Brooke	127	tv	650798	65	82	65	8d	—	—	+2	4.3	10.00/1	40/1 2%
4-time winner who is on a reduced mark but he's dropped down the weights for good reason
NR (1)	Speeding Bullet Bay J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	J:David Nolan T:Paul Midgley	131	—	-70142	69	84	65	29d	—	—	—	14.8	—	—
Won at Pontefract when dropped to sprinting; every chance he'll be bang there once more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Kats Bob	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
Raffles Angel	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Mark's Choice	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	9/2
Lesley's Boy	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Woodstock	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ziggy's Ariel	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Wreck It Ryley	10/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Chuti Manika	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Cairdeas	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Ay Gee Ell	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	14/1
Count d'Orsay	22/1	22/1	22/1	20/1	18/1
The Green Man	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Speeding Bullet	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kats Bob

17.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Mark's Choice

16.2

OR: 3.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Speeding Bullet

14.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Chuti Manika

13.2

OR: 5.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ay Gee Ell

12.6

OR: 6.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Lesley's Boy

11.9

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Raffles Angel

11.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Wreck It Ryley

10.6

OR: 6 Form: 2.5 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Ziggy's Ariel

10.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Woodstock

9.6

OR: 6.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Cairdeas

7.4

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Count d'Orsay

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

The Green Man

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Kats Bob	80	84	75
Raffles Angel	77	84	66
Woodstock	76	84	71
Ziggy's Ariel	76	83	62
Ay Gee Ell	75	83	44
Lesley's Boy	74	81	70
Wreck It Ryley	74	83	71
Cairdeas	74	84	75
Chuti Manika	72	83	71
Count d'Orsay	70	83	67
Speeding Bullet	69	84	65
The Green Man	65	82	65
Mark's Choice	63	85	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Green Man	8d ago	Quick return
Kats Bob	10d ago	Quick return
Woodstock	10d ago	Quick return
Ziggy's Ariel	10d ago	Quick return
Wreck It Ryley	10d ago	Quick return
Chuti Manika	17d ago	Fit
Count d'Orsay	19d ago	Fit
Mark's Choice	25d ago	Fit
Raffles Angel	26d ago	Fit
Speeding Bullet	29d ago	Fit
Cairdeas	31d ago	Fit
Lesley's Boy	33d ago	Fit
Ay Gee Ell	101d ago	Long break