Taylor Wimpey Fountains Walk Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

14:50

Taylor Wimpey Fountains Walk Handicap

Date 2025-09-27

Distance 5f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,731

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
9 (1)	Vince L'Amour Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	tb	760232	72	90	83	9d	—	—	+2	20.3	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Banging at the door in recent starts; course winner; should give it another good go
1 (3)	Smart Vision Bay J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Jessica Macey	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Jessica Macey	139	p	990312	81	89	71	7d	—	—	+12	24.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Comes here in top form; unproven at the track but lots to like otherwise
8 (10)	Copper Knight Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	131	t	443984	73	85	85	7d	—	—	-4	11.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Two more wins in June and he's held his form since; others appeal more for win purposes
13 (6)	Mark's Choice Bay J:William Pyle(3) T:Gemma Tutty	J:William Pyle(3) T:Gemma Tutty	124	p	041291	66	87	72	32d	—	—	+11	22.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Prolific winner here but rarely seen over 5f and others make more appeal
4 (8)	Mission Command Bay J:Luke Morris T:Jennie Candlish	J:Luke Morris T:Jennie Candlish	137	—	534654	80	87	66	11d	—	—	+1	10.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Promising yard debut at Redcar 11 days ago; return to 5f will help, as will drying ground
2 (4)	Gold Star Hero Chestnut J:Jason Hart T:Michael Bell	J:Jason Hart T:Michael Bell	137	p	546551	80	88	74	11d	—	—	+12	19.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Made all to win a 5f handicap at Yarmouth 11 days ago; respected despite 4lb rise
7 (11)	Illusionist Bay J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	J:Oliver Stammers T:Grant Tuer	132	—	50-865	74	88	67	22d	—	—	+1	7.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Hard to win with but effective at the track and latest Haydock run not without hope
12 (9)	Wen Moon Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Ben Haslam	J:Cam Hardie T:Ben Haslam	127	—	400057	69	84	89	22d	—	—	0	6.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
On a dangerous mark and caught the eye at Haydock latest; C&D winner; check betting
10 (5)	High Opinion Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	J:Harrison Shaw T:Bryan Smart	129	—	6-0348	71	89	82	13d	—	—	+2	6.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
In peak form when touched off in this race last year; more to prove this time around
11 (13)	Miss Brazen Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	128	—	712948	70	88	79	18d	—	—	+5	9.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Front-runner who has the benefit of the stands' rail; chance if returning to 2025 best
3 (2)	Cayman Tai Grey J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	137	—	274296	80	85	64	14d	—	—	+7	11.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has won over 5f but best form at 6f; handy mark but others appeal more at the trip
6 (7)	Albegone Bay J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	J:Amie Waugh(3) T:Tim Easterby	132	p	634130	74	89	75	18d	—	—	+11	14.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Effective over C&D; claims on this year's best but needs to leave latest run well behind
5 (12)	Glory Fighter Bay J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	134	—	372610	76	84	77	22d	—	—	+13	15.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Well beaten at Haydock latest & 2lb higher today; yard have fine recent record in the race

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Vince L'Amour	7/2	7/2	18/5	4/1	7/2
Smart Vision	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2	13/2
Copper Knight	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1	9/2
Mark's Choice	13/2	6/1	11/2	6/1	11/2
Mission Command	15/2	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Gold Star Hero	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	10/1
Illusionist	10/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	14/1
Wen Moon	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
High Opinion	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Miss Brazen	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Cayman Tai	18/1	18/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Albegone	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	33/1
Glory Fighter	33/1	28/1	28/1	33/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Smart Vision

24.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

2nd

Mark's Choice

22.8

OR: 4 Form: 15.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Vince L'Amour

20.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 9.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Gold Star Hero

19.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Glory Fighter

15.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Albegone

14.7

OR: 6 Form: 7.7 Odds: 1

33/1

Cayman Tai

11.2

OR: 7.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Copper Knight

11.1

OR: 5.8 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Mission Command

10.8

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Miss Brazen

9.9

OR: 5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Illusionist

7.9

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

High Opinion

6.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Wen Moon

6.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Smart Vision	81	89	71
Mission Command	80	87	66
Gold Star Hero	80	88	74
Cayman Tai	80	85	64
Glory Fighter	76	84	77
Illusionist	74	88	67
Albegone	74	89	75
Copper Knight	73	85	85
Vince L'Amour	72	90	83
High Opinion	71	89	82
Miss Brazen	70	88	79
Wen Moon	69	84	89
Mark's Choice	66	87	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Smart Vision	7d ago	Quick return
Copper Knight	7d ago	Quick return
Vince L'Amour	9d ago	Quick return
Mission Command	11d ago	Quick return
Gold Star Hero	11d ago	Quick return
High Opinion	13d ago	Quick return
Cayman Tai	14d ago	Fit
Miss Brazen	18d ago	Fit
Albegone	18d ago	Fit
Illusionist	22d ago	Fit
Wen Moon	22d ago	Fit
Glory Fighter	22d ago	Fit
Mark's Choice	32d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Miss Brazen	Front Runner
Smart Vision	Prominent
Illusionist	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 13 runners classified.