Racing Welfare Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap

Ripon

5:10

Date 2025-05-18

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,664

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Barmyblade b J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	136	—	50-161	59	71	51	9d	—	—	-25	15.6	6/4 40%
7lb rise will make things tougher but he's better drawn today and goes on the shortlist
5 (9)	Sanbona b J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	128	v	00-943	51	68	65	27d	—	—	-14	6.4	7/2 22%
Showed plenty of dash since returned to sprinting in the visor and is better drawn today
4 (3)	Lima Sierra b J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	129	—	26-644	52	67	62	9d	—	—	-7	3.6	15/2 12%
Found traffic behind Barmyblade here last time; warrants respect on 8lb better terms
6 (10)	Lady Diesel b J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	128	—	68-785	51	65	55	27d	—	—	-6	2.6	10/1 9%
Ordinary debut for new connections late last month, when behind Sanbona and Ziva's Star
8 (5)	Ziva's Star ch J:Joe Fanning T:Simon Whitaker	J:Joe Fanning T:Simon Whitaker	123	—	90-544	46	70	43	27d	—	—	-6	2.1	11/1 8%
Better drawn than Sanbona when behind him at Redcar and is only slightly better off today
3 (4)	Hype Merchant ch J:Joanna Mason T:Roger Fell	J:Joanna Mason T:Roger Fell	129	p	7-2523	52	63	-	20d	—	—	-5	2.6	12/1 8%
The return to sprinting may suit for his new yard having been picked up for 3,500gns
9 (6)	Twilight Poppy b J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	J:William Pyle(3) T:Kevin Frost	123	—	90459-	46	63	46	232d	—	—	-4	1.4	18/1 5%
Will need to have improved during her eight months on the sidelines
2 (2)	Causin A Commotion b J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	131	tp	-33140	54	63	44	61d	—	—	+4	8.7	22/1 4%
Exposed now and will need to better his AW work if he's to take this from a wide stall
10 (8)	Queen's Palace b J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Bryan Smart	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Bryan Smart	123	—	707	46	61	39	22d	—	—	-3	1.2	22/1 4%
This is more realistic now handicapping but best to see support before considering her
7 (1)	Kilo Sunshine ch J:Jason Hart T:Danny Brooke	J:Jason Hart T:Danny Brooke	124	p	87-078	47	66	53	9d	—	—	-2	0.8	33/1 3%
Has not shown much in five starts; first headgear will need to make quite a difference

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Barmyblade	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
Sanbona	10/3	7/2	7/2	7/2	3/1
Lima Sierra	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	13/2
Lady Diesel	10/1	10/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Ziva's Star	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Hype Merchant	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1
Twilight Poppy	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1
Causin A Commotion	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Queen's Palace	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	22/1
Kilo Sunshine	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Barmyblade

15.6

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 13.3

6/4

2nd

Causin A Commotion

8.7

OR: 1 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.2

22/1

3rd

Sanbona

6.4

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Lima Sierra

3.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Lady Diesel

2.6

OR: 0.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Hype Merchant

2.6

OR: 0.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ziva's Star

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Twilight Poppy

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Queen's Palace

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Kilo Sunshine

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Barmyblade Top Rated	59	71	51
Causin A Commotion	54	63	44
Lima Sierra	52	67	62
Hype Merchant	52	63	—
Sanbona	51	68	65
Lady Diesel	51	65	55
Kilo Sunshine	47	66	53
Ziva's Star	46	70	43
Twilight Poppy	46	63	46
Queen's Palace	46	61	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Barmyblade	9d ago	Quick return
Lima Sierra	9d ago	Quick return
Kilo Sunshine	9d ago	Quick return
Hype Merchant	20d ago	Fit
Queen's Palace	22d ago	Fit
Sanbona	27d ago	Fit
Lady Diesel	27d ago	Fit
Ziva's Star	27d ago	Fit
Causin A Commotion	61d ago	Fresh
Twilight Poppy	232d ago	Long break