Ripon — 3 August 2026

Class 4 · 0m6f0y · Good · 4 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: The Mean Fiddler (6/5)

Won by: Reflect On Glory (IRE) at 7/2

What we said: He was narrowly touched off last time out and that experience over course-and-distance-type sprint conditions should tell now against these rivals, with the No Nay Never sire line suiting this genuine 6f test on a going day that suits fast sorts. Jason Hart takes over and the Quinn stable have this juvenile clearly progressing, making him the one to beat in a small, workable field.

Class 4 · 0m6f0y · Good · 6 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Queen Sana (evn)

Won by: All Good (GB) at 28/1 · then Royale Union (IRE)

What we said: Six runs into this campaign and she's rattled off four straight places including two seconds last time out, the type of filly who looks overdue for that first win, and Daniel Tudhope takes over from a yard in career-best form (44% at the meeting in the last fortnight). She's clearly the class benchmark on ratings here and the manner of her placed efforts suggests the step up to winning is close at hand.

Class 5 · 0m5f0y · Good · 5 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Zoustar Dreams (9/4)

Won by: Angel Numbers (IRE) at 13/8F · then Marajito (GB)

What we said: self-consistency reruns converged on a different horse than the original pick

Class 3 · 0m6f0y · Good · 7 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Dark Cloud Rising (2/1)

Won by: Lord Roxby (IRE) at 11/4 · then Dark Cloud Rising (GB)

What we said: Back-to-back placed efforts (a win then a competitive third) show this gelding coming to hand nicely, and with Tudhope on board and O'Meara's yard both firing well at Ripon, the visor addition looks a positive tweak for a horse racing into form. He is shouldering the biggest weight in the field, but that reflects a genuine class edge on his last two runs rather than a false price.

Class 4 · 1m1f170y · Good · 5 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Poet's Dawn (3/1)

Won by: Poet's Dawn (GB) at 2/1 · then Polygram (GB)

What we said: Everyoneknowsadave, Polygram and Poet's Dawn all arrive with matching claims to this small field: the first two both won last time out on a rising curve of form (464321 and 663421), while Poet's Dawn has strung together back-to-back wins with cheekpieces added and a rapid reappearance suggesting he's fighting fit, and the market's confidence has hardened into a genuine gamble. With three of the five runners priced within a point of each other and nothing in the form book cleanly separating them, this looks like a genuine three-way go rather than a single-horse case.

Class 6 · 1m0f0y · Good · 8 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Amber Hamur (2/1)

Won by: Amber Hamur (IRE) at 2/1F · then Hey Havana (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out and the form line reads 5-4-6-2-1, a filly clearly progressing through the grades, and the yard is in red-hot form at 18% with runners in the last fortnight. The Saxon Warrior sire line is flagged as working well on this galloping surface today, and dropping into this modest class 6 puts her right at the top of the ratings pile.