Ripon — 15 August 2026

Class 2 · 1m0f0y · Good · 13 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Coral Cove (4/5)

Won by: Coral Cove (FR) at 1/4F · then Bedwyr (IRE), Temple Court (IRE)

What we said: Second in a maiden then a facile winner last time out, the form figures "21" mark her out as clearly the sharpest form horse in this maiden field, and her damsire Fastnet Rock's stock is flagged to relish today's good ground. She looks the professional in a race full of first-time-out types and lightly-raced improvers, and I'm happy to take the odds-on price on what she's already shown on the track.

Class 2 · 0m6f0y · Good · 5 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Rogue Jewel (8/13)

Won by: Rogue Jewel (IRE) at 5/6F · then Does Mary Know (GB)

What we said: Won last time out and is clearly the classiest form in this small field, with a red-hot yard (Bethell 8-25 in the last fortnight) and Tudhope taking the ride; the other four runners are either drifting hard in the market or showing modest form figures by comparison. In a compact 5-runner novice with no real pace or draw complications, the form book points squarely at this filly repeating.

Class 4 · 0m6f0y · Good · 20 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Go Vince Go (13/2)

Won by: Woodstock (GB) at 11/2 · then Mark's Choice (IRE), Magic Boy (GER), Glory Hyde (IRE)

What we said: Twenty runners in a Ripon 6f handicap is exactly the type of race built to punish conviction: half the field is drifting in the market (Westmorian, Roach Power, Anaisa, Dorney Lake, Tolstoy, Who Wants Me, Beyond Borders all lengthening), the two steamers (Roberto Caro, Emperor Caradoc) come with only modest edges once fairly priced, and no single horse separates itself on class, form or conditions from a cluster of 78-85 rated types like Go Vince Go, Woodstock and Magic Boy. With four intra-stable pairs and no draw bias to lean on at this trip, there's no honest angle isolating one horse from the pack.

Class 2 · 0m6f0y · Good · 15 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Lord Roxby (11/2)

Won by: Royal Zabeel (IRE) at 17/2 · then I'm Next (GB), Lord Roxby (IRE)

What we said: Fifteen line up for the Great St Wilfrid and at least four of them arrive with a case: Lord Roxby has won his last start and been building through the class (5-2-1), Dark Cloud Rising has strung together 1-3-2 with a visor added for extra sharpness, Fast Track Harry carries the tipster's nod on 177002 despite drifting in the market, and Aramram sits at the top of the weights off a fair recent placing — nothing separates them cleanly enough to lean on one at the price on offer. With the draw a non-factor today and this many overlapping form lines in a big competitive sprint handicap, it's a race to watch rather than back.

Class 4 · 1m0f0y · Good · 11 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Best Rate (7/1)

Won by: Murashah (IRE) at 13/8F · then His Finest Hour (GB), Garden Oasis (GB)

What we said: Form figures 324113 show two wins and three top-four finishes in the last six starts, and the gelding is back within a fortnight of its last run with no layoff concern, unlike the market's more fancied types. Joint-highest-rated in the field on PR96 with a solid course record for the yard, this looks the most reliably progressive profile in a race where the big drifters (Jungle Ruler, Capital Guarantee, High Point) are all easing for a reason.

Class 5 · 1m4f10y · Good · 5 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Clocker (13/8)

Won by: Clocker (GB) at 10/11F

What we said: The form line 6-4612 shows a filly on the up, with a solid placed effort last time out just seventeen days ago, and she's clearly the moststrongly-progressive runner in this small field. Ripon's round track has no draw bias to worry about here, and with rivals either drifting in the market or first-time headgear gambles, she looks the one with the clearest recent evidence of being able to win a race like this.

Class 6 · 1m1f170y · Good · 15 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Saxon Grace (11/8)

Won by: Saxon Grace (IRE) at 6/4F · then Riddikulus (GB), Sunny Orange (IRE)

What we said: Two wins on the bounce (640311) shows a filly finding her stride fast, and with Saxon Warrior's versatility and a dam line that excels on this quick going, conditions look tailor-made for a confirmation of that improvement. Back from just two days ago, there's no fitness concern, and at the bottom of the weights she gets every physical break too.