Ripon — 31 August 2026

Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran

Our bet: Arenite (6/4)

Won by: Travellers Girl (IRE) at 7/1 · then My Boo Boo (GB), Arenite (GB)

What we said: Unbeaten in two starts (form: 22 suggests placed twice, both efforts solid), stepping up in class but with a rating of 69 she has the profile to progress again, and Michael Dods/Connor Beasley combo gives a workmanlike but competent package for this drop into a maiden field. She's the clear form standout in a race lacking depth, with Ouragan the only other one holding genuine claims off her handicap mark.

Class 4 · 1m2f190y · Good · 5 ran

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

Won by: Feelin' Free (GB) at 9/2

What we said: Unbeaten in his only start and clearly capable given the calibre on offer here, with David Egan retained and a manageable four-runner field around him offering little resistance. The 26-day break sits in a neutral band and this looks a straightforward match-up for a horse already fancied to progress into this grade.

Class 1 · 6f · Good · 8 ran

Our bet: Rogue Jewel (10/3)

Won by: Silent Beauty (IRE) at 15/8F · then Rogue Jewel (IRE)

What we said: Unbeaten in two starts and the only runner in this field to have already won over course, distance AND today's good ground, doing it just 16 days ago, which is about as concrete a fit as a two-year-old form line gets. Edward Bethell and Daniel Tudhope both carry solid course figures, and at 10/3 there's real reward for backing a filly whose conditions match is this exact

Class 2 · 1m · Good · 9 ran

Our bet: Spoken Truth (5/2)

Won by: Spoken Truth (IRE) at 6/4F · then Mirsky (GB), Racingbreaks Ryder (IRE)

What we said: Consistently frame-placed all season (232643) for a stable clearly building toward this with Tudhope up, and today's drop back to 8f plus the first-time tongue strap are exactly the tweaks a nearly-horse like this needs to find the extra length it's been missing. Course and trainer/jockey combo figures are solid (T+J combo 15% from a big sample), and this looks the clear best of a moderate handicap field.

Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Thornaby Pearl (13/2)

Won by: Rock Of England (IRE) at 11/4F · then Thornaby Pearl (GB), Our Absent Friends (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out at this course and trip and the recent form line reads three wins from the last four starts, form that's trending better than anything else in this field; the 7lb claim from Oliver Carmichael eases the weight further, and her quick early gate speed among a field with plenty of pace-trackers but no confirmed pace-setter lets her get the run of the race. Good back to good after good-to-firm last time is no obstacle given her going spread shows she handles a range of surfaces.

Class 6 · 1m1f170y · Good · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Little Ted (11/4)

Won by: Rogers Dream (GB) · then Little Ted (GB), Volenti (IRE)

What we said: the write-up made a claim the racecard does not support, so this pick was withheld

Class 6 · 1m1f170y · Good · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Back From Dubai (7/2)

Won by: Tiberio Force (GB) at 7/1 · then Ten Sixty Six (IRE), Evelyn's Phoenix (FR)

What we said: the write-up made a claim the racecard does not support, so this pick was withheld

Class 6 · 1m2f190y · Good · 10 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Woodleigh (4/1)

Won by: Glitter Code (IRE) at 9/1 · then Star Start (IRE), Jam Lass (GB)

What we said: Woodleigh won last time at this course over a similar trip just nine days ago and looks the one in form, but Star Start arrives with a genuinely improving sequence (853212), a strong trainer/jockey combo at the track, and a shorter price for a similar chance, so there's no daylight between the two to build a case on; the rest of the field (Kitsune Power, Glitter Code, It's Only Fun) all carry live but lesser claims that muddy it further.