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Racing takes place at the North Yorkshire track throughout the summer with two distinct highlights, the Great St Wilfrid Stakes and the Ripon Champion Two year Old Trophy.
The Great St Wilfrid Stakes is a valuable sprint handicap run over six furlongs for three-year-olds and upwards and takes place in mid-August. The richest race staged at the North Yorkshire venue, the handicap has established itself as a milestone in the flat season and serves as a potential stepping stone to the Ayr Gold Cup.
Trainers David O’Meara and Richard Fahey have dominated the race in recent years, between them winning all five renewals from 2011-2015.
Ripon’s other feature race is the Listed Ripon Champion Two year Old Trophy, which takes place on August Bank Holiday Monday, and is run over six furlongs.
A right-handed, oval circuit of thirteen furlongs, with a run-in of five furlongs, and a straight six-furlong course. Owing to the rather cramped bends and the surface undulations in the straight, the Ripon track is rather sharp in character.
In good conditions, Ripon is a front-runner’s course. There’s a ridge about a furlong and a half out, from where you can kick on and, if you can get away at that point, you’ll be very hard to beat. It’s a track that can give the impression of being bowling-green flat but, believe me, it’s not at all and a lot of horses get lost around there. On the sprint course, up against the stands’ side rail is the place to be, ideal for fast horses. They’ve worked hard on the round track latterly – and most horses handle it nicely.
Distance | Horse (Going) | Date | Winning time |
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5f | Desert Ace (Good) | 24 Sep 2016 | 57.28s |
6f | Sandra's Secret (Good to Firm) | 20 May 2018 | 1m 9.09s |
1m | Brilliant Vanguard (Good) | 28 Aug 2017 | 1m 37.16s |
1m 1f | Gurkha Friend (Good to Firm) | 20 May 2018 | 1m 51.01s |
1m 1f 170y | Sameem (Good to Firm) | 08 Jul 2019 | 1m 59.23s |
1m 2f 190y | Sulafaat (Good) | 26 Aug 2019 | 2m 19.81s |
1m 4f 10y | Just Hubert (Good to Firm) | 08 Jul 2019 | 2m 31.04s |
1m 6f | Stormin Tom (Good) | 13 Aug 2018 | 2m 59.76s |
2m | My Reward (Good) | 29 Apr 2017 | 3m 27.28s |
Trainer | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
T D Easterby | 280 | 38 | £214,056 | 13.57% | -£33.42 |
D O'Meara | 158 | 28 | £157,236 | 17.72% | £36.54 |
R A Fahey | 164 | 28 | £166,772 | 17.07% | £16.50 |
M Johnston | 112 | 14 | £83,716 | 12.5% | -£37.95 |
W J Haggas | 30 | 10 | £55,571 | 33.33% | -£10.31 |
N Tinkler | 62 | 8 | £42,718 | 12.9% | -£13.92 |
Mrs R Carr | 74 | 8 | £67,496 | 10.81% | £13.25 |
K R Burke | 71 | 7 | £43,683 | 9.86% | -£1.75 |
M Dods | 53 | 7 | £71,980 | 13.21% | -£2.13 |
Jedd O'Keeffe | 30 | 6 | £24,971 | 20% | -£7.50 |
Jockey | Runners | Wins | Prize Money | Strike-Rate | P/L |
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D Tudhope | 104 | 27 | £130,662 | 25.96% | £10.99 |
D Allan | 127 | 22 | £111,399 | 17.32% | -£37.10 |
S De Sousa | 37 | 16 | £124,044 | 43.24% | £15.10 |
P J McDonald | 75 | 10 | £51,806 | 13.33% | -£14.68 |
P Hanagan | 69 | 10 | £56,325 | 14.49% | -£19.42 |
B A Curtis | 72 | 9 | £39,725 | 12.5% | -£24.25 |
P Mulrennan | 66 | 9 | £45,175 | 13.64% | -£20.20 |
Kevin Stott | 53 | 9 | £59,455 | 16.98% | £14.78 |
Jason Hart | 65 | 9 | £46,196 | 13.85% | £10.58 |
D Nolan | 55 | 9 | £38,425 | 16.36% | -£10.71 |
Forecast: Sunny spells
Temp: -3.0° - 3.5°
Rainfall: 0.01mm
Wind: 6.2 mph W
Last Update: 22/01/2021 17:00x
Ripon Race Company Ltd
The Racecourse
Boroughbridge Road
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 1UG
01765 530530
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