17:50 Ripon 17 May 2026
Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap
Div 2 | Class 6 | 3YO only
Winner £3,664 - 9 ran
prominent, ridden over 1f out, headway between horses to lead inside final furlong, asserted towards finish
in touch with leaders, challenged and ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
went right at start, slowly into stride, keen, led narrowly after 1f, pushed along and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost three places final 110yds
keen in rear, shaken up over 2f out, soon no extra
hampered start, keen in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, soon weakened
midfield, shaken up over 2f out, soon tailed off
prominent early, dropped to rear after 2f, detached over 2f out
Betting returns
| Type | Winnings |
|---|---|
| CSF | £94.15 (2, 8) |
| Tricast | £761.26 (2, 8, 7) |
| Win | £13.00 (2) |
| Place | £2.10 (7), £2.80 (2), £2.10 (8) |
| Swinger | £9.90 (2, 7), £11.80 (2, 8), £11.00 (7, 8) |
| Exacta | £75.30 (2, 8) |
| Trifecta | £1,162.90 (2, 8, 7) |
Video Highlights
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Replay: 17:50 Ripon 17th May 2026
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good | 10 | Barmyblade | 7 | 3 | 9 10 | 59 | 750-161 | 9 days | T D Easterby (42 miles) | David Allan | 13/ 8 | 1:13.40 |
| 2024 | Good | 14 | Raffles Angel | 8 | 3 | 9 11 | 60 | 365 | 24 days | Rae Guest (172 miles) | Darragh Keenan | 11/ 1 | 1:13.41 |
| 2023 | Good | 13 | Lily In The Jungle | 9 | 3 | 9 10 | 66 | 127-009 | 22 days | P A Kirby (25 miles) | Billy Garritty | 16/ 1 | 1:12.67 |
| 2022 | Good to Firm | 14 | Miss Britain | 2 | 3 | 9 7 | 63 | 76-33 | 8 days | G Tutty (26 miles) | Sam James | 3/ 1 | 1:11.51 |
| 2021 (Div 1) | Soft | 12 | Velocistar | 7 | 3 | 8 10 | 54 | 1631-96 | 22 days | Steph Hollinshead (119 miles) | Josephine Gordon | 18/ 1 | 1:18.03 |
| 2021 (Div 2) | Soft | 9 | Iris Dancer | 8 | 3 | 8 11 | 55 | 64256-75 | 17 days | R M Smith | P Mathers | 6/ 1 | 1:17.53 |
| 2019 (Div 1) | Good | 12 | Kermouster | 6 | 3 | 9 7 | 60 | 55228-0 | 8 days | Grant Tuer (26 miles) | Sam James | 7/ 1 | 1:12.91 |
| 2019 (Div 2) | Good | 12 | Fairy Fast | 6 | 3 | 9 5 | 58 | 3-934 | 6 days | D O'Meara (26 miles) | D Tudhope | 5/ 1 | 1:12.83 |
| 2018 | Good to Firm | 13 | Me Before You | 14 | 3 | 9 5 | 58 | 3389-8 | 20 days | D O'Meara (26 miles) | Daniel Tudhope | 8/ 1 | 1:11.39 |
| 2017 | Good | 10 | Arnold | 7 | 3 | 9 7 | 60 | 474-24 | 13 days | Mrs A Duffield (20 miles) | Joey Haynes | 9/ 2 | 1:13.08 |
