15:50 Ripon

Monday 25 August 2025

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Ripon Rowels Handicap

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 37.34s

(8)

Silent Age¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Ian Williams| OR: 89| D

11/4

Latest win at Wolverhampton (9.5f) in July. 7/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Windsor (1¼m, firm) 11 days ago. Effective over shorter and respected under Billy Loughnane.

Form: 701313

(6)

Ey Up Its The Boss^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D Nolan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 88| C| D

9/1

Four-time course winner, the latest over in July. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Chester (1¼m, good to firm) 30 days ago, no match for winner. Down in trip.

Form: 010312

(2)

Rogue Encore^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 85| D

8/1

Pair of wins over 1m on Newcastle's AW last year and back to best when only narrowly denied there last month, pulling clear of the rest.

Form: 4-05032

(7)

Capital Guarantee⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83| CD

7/2

Back to best for a third win of 2025 when edging out Barley by a neck over C&D 9 days ago. Did well to get up having had to wait for a run so a 2 lb nudge may not prevent him going in again.

Form: 554351

(1)

Barley^p⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 82| D

5/1

9/2, creditable neck second of 8 to Capital Guarantee over C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago, with reopposing stablemate Garden Oasis back in fourth. Should be thereabouts if in similar form.

Form: 022552

(5)

Garden Oasis^p⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| CD

12/1

This front-runner is a 7-time C&D winner, including this race in 2021. 13/2, creditable 1½ lengths fourth (Barley second) of 8 to Capital Guarantee over C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago.

Form: 116514

(3)

Leadenhall¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 80| D

4/1

Career best when produced to lead close home and win 11-runner handicap (6/1) at Haydock (1m, good to firm) 15 days ago. Should remain very competitive off only 2 lb higher.

Form: 133041

Non-Runners

(4)

Isla Kai⁷⁰²

Weight: 10-0| Age: 7

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

(9)

Qazaq¹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: R Varian J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Silent Age (11/4), Capital Guarantee (7/2), Leadenhall (4/1), Qazaq (4/1), Barley (5/1), Rogue Encore (8/1), Ey Up Its The Boss (9/1), Garden Oasis (12/1), Isla Kai (16/1)

CAPITAL GUARANTEE deserves credit for overcoming trouble in running here last weekend and is taken to follow up. Silent Age may provide the main threat ahead of Tim Easterby trio Leadenhall, Garden Oasis, a former winner of this, and Barley, who was edged out by the selection last time.