17:50 Ripon

Sunday 17 May 2026

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Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 2)

(1)

Maynora⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 58| D

2/1

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, soft) 40 days ago. 4 lb rise shouldn't prevent a very bold follow-up bid.

Form: 6-55251

(6)

Solar Cooper^p1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 58

10/1

Limited impact since debut but latest run over C&D 3 weeks easy to excuse in isolation.

Form: 3066-80

(9)

Carnation Queen^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 57| D

12/1

Winner of a valuable seller at York last summer but has found the going harder in 4 subsequent outings. Cheekpieces applied for the first time.

Form: 5166-50

(3)

I'm Dan Dare^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 55

2/1

Left previous form well behind when narrow second of 14 fitted with cheekpieces at Redcar 10 days ago. Has to be of major interest up 2 lb.

Form: 685-02

(2)

Luck Money¹⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55

14/1

Regressive form in 3 starts last autumn but handicaps more suitable back from a beak. Market may prove useful.

Form: 656-

(4)

Call Me By My Name²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 54

9/1

Modest maiden for James Horton and well held starting out for new yard 3 weeks ago.

Form: 34488-9

(7)

Kode Grey³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 50

12/1

Unable to make an impact in 3 starts so much more needed now handicapping kept to a sprint trip.

Form: 096

(5)

Battenburg Belle¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: R Menzies| OR: 48

8/1

Possibly flattered when third of 14 in a handicap at Pontefract last month given she hasn't come close to that effort before or since.

Form: 06-9386

(8)

Dance Hello⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: C N Kellett| OR: 45

40/1

Looks very limited on early evidence but almost certainly needed March's return to action.

Form: 67594-0

Forecasts

I'm Dan Dare (2/1), Maynora (9/4), Battenburg Belle (7/1), Kode Grey (8/1), Carnation Queen (12/1), Luck Money (12/1), Solar Cooper (14/1), Call Me By My Name (16/1), Dance Hello (33/1)

Cheekpieces seemed to transform I'M DAN DARE when he was a close-second at Redcar 10 days ago and in the hope the equipment works as well again, he can win a race like this. Maynora tasted success at Pontefract last time and is the obvious threat.