16:16 Ripon
Thursday 16 April 2026
All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:1616:5217:25
Ripon 'Cock O' The North' Handicap
- 4YO plus  |  Class 4  |  1m 1f 170y  |  Good to Soft  |  10 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:16Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 4.70s
T:Â M WalfordJ:Â Jason Hart
Soon raced in second, led over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden when briefly headed over 1f out, rallied and led again inside final 110yds, just held on in sustained duel towards finish op 11/4 tchd 16/5
T:Â D O'MearaJ:Â Mark Winn
Towards rear, travelling well when chased leaders 2f out, briefly led 1f out, headed inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish op 9/4 tchd 11/4
T:Â R A FaheyJ:Â Barry McHugh
In touch with leaders, ridden inside final furlong, weakened inside final 110yds op 16/1
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â D Allan
Towards rear, headway over 3f out, waiting for room and switched sharply left over 2f out, took third and chased leading pair inside final furlong, weakened and lost one place towards finish tchd 8/1
T:Â T D EasterbyJ:Â D Fentiman
Held up in rear, modest headway over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on op 18/1
T:Â K A RyanJ:Â Shane Gray
Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 10/1
T:Â D O'MearaJ:Â D Nolan
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, weakened before final 110yds op 16/1
T:Â R HannonJ:Â Joe Leavy
Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened tchd 17/2
T:Â J ChannonJ:Â Rose Dawes (5)
Led, headed over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened quickly and dropped to rear over 1f out, soon tailed off op 20/1 tchd 10/1
T:Â C JohnstonJ:Â Callum Shepherd
Midfield, short of room when weakening over 2f out, soon lost touch op 8/1 tchd 15/2
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.40, £1.10, £4.40EX:£13.60Trifecta:£134.90Tricast:£90.72SF:£11.14Swingers:£2.70, £8.70, £7.90
Forecasts
Spoken Truth (5/2), Spioradalta (3/1), Cristo (8/1), Financer (17/2), Sir William (17/2), Lunar Eclipse (11/1), Pomme Pomme (12/1), Glistening Nights (14/1), Raulin (18/1), Austrian Theory (20/1)
This can go to SPOKEN TRUTH, who figures off a handy mark and made an encouraging start for David O'Meara at Doncaster last month. Cristo and Sir William rate the principal dangers.
- SPOKEN TRUTH (IRE)
- CRISTO
- SIR WILLIAM (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £6,281.002nd: £2,947.003rd: £1,472.004th: £737.005th: £367.00
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