18:45 Ripon

Friday 8 May 2026

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 59.35s

1^st

(8)

Vince L'Amour

59-9

4/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Handy on rails, pushed along 2f out, ridden and led under 1f out, ran on well, readily

2^nd

1 ½

(4)

Betweenthesticks

69-6

11/5f

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Led, pushed along 1f out, soon headed and ran on one pace op 11/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(7)

Hurt You Never

79-6

13/2

T: Adrian NichollsJ: J Garritty

Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on and took never dangerous third closing stages tchd 6/1

4^th

(9)

Le Beau Garcon

79-9

10/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Lewis Chalkley (7)

Awkward start, towards rear, pushed along and angled out right over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never in contention op 9/1 tchd 8/1

5^th

(1)

Glory Fighter

109-7

11/2

T: P T MidgleyJ: Mark Winn

Prominent in centre, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

(3)

Mark's Choice

109-8

9/2

T: G TuttyJ: William Pyle

Tracked front rank, pushed along 2f out, weakened 1f out op 4/1

7^th

(2)

Wrestling Revenue

58-8

28/1

T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen

Mid-division in centre, pushed along over 1f out and faded op 18/1

8^th

(6)

He's An Angel

68-4

28/1

T: K FrostJ: Cam Hardie

Went to post early, dwelt, in rear, pushed along 2f out, always behind op 16/1

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Non-Runners

(5)

Impressor²⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 9

T: Phillip Makin J: Rowan Scott

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£1.60, £1.20, £2.30EX:£16.50Trifecta:£70.70Tricast:£53.46SF:£13.18Swingers:£2.60, £4.20, £3.40

Forecasts

Betweenthesticks (11/5), Vince L'Amour (4/1), Mark's Choice (9/2), Glory Fighter (11/2), Hurt You Never (13/2), Le Beau Garcon (10/1), Impressor (16/1), Wrestling Revenue (28/1), He's An Angel (28/1)

LE BEAU GARCON has a good record fresh and is taken to mirror last season by making a successful reappearance. Hat-trick seeker Betweenthesticks and Glory Fighter head up the opposition.

LE BEAU GARCON
BETWEENTHESTICKS
GLORY FIGHTER

Previous Winners

2025

Reigning Profit

Weight: 9-11 |Age: 6

J: J P Sullivan | T: Mrs R Carr

15/8

Prize Money

1st: £4,711.002nd: £2,210.003rd: £1,104.004th: £553.005th: £275.00