15:28 Ripon

Saturday 26 September 2026

All13:4414:1614:4915:2816:0516:4017:1517:45

Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   6f  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:28  |   Winning time: 1m 10.05s
1st
Horse silk
11
(4)
9/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Fentiman
Towards rear, shaken up and headway over 1f out, switched left for clear run and led inside final furlong, ran on well tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
12
(1)
14/1
T: R A FaheyJ: Cam Hardie
Wore hood and went early to post, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, kept on well and led over 1f out, headed towards finish, held by winner
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
(12)
17/2
T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Ryan Sexton
Wore hood and went early to post, midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on to press leader inside final furlong, soon beaten but ran on tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
9
(10)
10/3f
T: D O'MearaJ: C J Whiteley (5)
Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway between horses inside final furlong, took fourth close home op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(8)
12/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Mark Winn
Mounted in chute, prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, lost fourth towards finish op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
2
(5)
59-10
9/1
T: C HillsJ: O J Orr
Wore hood to post, in rear of mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong
7th
Horse silk
nk
8
(11)
22/1
T: A KeatleyJ: O McSweeney
Raced in rear of mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, minor headway to pass beaten rivals inside final furlong, no extra towards finish tchd 20/1
8th
Horse silk
½
7
(9)
4/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Went early and wore earplugs to post, close up tracking leaders, outpaced and ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong tchd 7/2
9th
Horse silk
nse
5
(2)
8/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan
Raced in last, always towards rear
10th
Horse silk
5
10
(7)
25/1
T: B HaslamJ: A Mullen
Led, headed but remained prominent over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 20/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(6)
16/1
T: Grant TuerJ: Oliver Stammers
Midfield, shaken up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 14/1 tchd 12/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
1
(3)
7/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jake Dickson (5)
Went early to post, prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened op 13/2 tchd 6/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.90Pl:£3.20, £4.20, £3.10EX:£138.10Trifecta:£1,232.00Tricast:£1,143.01SF:£136.15Swingers:£17.70, £15.90, £17.60

Forecasts

Yes I'm Mali (10/3), Eye Of Dubai (4/1), Dark Thirty (7/1), I'm Next (8/1), Indian Run (17/2), U Sure Do (9/1), Trefor (9/1), Dark Cloud Rising (12/1), Kind Touch (14/1), Schrodinger's Cat (16/1), Another Baar (22/1), Beaujolais Nouveau (25/1)

Verdict

EYE OF DUBAI bounced back to form in no uncertain terms last week and looks well treated as he attempts to win this race for an incredible third time in a row. He may ideally want softer ground, but he scored on good going in this race last year and looks sure to go well. His biggest danger may be his in-form stablemate Dark Thirty, while Another Baar is lurking from falling mark and could go well at bigger odds.

  1. EYE OF DUBAI
  2. DARK THIRTY (IRE)
  3. ANOTHER BAAR

Previous Winners

2025
Eye Of Dubai
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 4
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £25,770.002nd: £12,085.003rd: £6,045.004th: £3,020.005th: £1,510.006th: £755.00

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