Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

18:45

Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap

Date 2026-05-08

Distance 5f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,711

Weather Pt. Cloudy

Temp 8.6°C

Wind 5mph SE

Rain 0%

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (4)	Betweenthesticks Bay J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	J:James Sullivan T:Ruth Carr	132	p	937-11	71	84	79	17d	—	—	-12	12.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has won his last two starts and yard won this in 2023 and 2025; key player
2 (8)	Vince L'Amour Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	135	tb	86-828	74	83	67	13d	—	—	-6	11	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Hard to predict and was last of eight over C&D two weeks ago; others preferred
3 (3)	Mark's Choice Bay J:William Pyle T:Gemma Tutty	J:William Pyle T:Gemma Tutty	134	p	2911-0	73	82	75	28d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-5	10.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ten-time course winner who is not ruled back at this track on his second run after a break
6 (7)	Hurt You Never Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Jack Garritty T:Adrian Nicholls	132	—	600-70	71	83	42	20d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-3	8.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Prolific winner but she's lost her way and needs to turn things around
4 (1)	Glory Fighter Bay J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	J:Mark Winn T:Paul Midgley	133	—	3-9831	72	84	78	30d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-1	10.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Recorded his 11th win when making all at Nottingham; respected off 2lb higher
1 (9)	Le Beau Garcon Bay J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Lewis Chalkley(7) T:Michael & David Easterby	135	—	16020-	74	85	69	221d	—	—	+5	14	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Four wins at this trip and he has a good record when fresh; in the mix off workable mark
8 (2)	Wrestling Revenue Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Mullen T:Ben Haslam	120	—	019-00	59	82	77	31d	—	—	-1	3.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Won at Pontefract in October but he's been out of sorts in three subsequent runs
9 (6)	He's An Angel Chestnut J:Cam Hardie T:Kevin Frost	J:Cam Hardie T:Kevin Frost	116	—	155688	55	83	-	27d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-2	2.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Frequent slow starter and he has work to do from out of the weights back in trip
NR (5)	Impressor Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	J:Rowan Scott T:Phillip Makin	129	p	67-400	68	84	79	20d	—	—	—	4.5	—	—
On last winning mark but he's been well held in his last two starts; down the list

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Betweenthesticks	5/2	9/4	5/2
Vince L'Amour	4/1	4/1	4/1
Mark's Choice	9/2	9/2	9/2
Hurt You Never	13/2	6/1	6/1
Glory Fighter	7/1	7/1	13/2
Le Beau Garcon	8/1	8/1	8/1
Wrestling Revenue	20/1	18/1	20/1
He's An Angel	22/1	18/1	20/1
Impressor	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Le Beau Garcon

OR: 6 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

2nd

Betweenthesticks

12.5

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Vince L'Amour

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Glory Fighter

10.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Mark's Choice

10.2

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Hurt You Never

8.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Impressor

4.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Wrestling Revenue

3.4

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

20/1

He's An Angel

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vince L'Amour	74	83	67
Le Beau Garcon	74	85	69
Mark's Choice	73	82	75
Glory Fighter	72	84	78
Betweenthesticks	71	84	79
Hurt You Never	71	83	42
Impressor	68	84	79
Wrestling Revenue	59	82	77
He's An Angel	55	83	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Vince L'Amour	13d ago	Quick return
Betweenthesticks	17d ago	Fit
Hurt You Never	20d ago	Fit
Impressor	20d ago	Fit
He's An Angel	27d ago	Fit
Mark's Choice	28d ago	Fit
Glory Fighter	30d ago	Fit
Wrestling Revenue	31d ago	Fit
Le Beau Garcon	221d ago	Long break

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
He's An Angel	Class Class 6	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.