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

Ripon

17:50

Date 2026-05-17

Distance 6f

Class Class 6

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,664

Weather Overcast

Temp 8°C

Wind 4mph S

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 12.29s (slow by 3.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Solar Cooper (GB) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	12/1	Won
2nd	Battenburg Belle (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Rebecca Menzies	7/1	1.5
3rd	Kode Grey (IRE) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	17/2	.75
4th	Maynora (GB) Sam James · Craig Lidster	11/4	0.3
5th	I'm Dan Dare (GB) Jack Nicholls · Adrian Nicholls	9/4F	3
6th	Carnation Queen (IRE) Harry Russell · Ollie Pears	8/1	.5
7th	Luck Money (GB) Oisin McSweeney · Tim Easterby	18/1	7.5
8th	Call Me By My Name (GB) P J McDonald · Steph Hollinshead	17/2	7
9th	Dance Hello (IRE) Zak Wheatley · Christopher Kellett	50/1	1.75

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
4 (3)	I'm Dan Dare Chestnut J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	J:Jack Nicholls(5) T:Adrian Nicholls	132	p	685-02	55	65	49	10d	—	—	-16	8.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Just touched off at Redcar ten days ago; a 2lb rise shouldn't prevent another big run
1 (1)	Maynora Brown J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	J:Sam James T:Craig Lidster	135	—	-55251	58	63	51	40d	—	—	0	20.7	0.69/1	11/4 27%
11th-time lucky when scoring at Pontefract last month; 4lb higher and drawn widest today
3 (9)	Carnation Queen Chestnut J:Harry Russell T:Ollie Pears	J:Harry Russell T:Ollie Pears	134	p	166-50	57	64	-	17d	—	—	-5	4.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won a seller last June but handicaps have proved more challenging; now tried in headgear
6 (4)	Call Me By My Name Bay J:P J McDonald T:Steph Hollinshead	J:P J McDonald T:Steph Hollinshead	131	—	4488-9	54	64	51	22d	—	—	-6	3.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Drops back in class with his seasonal/stable debut under his belt; can do better today
8 (5)	Battenburg Belle Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Andrew Mullen T:Rebecca Menzies	125	—	6-9386	48	64	50	10d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Promising 3rd on handicap/turf debut; twice beaten over 1m since; unexposed as a sprinter
7 (7)	Kode Grey Grey J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	127	—	096	50	59	36	31d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Potential improver now handicapping at a modest level; betting to guide
2 (6)	Solar Cooper Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	135	p	066-80	58	56	50	22d	—	—	-4	4.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Still to build on the promise of his debut; connections now reach for headgear
5 (2)	Luck Money Chestnut J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tim Easterby	J:Oisin McSweeney T:Tim Easterby	132	—	656-	55	59	33	181d	—	—	-3	3	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Promise despite her unappealing form-figures as a 2yo; market useful now handicapping
9 (8)	Dance Hello Grey J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Christopher Kellett	J:Zak Wheatley(3) T:Christopher Kellett	122	—	7594-0	45	58	51	61d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Modest maiden; little evidence to suggest she is the answer today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
I'm Dan Dare	9/4	5/2	5/2
Maynora	11/4	11/4	11/4
Carnation Queen	8/1	8/1	8/1
Call Me By My Name	8/1	7/1	15/2
Battenburg Belle	8/1	8/1	15/2
Kode Grey	9/1	8/1	17/2
Solar Cooper	10/1	9/1	9/1
Luck Money	18/1	16/1	16/1
Dance Hello	66/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Maynora

20.7

OR: 2 Form: 12.5 Odds: 6.2

11/4

2nd

I'm Dan Dare

8.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Solar Cooper

4.5

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Carnation Queen

4.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Call Me By My Name

3.7

OR: 1 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Luck Money

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

18/1

Battenburg Belle

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Kode Grey

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Dance Hello

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Maynora	58	63	51
Solar Cooper	58	56	50
Carnation Queen	57	64	—
I'm Dan Dare	55	65	49
Luck Money	55	59	33
Call Me By My Name	54	64	51
Kode Grey	50	59	36
Battenburg Belle	48	64	50
Dance Hello	45	58	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
I'm Dan Dare	10d ago	Quick return
Battenburg Belle	10d ago	Quick return
Carnation Queen	17d ago	Fit
Call Me By My Name	22d ago	Fit
Solar Cooper	22d ago	Fit
Kode Grey	31d ago	Fit
Maynora	40d ago	Fit
Dance Hello	61d ago	Fresh
Luck Money	181d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
I'm Dan Dare	Prominent
Maynora	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 9 runners classified.