irishracing.com | Race Result Ripon, Thu, 16th Apr, 2026, Armstrong Memorial Handicap of £14,000.00 4-y-o plus

3.45 Armstrong Memorial Handicap of £14,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 4) 6f.

Ripon Results Thu, 16th Apr, 2026

Going - Good to Soft.

Placepot Pool - £78,891.36 Winning Units - 4134.17 Dividend - £13.90. Quadpot Pool - £8,671.27 Winning Units - 803.48 Dividend - £7.90. Place Six Dividend - £17.70. Place Five Dividend - £10.35.

3.45 6f. (Class 4) 4-y-o plus 16 Ran
Armstrong Memorial Handicap of £14,000.00 4-y-o plus 1st - £7,216.00, 2nd - £3,384.00, 3rd - £1,693.00, 4th - £846.00, 5th - £423.00, 6th - £211.00
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1st

8-12 (RADS)
(Drawn 8) Rated 79
Kodiac (GB) - Stage Name (GB)(Famous Name (GB))
Breeder - Stage Name Partnership

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Mr M T Walford

Rhys Elliott(5)

Tote Win £15.20 Place £3.70

prominent near side, pushed along and led overall over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well (on the improved form, trainer said gelding had stripped fitter for the reappearance run at Doncaster following a 163-day break)

29th Mar, 26 Doncaster
17th Flat Hcp Rated 81 This
Race

2nd

9-5 (Hollywood Racing & Barnane Stud)
(Drawn 12) Rated 81
Dark Angel (IRE) - Chrysanthemum (IRE)(Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Breeder - Barnane Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Richard Hannon

Joe Leavy

Place £1.20

wore hood to start, midfield near side, closed on leaders over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

28th Mar, 26 Kempton
4th Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race

3rd

nose

9-9 (Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXVIII)
(Drawn 14) Rated 85
Washington DC (IRE) - Dance On The Day (IRE)(Epaulette (AUS))
Breeder - A. Plumbridge

(Morning price: 9/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 6/1 13/2 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Kevin Ryan

S A Gray

Place £2.70

soon led near side, headed over 2f out, ridden when short of room inside final furlong, kept on

10th Aug, 25 Leicester
9th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race

4th

9-6 (Reindeer Racing Club)
(Drawn 10)ts⁴ Rated 82
Inns Of Court (IRE) - Bett's Gift (GB)(Teofilo (IRE))
Breeder - J. McGlynn & C. Lyons

(Morning price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

Adrian Paul Keatley

O McSweeney

Place £3.90

midfield near side, headway towards centre from 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on

27th Mar, 26 Newcastle
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race

5th

1.25L

8-13 (Colin Dorman And Tommy Dorman)
(Drawn 16)ts⁺ Rated 75
Too Darn Hot (GB) - Impressionist (IRE)(Montjeu (IRE))
Breeder - John Gunther & Tanya Gunther

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 17/2 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Tim Easterby

D Allan

towards rear near side, headway over 2f out, raced towards centre and chased leaders inside final 110yds, no extra towards finish

18th Jun, 25 Ripon
1st Flat Mdn Rated 76 This
Race

6th

0.5L

9-4 (Peedeetee Syndicate & Partner)
(Drawn 6) Rated 80
Prince Of Lir (IRE) - Almarada (FR)(Le Havre (IRE))
Breeder - Con Marnane

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

P Midgley

D Nolan

prominent far side, headway and led far side over 1f out,m kept on but no chance with near side final 110yds

27th Mar, 26 Newcastle
6th Flat Hcp Rated 81 This
Race

7th

0.5L

8-5 (John Rhodes & Peter Timmins)
(Drawn 13)vs⁺ Rated 72
Unfortunately (IRE) - Broughtons Jewel (IRE)(Bahri (USA))
Breeder - Broughton Bloodstock

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 12/1 14/1)
SP 14/1

Richard Fahey

Ethan Tindall(5)

towards rear near side, some headway 1f out, kept on but not pace to trouble leaders inside final 110yds

1st Nov, 25 Newmarket
8th Flat Hcp Rated 75 This
Race

8th

0.75L

9-6 (Go Alfresco Racing Partners)
(Drawn 11) Rated 82
Power (GB) - War Bride (GER)(War Blade (GER))
Breeder - Gervin Creaner

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Mr M T Walford

Jack Garritty

prominent near side, pushed along and lost position over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110yds

29th Mar, 26 Doncaster
19th Flat Hcp Rated 84 This
Race

9th

1.75L

9-0 (Colin Dorman And Tommy Dorman)
(Drawn 4)vs⁺ Rated 79
Bobby's Kitten (USA) - Dreaming Of Stella (IRE)(Giant's Causeway (USA))
Breeder - S. Rudolf

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2) SP 11/2fav

Mrs R Carr

William Pyle(3)

led far side, dropped to second in group over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong, weakened towards finish

8th Apr, 26 Catterick
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 79 This
Race

10th

8-8 (Peter Blyth & Partner)
(Drawn 3) Rated 70
Awtaad (IRE) - Mitzi Winks (USA)(Lookin At Lucky (USA))
Breeder - Coseda Ltd

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 33/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

N Tinkler

Faye McManoman

in rear and soon switched left to race near side, outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened

29th Mar, 26 Doncaster
11th Flat Hcp Rated 73 This
Race

11th

9-3 (Huggymac Racing & Ptnr)
(Drawn 9)cp⁺ Rated 79
Pivotal (GB) - Crowning Glory (FR)(Speightstown (USA))
Breeder - Car Colston Hall Stud

(Morning price: 25/1 20/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 15/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Tim Easterby

S B Kirrane

always towards rear near side, never really on terms

24th Oct, 25 Doncaster
10th Flat Hcp Rated 80 This
Race

12th

9-0 (Chris Cleevely & Racing Knights)
(Drawn 5) Rated 76
Es Que Love (IRE) - Kathy Sun (IRE)(Intikhab (USA))
Breeder - D. Ryan, D. S. Ryan & R. A. Williams

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 18/1) SP 18/1

B M R Haslam

Joanna Mason

midfield far side, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened

12th Mar, 26 Newcastle
11th Flat Hcp Rated 77 This
Race

13th

1.5L

9-10 (Rasio Cymru 1 & Windmill House Racing)
(Drawn 15)ts⁹ Rated 86
Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Field Of Stars (GB)(Acclamation (GB))
Breeder - Airlie Stud & Mrs S. Rogers

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

David O'Meara

Mark Winn

awkward start, midfield near side, outpaced and dropped to rear over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

29th Mar, 26 Doncaster
8th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race

14th

shd

8-13 (The Horse Watchers 8)
(Drawn 7)vs² Rated 80
Swiss Spirit (GB) - Lady Lube Rye (IRE)(Catcher In The Rye (IRE))
Breeder - D. & S. L. Tanker Transport Ltd

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

M Appleby

Mason Paetel(5)

prominent far side, outpaced over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong

3rd Apr, 26 Lingfield
4th Flat Hcp Rated 81 This
Race

15th

nose

8-9 (Mps Racing, D Shapiro & D Clifford)
(Drawn 2) Rated 71
Mehmas (IRE) - Luminous Gold (GB)(Fantastic Light (USA))
Breeder - Tally-Ho Stud

(Morning price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

B M R Haslam

A Mullen

midfield far side, pushed along over 1f out, weakened approaching final 110yds

5th Nov, 25 Musselburgh
1st Flat Hcp Rated 65 This
Race

16th

1.75L

8-7 (Mrs L Jackson)
(Drawn 1)vs⁶ Rated 69
Kodi Bear (IRE) - Enliven (GB)(Dansili (GB))
Breeder - Enliven Partnership

(Morning price: 18/1 20/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

Richard Fahey

Cameron Hardie

taken down early and led to start, always in rear far side, never a factor

22nd Nov, 25 Newcastle
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 70 This
Race

Off 3.46
Time 1m. 11.60 secs, which is 2.29 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £154.60
Tote Trifecta- £1992.40
CSF- £97.76
Tricast- £748.36.

2025 Dakota Gold 11 9-9 Connor Beasley 14/1 (M Dods) (Drawn 9)
2024 Fortamour 8 9-4 Joanna Mason 7/1 (B M R Haslam) (Drawn 5)
2023 Bay Breeze 4 9-6 D Allan 5/1 (Tim Easterby) (Drawn 4)
2022 Fortamour 6 9-7 A Mullen 5/2Fav (B M R Haslam) (Drawn 8)
2021 Mark's Choice 5 9-4 Dougie Costello 9/1 (S England) (Drawn 3)

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Ripon Results Thu, 16th Apr, 2026