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17:20 Ripon

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5f · Flat · Class 5 · Good · 8 runners · £4,711 · Thursday, 28 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 6th
  1. 1st
    Marajito (GB)
    Oisin McSweeney·Tim Easterby
    14/1·15.00
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Canaria Queen (GB)
    Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby·beaten 1.25 lengths
    9/2·5.50
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Tees Aggregates (IRE)
    Jack Nicholls·Adrian Nicholls·beaten 0.3 lengths
    4/1·5.00
    SP
Race time
58.88s+1.88s vs std

Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.

In-running (Marajito (GB))

“Taken down early - pressed leader - led over 1f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds”

AI top-rated Our Absent Friends (score 55.7) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party
Pundit pick: Tees Aggregates

Canaria Queen is at the top of her game and should go well but preference is for TEES AGGREGATES, who is capable in this grade.

Forecast 2/1 Herakles, 7/2 Canaria Queen, 11/2 Tees Aggregates, 6/1 Dc Cogent, 9/1 Marajito, 10/1 South Parade, Our Absent Friends, 16/1 Wrestling Revenue

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Our Absent Friends

Rowan Scott · Tristan Davidson · 8yo

Top-rated of 8
score 55.7 · +1.8 clear of next best (54.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

  • Freshness10% weight
    85very strong
    60d since last run (fresh)
  • Trainer20% weight
    73small sample (n=7)
    Tristan Davidson: 2/7 winners last 14d (29%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
  • Ratings50% weight
    49below average
    OR 66 · RPR 81 · TS 75
  • Form20% weight
    40below average
    Last 6: 2-8-3-4-2-0
MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Ripon 5f

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No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.

Low (1–3)
IV 0.94
Mid (4–6)
IV 1.15
High (7–8)
IV 0.93

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 162 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

PosNo.HorseFormORAISP
16
Marajito
J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Tim Easterby · draw 3
4yo · F · b
58005
6642.2
14/1·15.00
SP
27
Canaria Queen
J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2
6yo · M · blp
46161
6248.7
9/2·5.50
SP
31
Tees Aggregates
J: Jack Nicholls(5) · T: Adrian Nicholls · draw 6
4yo · G · b
75945
7037.4
4/1·5.00
SP
42
Herakles
J: Mark Winn · T: Paul Midgley · draw 4
6yo · G · b
44421
6954.0
3/1F·4.00
SP
58
Wrestling Revenue
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 7
5yo · G · b
19007
5739.2
33/1·34.00
SP
65
Our Absent Friends
J: Rowan Scott · T: Tristan Davidson · draw 8
8yo · G · ch
283420
6655.7
5/1·6.00
SP
73
South Parade
J: Ethan Tindall(5) · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 5
5yo · M · b
79000
6836.0
11/2·6.50
SP
84
Dc Cogent
J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Bryan Smart · draw 1
4yo · G · b
364436
6639.6
8/1·9.00
SP

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 17:20 Ripon on 28 May 2026?

Marajito (GB) won the 17:20 Ripon at SP 15.00. Ridden by Oisin McSweeney. Trained by Tim Easterby.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:20 Ripon?

No — the AI top pick (Our Absent Friends) finished 6.

What were the placings in the 17:20 Ripon?

Top finishers: 1. Marajito (GB) (15.00), 2. Canaria Queen (GB) (5.50), 3. Tees Aggregates (IRE) (5.00).

What was the winning time for the 17:20 Ripon?

The winning time was 58.88s, 1.88s slower than standard.

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