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15:25

Ripon

Great Britain

Ripon Races Ladies' Day Handicap

Thursday, 18 June 2026

6f·Flat·Class 2·Good·7 runners·£12,885
Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th
  1. 1st
    Dark Cloud Rising (GB)
    Mark Winn·David O'Meara
    13/2·7.50
    SP
  2. 2nd
    Dark Thirty (IRE)
    Jason Hart·John & Sean Quinn·beaten 2 lengths
    5/1·6.00
    SP
  3. 3rd
    Strong Warrior (GB)
    Shane Gray·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten 1.75 lengths
    10/1·11.00
    SP
Race time
1m 9.12s+0.22s vs std

On standard — typical pace for the course/distance.

AI top-rated Wild Clary (score 57.2) finished 4th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 0.91 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.

Selections by model

Head-to-head dashboard →
v1.057.2/100 rating
Wild Clary
2.00Bet365· informational only

Top-rated, but filter rejects this race

v1.1
No pick

Race outside the segment-edge filter

Each-way46.9/100 rating
Dark Thirty
5.50Bet365
Place portion settles at 1.90 · 1/5 odds · 3 places

Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.

Racing Alpha pick

Wild Clary

Kevin Stott · Richard Hannon · 4yo

57.2/100
+9.4 vs next best (47.8)

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

  • Form20% weight
    76strong
    Last 6: 2-4-2-3-1
  • Freshness10% weight
    70strong
    7d since last run (quick turnaround)
  • Ratings50% weight
    58average
    OR 87
  • Trainer20% weight
    30weak
    Richard Hannon: 6/51 winners last 14d (12%)
MarketBest price 2.00 (Bet365) — market favourite. AI agrees with the market.

v1.3 rating · weights and method explained on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Runners

Pos#DrHorseJockey / TrainerFormWtORRPRTSAISP
615
6yo · G · b
01000
9-099547.8
25/1·26.00
SP
223
6yo · G · b
00710
9-079346.9
5/1·6.00
SP
336
4yo · G · b
20000
9-038942.2
10/1·11.00
SP
147
4yo · G · bv
5090U
9-028845.5
13/2·7.50
SP
452
4yo · G · b
24231
9-018757.2
10/11F·1.91
SP
761
5yo · G · btp
281006
8-067841.4
33/1·34.00
SP
574
4yo · G · b
65593
8-047642.4
11/2·6.50
SP

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:25 Ripon on 18 June 2026?

Dark Cloud Rising (GB) won the 15:25 Ripon at SP 7.50. Ridden by Mark Winn. Trained by David O'Meara.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:25 Ripon?

No — the AI top pick (Wild Clary) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 15:25 Ripon?

Top finishers: 1. Dark Cloud Rising (GB) (7.50), 2. Dark Thirty (IRE) (6.00), 3. Strong Warrior (GB) (11.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:25 Ripon?

The winning time was 1m 9.12s, on standard time.

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