Who won the 17:05 Ripon on 15 August 2026?
Saxon Grace (IRE) won the 17:05 Ripon at SP 2.50. Ridden by Shane Gray. Trained by Daragh Bourke.
17:05 Ripon
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1m2f · Flat · Class 6 · Good · 13 runners · £5,234 · Saturday, 15 August 2026
Result
AI top pick wonat SP 6/4F·2.50Race report
- 1stSaxon Grace (IRE)AI top pick · 60.5Shane Gray·Daragh Bourke6/4F·2.50SP
- 2ndRiddikulus (GB)Oliver Stammers·Grant Tuer·beaten 1 length6/1·7.00SP
- 3rdSunny Orange (IRE)Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby·beaten 2.5 lengths9/2·5.50SP
Race time
2m 3.49s
Race time recorded.
In-running (Saxon Grace (IRE))
“Settled close to the front early - drifted across to hit the front by the 2f mark - took control from the 2f pole - pushed out inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score”
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.50 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way50.7/100 rating
Riddikulus
8.20Betfair Exchange
Top-half AI rating in the EW price sweet spot. Each-way splits stake: half on the win, half on the place portion.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Kitsune Power
Kitsune Power arrives here with a progressive profile that gives genuine reason to believe the bare ratings do not tell the full story, and a fitness edge over some of the more exposed rivals in this fourteen-runner Class 6 contest over ten furlongs at Ripon on good ground should prove telling in the closing stages. Casilli heads the field on ratings and must be respected as the chief danger, narrowly ahead of our selection on the figures, while Woodleigh and Sunny Orange are capable of running into the places on their better efforts. The case for opposing the top-rated runner rests on trajectory rather than a headline number, and a horse still finding improvement is precisely the type to thrive in this grade. Kitsune Power is our selection.
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
Saxon Grace
Shane Gray · Daragh Bourke · 3yo
Top-rated of 13
score 60.5 · +7.5 clear of next best (52.9)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Trainer20% weight100small sample (n=3)Daragh Bourke: 2/3 winners last 14d (67%) — too few recent runs to judge the yard
- Freshness10% weight70strong2d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Form20% weight69strongLast 6: 6-4-0-3-1-1
- Ratings50% weight39below averageOR 59
MarketBest price 3.00 (Betfair Exchange) · market favourite.
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 1m2f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–5)
IV 1.08
Mid (6–10)
IV 0.93
High (11–15)
IV 0.97
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 75 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | J: Shane Gray · T: Daragh Bourke · draw 11 3yo · F · ch | 640311 | 59 | 60.5 | 6/4F·2.50 SP |
| 2 | 14 | J: Oliver Stammers · T: Grant Tuer · draw 14 3yo · F · bb | 444141 | 54 | 50.7 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 3 | 1 | J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 5 6yo · G · bb | 442325 | 60 | 41.7 | 9/2·5.50 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 12 9yo · G · chp | 527226 | 52 | 40.9 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 5 | 4 | J: Joanna Mason · T: Roger Fell · draw 13 5yo · G · b | 211554 | 58 | 40.0 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 6 | 8 | J: Billy Garritty · T: Michael & David Easterby · draw 2 9yo · M · b | 64866 | 54 | 29.8 | 28/1·29.00 SP |
| 7 | 7 | J: James Sullivan · T: Ruth Carr · draw 3 4yo · F · b | 355705 | 56 | 42.5 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| 8 | 13 | J: Andrew Elliott · T: Simon West · draw 8 6yo · G · bv | 184463 | 47 | 32.7 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 9 | 15 | J: Mark Winn · T: Simon Whitaker · draw 1 7yo · G · blb | 66678 | 45 | 28.1 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 10 | 3 | J: Amie Waugh(3) · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 7yo · G · bp | 260134 | 59 | 40.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 11 | 10 | J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara · draw 10 3yo · G · ch | 553 | 60 | 48.0 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| F | 2 | J: Ben Robinson · T: Brian Ellison · draw 9 4yo · F · bp | 93443 | 60 | 44.4 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| UR | 12 | J: William Pyle · T: Ruth Carr · draw 15 3yo · G · b | 046606 | 58 | 42.2 | 40/1·41.00 SP |
| — | — | J: Jason Hart · T: Christopher Kellett · draw 6 5yo · G · b | 783818 | 56 | 52.9 | — |
| — | — | J: Aiden Brookes · T: Micky Hammond · draw 7 4yo · G · bhFT H | 4432 | 57 | 38.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 17:05 Ripon?
Yes — the AI top-rated horse, Saxon Grace, won the race (AI score 60.5).
What were the placings in the 17:05 Ripon?
Top finishers: 1. Saxon Grace (IRE) (2.50), 2. Riddikulus (GB) (7.00), 3. Sunny Orange (IRE) (5.50).
What was the winning time for the 17:05 Ripon?
The winning time was 2m 3.49s.
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