Who won the 15:28 Ripon on 26 September 2026?
U Sure Do (IRE) won the 15:28 Ripon at SP 10.00. Ridden by Duran Fentiman. Trained by Tim Easterby.
15:28 Ripon
Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap Stakes
6f · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 12 runners · £25,770 · Saturday, 26 September 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 12thRace report
- 1stU Sure Do (IRE)Duran Fentiman·Tim Easterby9/1·10.00SP
- 2ndKind Touch (IRE)Cam Hardie·Richard & Peter Fahey·beaten .5 lengths14/1·15.00SP
- 3rdIndian Run (IRE)Ryan Sexton·Julie Camacho·beaten 1.75 lengths17/2·9.50SP
Race time
1m 10.05s
Race time recorded.
In-running (U Sure Do (IRE))
“Held up towards the back - pushed along and closed ground over 1f out before angling left for room and hitting the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score”
AI top-rated Dark Thirty (score 54.8) finished 12th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 7.00 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.
Other selections
Head-to-head dashboard →Each-way54.8/100 rating
Dark Thirty
11.50Matchbook
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: Dark Thirty
Dark Thirty heads this twelve-runner Class 2 sprint at Ripon on good ground carrying the strongest profile in the field, rated narrowly ahead of a trio of dangers in Indian Run, Dark Cloud Rising, and Schrodinger's Cat, each of whom will be pressing hard over the six furlongs and cannot be dismissed. The selection will need to be at its best to hold off that clustered group, though the edge in quality, however modest, offers a meaningful reason to side with Dark Thirty. The pick is Dark Thirty.
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
Dark Thirty
Jake Dickson(5) · John & Sean Quinn · 6yo
Top-rated of 12
score 54.8 · +0.4 clear of next best (54.4)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight70strong13d since last run (quick turnaround)
- Ratings50% weight66strongOR 99 — highest combined rating in the field
- Form20% weight42below averageLast 6: 2-1-2-0-0-3
- Trainer20% weight33weakJohn & Sean Quinn: 3/23 winners last 14d (13%)
MarketBest price 11.50 (Matchbook) · 5th in the market of 12.
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 6f
full course data →No meaningful draw bias at this course and trip.
Low (1–4)
IV 0.94
Mid (5–8)
IV 1.15
High (9–12)
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
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 4 4yo · G · btbFT TB | 169871 | 82 | 49.1 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 2 | 12 | J: Cam Hardie · T: Richard & Peter Fahey · draw 1 3yo · G · b | 23742 | 83 | 52.5 | 14/1·15.00 SP |
| 3 | 4 | J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho · draw 12 5yo · G · br | 892133 | 91 | 51.4 | 17/2·9.50 SP |
| 4 | 9 | J: Conor Whiteley(5) · T: David O'Meara · draw 10 4yo · G · b | 275210 | 85 | 50.0 | 100/30F·4.33 SP |
| 5 | 3 | J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara · draw 8 4yo · G · bv | U13266 | 92 | 54.4 | 12/1·13.00 SP |
| 6 | 2 | J: Oisin Orr · T: Charles Hills · draw 5 5yo · G · b | 040010 | 95 | 48.8 | 9/1·10.00 SP |
| 7 | 8 | J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Keatley · draw 11 6yo · G · bt | 060707 | 85 | 40.1 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 8 | 7 | J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 9 5yo · G · bb | 008001 | 87 | 48.5 | 4/1·5.00 SP |
| 9 | 5 | J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 4yo · G · b | 116205 | 89 | 51.3 | 8/1·9.00 SP |
| 10 | 10 | J: Andrew Mullen · T: Ben Haslam · draw 7 4yo · F · chp | 515448 | 85 | 52.3 | 25/1·26.00 SP |
| 11 | 6 | J: Oliver Stammers · T: Grant Tuer · draw 6 3yo · G · b | 126560 | 91 | 45.4 | 16/1·17.00 SP |
| 12 | 1 | J: Jake Dickson(5) · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 3 6yo · G · b | 212003 | 99 | 54.8 | 7/1·8.00 SP |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:28 Ripon?
No — the AI top pick (Dark Thirty) finished 12.
What were the placings in the 15:28 Ripon?
Top finishers: 1. U Sure Do (IRE) (10.00), 2. Kind Touch (IRE) (15.00), 3. Indian Run (IRE) (9.50).
What was the winning time for the 15:28 Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 10.05s.
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