Mark's Choice, Ripon's Most-Winning Horse Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	3	Goyard (G) FAV Won a 6f maiden (soft) and 5f novice (good) here last year. Shaped well when third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) on reappearance 15 days ago, no extra late on as if the outing was just ne…	185-384	D Tudhope D O'Meara	4	64.4kg	4 3/1
4th	2	8	Kodiac Thriller (G) V Hit the frame in top-end sprint handicaps last season (including Great St Wilfrid here) and was all the better for his reappearance when landing a 6f course handicap (good) in April. Lesser runs at A…	7-01004	Rhys Elliott M Walford	5	63.5kg	5 4/1
—	2	—	Tiva (F)	254631	— D O'Meara	4	63.5kg	—
1st	3	2	Reigning Profit (G) C&D winner who has posted plenty of creditable efforts in defeat this year. Capable of making his presence felt if things fall right.	046150	Ray Dawson Mrs R Carr	7	62.1kg	4.33 10/3
9th	4	4	Vince L'Amour (G) PT Produced his best effort for a while when scoring over C&D in May but below par since, including markedly so back here (6f) 18 days ago.	006790	D Allan T D Easterby	5	61.2kg	23 22/1
7th	5	7	Tees Aggregates (G) Capitalised on a falling mark in 5-runner handicap at Catterick (5f, firm) 14 days ago in a race which went ideally. More on his plate up 5 lb and in a higher grade.	453317	Jack Nicholls Adrian Nicholls	4	60.3kg	12 11/1
—	5	—	Hoodie Hoo (G)	6-24451	— C Hills	4	61.7kg	—
2nd	6	5	Rock Of England (G) Made it 2 wins in last 4 starts when seeing off the reopposing Canaria Queen by 1½ lengths over C&D (good to firm) 33 days ago. Should remain competitive off 6 lb higher.	131214	Jason Hart P T Midgley	6	59.9kg	5.50 9/2
3rd	7	9	Mark's Choice (G) P Tremendous record at Ripon (this race is named after him), 3 more victories last year taking his record at the course to 10-29. Best effort of 2026 when fourth of 6 over 6f here (good to firm) 19 day…	1-06243	William Pyle G Tutty	10	58.5kg	12 11/1
5th	8	6	Canaria Queen (M) P Kept busy and thriving this season, winning 3 times and also runner-up twice over this C&D. Found out in this class 5 company at Hamilton last time, though.	215528	D Fentiman T D Easterby	6	58.1kg	15 14/1
6th	9	1	South Parade (M) Has made a slow start to this year, including last of 9 at Pontefract a fortnight ago. Her mark has come down a long way as a result but need to see more.	074963	Cam Hardie R A Fahey	5	54.9kg	41 40/1
—	9	—	Marajito (F)	0-51654	— T D Easterby	4	59kg	—
—	12	—	Sands Of Josepi (G)	4714-69	Faye McManoman B Ellison	3	57.2kg	—
—	13	—	Empress Olivia (F)	210406	— M Walford	3	56.2kg	—

Betting forecast: Goyard (3/1), Reigning Profit (10/3), Kodiac Thriller (4/1), Rock Of England (9/2), Mark's Choice (11/1), Tees Aggregates (11/1), Canaria Queen (14/1), Vince L'Amour (22/1), South Parade (40/1)