Ripon Horse Racing Preview & Tips — 6 July 2026

Ripon Racecourse in North Yorkshire stages a six-race flat card on 6 July 2026, with the going Good on turf. Whether you are searching for Ripon racing today, a detailed Ripon preview or the sharpest Ripon tips, this evening meeting gets underway at 6:09 and concludes at 8:52, featuring 53 declared runners across sprint and middle-distance contests.

Meeting Statistics

A stellar 53 runners face the starter across just six races, yielding a bumper average field size of 8.8 — an outstanding turnout for a summer evening fixture.

• Total horses declared: 53 across 6 races
• Total prize money: £27,646
• Average field size: 8.8 runners per race
• Longest race: Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap, 12.0f (8:15)
• Shortest race: Mark's Choice, Ripon's Most-Winning Horse Handicap, 5.0f (7:40)
• Highest-rated horse: Goyard (OFR 82), trained by David O'Meara
• Youngest horse: Lady Rosalind, aged 2
• Oldest horse: Poet's Dawn, aged 11
• Number of debutants: 6
• Combined official ratings: 2,399

Big Money Races

The feature contest is the Mark's Choice, Ripon's Most-Winning Horse Handicap (5.0f, £6,185), a Class 4 sprint headed by topweight Goyard (David O'Meara, OFR 82), with last-time-out winners Kodiac Thriller and Reigning Profit among the dangers.

The £4,711 Download The Raceday Ready App Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (6.0f) draws the largest field of the night with 13 two-year-old fillies, including the experienced Eleven Eighty Two (OFR 68) and Tim Easterby's Halcon. The other joint-second-richest event, the Merit Estates Chartered Surveyors Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes (8.0f, £4,711), features just five runners, with Charlie Johnston's Alterity (OFR 71) the clear pick on ratings.

Tips & Best Bets

No individual tips are currently listed for this card. Punters are encouraged to consult the full racecard and latest market prices before placing bets.

Course Specialists

Over the past five seasons, Tim Easterby has been the standout trainer at Ripon with 71 winners, far ahead of David O'Meara (28), William Haggas (22), Richard Fahey (21) and K R Burke (18). In the saddle, David Allan leads the way with 46 course wins, followed by Daniel Tudhope (26), Jason Hart (23), Callum Rodriguez (20) and Sam James (18).

That local knowledge could prove invaluable, with a dozen previous course winners in action today. In the Napoleons Casino Handicap, Up The Jazz, Poet's Dawn, Jesmond Dawn and Precious Spartan all have winning course form. The feature sprint is packed with Ripon winners: Goyard, Kodiac Thriller, Reigning Profit, Vince L'Amour, Rock Of England, Mark's Choice and Canaria Queen have all scored here, while Vietnorm carries proven course form into the 12-furlong contest.

Key Trainers, Jockeys & Owners

The busiest trainers across the card are Tim Easterby (7 runners), Richard & Peter Fahey (4), William Haggas (3), Ivan Furtado (3) and Michael & David Easterby (3). Leading riders by rides are Jason Hart (6), Ray Dawson (5), David Allan (5), Tom Marquand (4) and Oisin Orr (4). The most prominent owners represented are S A Heley & Partner (2 runners), The Four Fillies Partnership, Nick Bradley Racing 5, M J Macleod and Ontoawinner & Alfa Site Services Ltd.

For the full runner-by-runner line-up, draws and latest odds, head to the complete Ripon racecard.