Ripon Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div I)

15:40 Ripon Tue 01 Sep 2026 6f Class 4 Soft 10 runners

Mr Fox’s call

Yes I'm Mali

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/8 SP 8/11F Est. 32%

🏆 WON

Mr Fox says

Yes I'm Mali carries the highest SR in the field at 89 — a clear edge over the next-best cluster of Kind Touch (80), Spirit Of Applause (79), and Charlie Mason (77) — and drops a class (ClassMv:↓1) into a Class 4 sprint where that ability edge should be decisive. The market agrees: shortening 6% to 11/8 with Tudhope (16% career strike rate) booked is a meaningful positive signal. The main concern is DistFit:- at 6f, but the class drop and SR superiority override a moderate distance-record worry in a field of this quality. Four days since last run suggests the trainer is aiming deliberately at this race. Each-way alternative: Charlie Mason. Main danger: Charlie Mason — Charlie Mason (SR:77, 9/1) has confirmed GoingFit:+ on today's soft ground — the one proven soft-ground handler in the field — and has steamed in 19% to 9/1 with Callum Rodriguez (17% career strike rate) aboard, suggesting connections see a genuine opportunity at this 9-8 weight.

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Full result

Winner: Yes I'm Mali (GB) at SP 8/11F. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

1 Yes I'm Mali Fox #1 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 5/4
2 Kind Touch Fox #3 Richard & Peter Fahey · Oisin Orr 9/2
3 Top Juggler Seb Spencer · Dale Swift 8/1
4 Spirit Of Applause Fox #4 Tim Easterby · Sean Kirrane 15/2
5 Another Investment Nigel Tinkler · Alex Jary(3) 25/1
6 Charlie Mason Fox #2 Tony Carroll · Callum Rodriguez 9/1
7 Anaisa Tim Easterby · David Allan 28/1
8 Secret Guest Bryan Smart · Paul Mulrennan 14/1
9 Arduis Invicta Craig Lidster · Tom Eaves 22/1
10 Reigning Profit Ruth Carr · James Sullivan 22/1

Top 4 — how each finished

1 Yes I'm Mali 11/8 SP 8/11F 🏆 WON
2 Charlie Mason 9/1 6TH
3 Kind Touch 15/2 🥈 2ND
4 Spirit Of Applause 9/2 🏁 4TH