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Ripon Cathedral City Of The Dales Handicap Stakes

15:28 Ripon Sat 26 Sep 2026 6f Class 2 Good 12 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

I'm Next silks

I'm Next

SPECULATIVE Advised 7/1 Est. 22%

9TH

Mr Fox says

I'm Next (SR:86, 7/1) combines the most coherent cluster of positive signals in this field. The 9% market move in (Mkt:in9%) is meaningful in a 12-runner Class 2 handicap and suggests informed money. Carrying a light 9-4 — the joint-lightest alongside Schrodinger's Cat — is a genuine advantage, particularly given several rivals are burdened by marks 6-10lb higher. Tim Easterby's yard fields two runners but I'm Next draws the senior jockey booking in David Allan (13%, 2167 career runners), a clear signal the stable considers this their number one. The recent run just 7 days ago keeps the horse cherry-ripe, and a form line of 116205 shows the ability to win at this level even if the last run was a below-par fifth. Each-way alternative: Dark Thirty. Main danger: Indian Run — Indian Run (SR:96, 8/1) carries the highest SR in the field on a competitive 9-6 and a form line of 892133 shows consistent progression, with three consecutive top-three finishes suggesting a horse near peak condition — trainer Julie Camacho runs at a workmanlike 11% but the underlying ability figures make this a genuine threat.

Verify· #19904

Full result

Winner: U Sure Do (IRE) at SP 9/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 U Sure Do silks U Sure Do Tim Easterby · Duran Fentiman 10/1
  2. 2 Kind Touch silks Kind Touch Richard & Peter Fahey · Cam Hardie 14/1
  3. 3 Indian Run silks Indian Run Fox #3 Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 8/1
  4. 4 Yes I'm Mali silks Yes I'm Mali Fox #4 David O'Meara · Conor Whiteley(5) 5/1
  5. 5 Dark Cloud Rising silks Dark Cloud Rising David O'Meara · Mark Winn 12/1
  6. 6 Trefor silks Trefor Charles Hills · Oisin Orr 8/1
  7. 7 Another Baar silks Another Baar Adrian Keatley · Oisin McSweeney 16/1
  8. 8 Eye of Dubai silks Eye of Dubai John & Sean Quinn · Jason Hart 4/1
  9. 9 I'm Next silks I'm Next Fox #1 Tim Easterby · David Allan 15/2
  10. 10 Beaujolais Nouveau silks Beaujolais Nouveau Ben Haslam · Andrew Mullen 16/1
  11. 11 Schrodinger's Cat silks Schrodinger's Cat Grant Tuer · Oliver Stammers 11/1
  12. 12 Dark Thirty silks Dark Thirty Fox #2 John & Sean Quinn · Jake Dickson(5) 7/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 I'm Next silks I'm Next 7/1 9TH
  2. 2 Dark Thirty silks Dark Thirty 5/1 12TH
  3. 3 Indian Run silks Indian Run 8/1 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Yes I'm Mali silks Yes I'm Mali 8/1 🏁 4TH