Full Result 5.20 Ripon | 17 May 2026

Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div I)

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo) 6f Good

1st £3,663.80 2nd £1,719.20 3rd £858.90 4th £429.80 5th £214.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Gunalt Wavelength 6/1 Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	Joanna Mason Michael & David Easterby	3	97	58	–	–	–
b f Make Believe - Aberlady (USA) (Arch)
Prominent, ridden and challenging over 1f out, led narrowly final 110yds, kept on well (op 9/2)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	1. Simba's Pride 5/2F Mark Winn Michael Dods	Mark Winn Michael Dods	3	912	63	–	–	–
ch g Dream Ahead (USA) - Tequila Royale (Equiano)
Pressed leader, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, headed final 110yds, kept on, just failed (op 2/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1½]	9. What A Tahoo (IRE) 22/1 Cam Hardie Richard & Peter Fahey	Cam Hardie Richard & Peter Fahey	3	89 1	46	–	–	–
ch f Cotai Glory - Tahoo (IRE) (Zebedee)
Towards rear, headway from 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on and went third inside final 110yds (op 20/1 tchd 16/1)

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [3]	4. Ellie's de Vega 5/1 Jamie Gormley Noel Wilson	Jamie Gormley Noel Wilson	3	95 b	56	–	–	–
ch g Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) - Peak Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Led narrowly, switched left 4f out, edged right and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9/2)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [3½]	6. Vega's Virtue (IRE) 10/1 Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	Sean Kirrane Tim Easterby	3	94	55	–	–	–
b f Lucky Vega (IRE) - Grace And Virtue (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Held up in midfield on outer, pushed along before halfway, no impression (op 11/1 tchd 12/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4]	2. Pivotal Terms 9/2 Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	Andrew Mullen Iain Jardine	3	97	58	–	–	–
ch f Pinatubo (IRE) - Her Terms (Pivotal)
Midfield, no extra inside final furlong (op 13/2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 5½ [9½]	7. Hares Bredth 7/2 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	3	93 t	54	–	–	–
b g Bated Breath - Lava Light (Sixties Icon)
In touch with leaders, weakened quickly 2f out (op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 20 [29½]	8. Tenor's Inn (IRE) 33/1 Alex Jary ³ Nigel Tinkler	Alex Jary ³ Nigel Tinkler	3	89	49	–	–	–
ch g Soldier's Call - Suedehead (Cape Cross)
Slowly into stride, always behind (tchd 28/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 8 [37½]	5. Peggy Boo 50/1 Barry McHugh Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	Barry McHugh Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	3	94	55	–	–	–
gr f Starman - Electrifying (Dark Angel)
Dwelt start, always behind (op 40/1)

9 ran Off time: 5:21:53 Winning time: 1m 11.37s (slow by 2.47s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: S Hollings & S Hull (Gunalt Wavelength) 1st breeder: Nawara Stud Limited
2nd owner: Dods Racing Club (Simba's Pride)
3rd owner: Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Ltd (What A Tahoo)
Tote win: £7 PL: £1.40 £1.50 £4.90 Ex: £26.50 CSF: £21.64 Tricast: £316.40 Trifecta: £392.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 77 (34%) M [4-6] 26 (8%) H [7-9] 47 (58%)

5:20 Ripon 17 May 2026

Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div I)