Full Result 8.42 Ripon | 3 June 2026

Ripon Theatre Festival 5th - 12th July Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) 1m 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⁽⁸⁾	1. Ziggy's Avenger 100/30F Hector Crouch Michael Bell	Hector Crouch Michael Bell	3	99	65	–	–	–
b g Space Blues (IRE) - Stay Forever (FR) (Harbour Watch)
In touch with leaders, pressed leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, hung right but kept on well final 110yds, readily (op 5/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	3. Paroda Diva (IRE) 4/1 Andrew Mullen Patrick Neville	Andrew Mullen Patrick Neville	3	99 p	65	–	–	–
b f Magna Grecia (IRE) - Mango Diva (Holy Roman Emperor)
Midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, soon hung right, keeping on 1f out, went second towards finish, no match for winner (op 9/2)

3⁽³⁾ nk [1¾]	4. Karakula Dancer 17/2 Liam Wright ⁵ James Ferguson	Liam Wright ⁵ James Ferguson	3	93 p	64	–	–	–
b g Palace Pier - Mix And Mingle (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, went third final strides (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ hd [2]	2. Deep Sleep 5/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	3	99	65	–	–	–
b g Dream Ahead (USA) - Grand Liaison (Sir Percy)
Led, faced challenge 2f out, headed 1f out, bit short of room final 110yds, lost two places towards finish (tchd 11/2)

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¾]	8. Cobalt Comet 9/1 Cam Hardie John Mackie	Cam Hardie John Mackie	3	92 h	58	–	–	–
b g Massaat (IRE) - Primanora (First Trump)
Prominent, pressed leader 2f out, lost second 1f out, weakened gradually final 110yds (op 10/1 tchd 17/2)

6⁽²⁾ 3¼ [6]	6. Talking In Kode 7/1 Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	Callum Rodriguez Edward Bethell	3	94	60	–	–	–
b f Kodi Bear (IRE) - Chatting (IRE) (Intikhab)
In touch with leaders, short of room against far rail from 2f out, weakened quickly final 110yds (op 13/2 tchd 8/1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1½ [7½]	5. Popty Ping 6/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	3	96 v	62	–	–	–
b f Ardad (IRE) - Solfege (Shamardal)
Towards rear throughout (op 15/2)

8⁽⁴⁾ 9½ [17]	7. What Fools Believe 11/1 Jason Hart Ivan Furtado	Jason Hart Ivan Furtado	3	92	58	–	–	–
b f Zoustar (AUS) - Festive Star (Golden Horn)
Always behind (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

8 ran Off time: 8:42:49 Winning time: 1m 40.45s (slow by 3.35s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Middleham Park Racing & Harry Kassap Llc (Ziggy's Avenger) 1st breeder: Genesis Green Stud Ltd
2nd owner: MPS Racing & Partners (Paroda Diva)
3rd owner: Salah Fustok (Karakula Dancer)
Tote win: £4.34 PL: £1.60 £1.70 £2.50 Ex: £14.50 CSF: £16.90 Tricast: £103.89 Trifecta: £134
Jackpot:
Placepot: £38.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £72,066.03 - 1,858.62 winning units
Quadpot: £11.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £9,313.50 - 777.69 winning units

8:42 Ripon 3 Jun 2026

Ripon Theatre Festival 5th - 12th July Handicap