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Ripon Rowels Handicap

Ripon · 27 August 2018
  • TypeFlat
  • ClassClass 2
  • Distance1m
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners9
  • HandicapYes

Borderforce (FR) (22/1) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 27 August 2018, beating Gurkha Friend (GB) by a head under Clifford Lee for trainer K R Burke. 9 ran on Good To Soft going over 1m; the winning time was 1m 39.90s (slow by 2.80s). The 3/1 favourite, Mikmak (GB), finished 6th, beaten 2¼ lengths.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 9 — The market

Winner Borderforce (FR)
SP: 22/1KTB Rating 86AKTB Speed 105A J: Clifford Lee T: K R Burke
Won by a headFav: Mikmak (GB) 3/1 · 6th
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 3 Borderforce (FR) 5g Clifford Lee(3) K R Burke 9-2 9286A105A 1:39.90 15,562.50 22/1
2nd 4 Gurkha Friend (GB) 6g hd Silvestre De Sousa Karen McLintock 9-5 9288A104A 1:39.94 4,660 9/2
3rd 10 Just Hiss (GB) p 5g ½ Paul Hanagan Tim Easterby 9-1 8883A103A 1:40.04 2,330 13/2
4th 2 Waarif (IRE) 5g ¾ Conor McGovern(5) David O'Meara 9-3 9582A102A 1:40.17 1,165 7/2
5th 7 Cote d'Azur (GB) t 5g nk Joe Fanning Les Eyre 9-6 9385A101A 1:40.22 582.50 11/1
6th 1 Mikmak (GB) p 5g ½ David Allan Tim Easterby 9-1 8878A100A 1:40.31 292.50 3/1 fav
7th 5 Two For Two (IRE) p 10g 1¼ Ben Curtis Roger Fell 8-7 8066A98A 1:40.54 — 33/1
8th 8 Hayadh (GB) 5g 1¾ Daniel Tudhope Rebecca Bastiman 9-3 9071A95A 1:40.85 — 11/2
9th 9 Gulf Of Poets (GB) 6g 1¾ Nathan Evans Michael Easterby 9-12 9975A92A 1:41.17 — 12/1

Winning time 1m 39.90s (slow by 2.80s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 39.48s. This race ran 0.42s (0.4% slower); the day's other races here ran 1.4% slower (N 6). Net of the day: 1.0% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Fayez (self certificate)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (9 of 9 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (9 of 9 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

Quick answers

Who won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon in 2018?
Borderforce (FR) won the Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon on 27 August 2018, ridden by Clifford Lee and trained by K R Burke.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
1st Borderforce (FR) (22/1), 2nd Gurkha Friend (GB) (9/2), 3rd Just Hiss (GB) (13/2).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
Borderforce (FR) returned a starting price of 22/1.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
9 horses ran in the 2018 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon. Non-runners: Fayez (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2018 Ripon Rowels Handicap at Ripon?
The winning time was 1m 39.90s (slow by 2.80s).

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