Ribston Pippin

The breakthrough came at Great Yarmouth in August 2025, and a second win followed at Southwell in December. Two wins at two different tracks suggests this is not a horse that needs one specific place to feel at home. What does stand out is the distance: at a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs, Ribston Pippin has won 2 of 7 races — that is a 29% win rate at those trips, which is genuinely strong for a horse competing at this level. Compare that to the overall record of 2 from 14, and the message is clear — get the distance right, and this horse is a different proposition.

Most of Ribston Pippin's races have come at Class 6, which is the entry-level tier of British racing. There is no shame in that — plenty of horses find their niche here and make a decent living of it — and the record at that level is 2 wins from 8 races, or 25%, which means one in every four attempts ends in victory. That is a solid return. The recent form figures of 9-2-6-1-4-5 (read right to left, so the most recent run was a ninth) are a little mixed, but the sequence does contain a win and a runner-up, so the ability is clearly still there.

The trainer, Lemos De Souza, operates out of Newmarket in Suffolk — the heartland of British flat racing — and has sent out 18 winners already this season, which speaks to a yard in decent form. With Ribston Pippin having raced as recently as yesterday, there will be plenty of chances yet to add to that tally of two.