Cathedral city in North Yorkshire whose racecourse hosted Britain's first horse race for female jockeys in 1723 (5)

I believe the answer is:

ripon

(Other definitions for ripon that I've seen before include "northern town" , "minster" , "Yorks cathedral" , "historic city" , "North Yorkshire cathedral city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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