Hugh Martin Memorial EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Bands A, B, C And D) (GBB Race)

Ripon

15:00

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 1m1f170y

Class Class 4

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3-5yo

Prize £5,400

Winning Time 2m 11.75s (slow by 11.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lunar Bird (IRE) Joe Fanning · David Simcock	18/1	Won
2nd	Three Yorkshiremen (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	7/4	1.25
3rd	Victoria County (IRE) Hector Crouch · Archie Watson	9/2	16
4th	Bleak (IRE) Adam Farragher · William Haggas	13/8F	4.25
5th	The Malton Mauler (GB) Ryan Sexton · Adrian Paul Keatley	33/1	.5
6th	Natzor (FR) Hollie Doyle · Archie Watson	8/1	2.25
7th	Golden Firefly (IRE) Rowan Scott · Nigel Tinkler	50/1	36

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Bleak Chestnut J:Adam Farragher(3) T:William Haggas	J:Adam Farragher(3) T:William Haggas	133	—	53	-	91	48	24d	—	—	-20	13.6	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Promise in both starts over around 1m; more to come now upped in trip; leading claims
5 (2)	Three Yorkshiremen Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	p	0344-2	77	88	80	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-9	21.2	0.53/1	17/8 32%
Reliable performer but not progressing; new trip/headgear today but others look safer
3 (5)	Victoria County Chestnut J:Hector Crouch T:Archie Watson	J:Hector Crouch T:Archie Watson	133	—	8-3	-	80	63	14d	—	—	-9	7.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
In front of stablemate Natzor at Yarmouth latest; proven ability on soft a plus
2 (7)	Natzor Bay J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	J:Hollie Doyle T:Archie Watson	133	—	38	-	87	41	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-6	5.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
In front of Bleak on debut but has since underperformed on soft; latest run raises doubts
6 (3)	Lunar Bird Bay J:Joe Fanning T:David Simcock	J:Joe Fanning T:David Simcock	130	—	0-	-	58	-	171d	—	—	-4	1.4	5.25/1	22 5%
80-1 and never threatened on Kempton debut (1m) in November; longer-term prospect
4 (4)	Golden Firefly Bay J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Rowan Scott T:Nigel Tinkler	131	—	0-	-	53	-	260d	—	—	-2	0.7	16.25/1	66 2%
33-1, slowly away and never in contention in a 7f novice last summer; others appeal more
7 (1)	The Malton Mauler Bay J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Ryan Sexton(3) T:Adrian Paul Keatley	129	—	7-6	-	64	-	10d	—	—	-2	0.6	16.25/1	66 2%
Modest form in two 7f AW maidens; stamina not assured; handicaps more suitable in time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Bleak	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4	6/4
Three Yorkshiremen	7/4	7/4	17/8	15/8	15/8
Victoria County	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Natzor	8	15/2	8	8	8
Lunar Bird	22	18	18	18	18/1
Golden Firefly	66	50	50	50	50
The Malton Mauler	66	50	50	50	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Three Yorkshiremen

21.2

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 9.4

17/8

2nd

Bleak

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 10.6

6/4

3rd

Victoria County

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Natzor

5.2

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Lunar Bird

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Golden Firefly

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

The Malton Mauler

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Three Yorkshiremen	77	88	80
Bleak	—	91	48
Victoria County	—	80	63
Natzor	—	87	41
Lunar Bird	—	58	—
Golden Firefly	—	53	—
The Malton Mauler	—	64	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Malton Mauler	10d ago	Quick return
Victoria County	14d ago	Fit
Natzor	14d ago	Fit
Three Yorkshiremen	17d ago	Fit
Bleak	24d ago	Fit
Lunar Bird	171d ago	Long break
Golden Firefly	260d ago	Long break