William Hill Ripon Hornblower EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Ripon

14:10

Date 2023-08-19

Distance 6f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £15,288

Winning Time 1m 12.70s (slow by 2.80s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Government Call (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Eve Johnson Houghton	13/8F	Won
2nd	Tropical Island (GB) Billy Garritty · Richard Fahey	7/2	0.1
3rd	The Coffee Pod (IRE) Ben Curtis · Richard Hannon	100/30	0.1
4th	Union Island (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	16/1	7
5th	Cuban Slide (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	9/2	2.5
6th	Bill's Baar (IRE) Dougie Costello · Adrian Paul Keatley	50/1	1.5
7th	I'm Spartacus (IRE) Connor Beasley · Bryan Smart	18/1	0.05
8th	Frankie Valliance (GB) Laura Pearson · David Loughnane	28/1	6.5

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (8)	Government Call Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Eve Johnson Houghton	134	—	21	-	89	72	9d	—	—	-12	25.3	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Built on 6f debut second when scoring at Sandown (5f) last week; more to come from him
6 (2)	The Coffee Pod Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Richard Hannon	J:Ben Curtis T:Richard Hannon	130	—	3	-	89	68	9d	—	—	-11	8.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Promising 3rd at Nottingham (6f) last week; stable has healthy strike-rate with 2yos here
8 (1)	Tropical Island Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	129	—	15	83	91	74	17d	—	—	+4	20	1.13/1	9/2 18%
5f course debut winner; fair 5th at Glorious Goodwood since; remains capable of better
1 (6)	Cuban Slide Grey J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	134	—	15	81	89	61	70d	—	—	+7	17.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Easy win on debut; only fifth in conditions race since but retains potential after a break
3 (5)	Im Spartacus Chestnut J:Connor Beasley T:Bryan Smart	J:Connor Beasley T:Bryan Smart	134	—	621	72	75	37	16d	—	—	+14	20.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Off mark at third time of asking at Newcastle (6f, AW) 16 days ago but more is needed here
7 (7)	Union Island Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	20	-	88	56	18d	—	—	-2	5.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Promise on debut and subsequent Goodwood run was too bad to be true
5 (4)	Frankie Valliance Bay J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	J:Laura Pearson T:David Loughnane	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	6.00/1	25 4%
Considered on debut only if the betting vibes are notably strong
4 (3)	Bills Baar Bay J:Dougie Costello T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Dougie Costello T:Adrian Paul Keatley	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Useful effort needed to take this on debut and he is likely best watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Government Call	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4	6/4
The Coffee Pod	10/3	10/3	3	3	10/3
Tropical Island	9/2	9/2	9/2	4	9/2
Cuban Slide	15/2	7	7	7	7
Im Spartacus	12	12	12	12	12
Union Island	14	11	11/1	10	14
Frankie Valliance	25	22	20	22	25
Bills Baar	40	33	33	28	33

Predictor

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

1st

Government Call

25.3

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.8

6/4

2nd

Im Spartacus

20.7

OR: 5.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.7

3rd

Tropical Island

OR: 8.3 Form: 7 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Cuban Slide

17.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 7 Odds: 3.1

15/2

The Coffee Pod

8.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Union Island

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.2

Frankie Valliance

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Bills Baar

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tropical Island	83	91	74
Cuban Slide	81	89	61
Im Spartacus	72	75	37
Government Call	—	89	72
The Coffee Pod	—	89	68
Union Island	—	88	56
Frankie Valliance	—	—	—
Bills Baar	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Government Call	9d ago	Quick return
The Coffee Pod	9d ago	Quick return
Im Spartacus	16d ago	Fit
Tropical Island	17d ago	Fit
Union Island	18d ago	Fit
Cuban Slide	70d ago	Fresh
Frankie Valliance	—	—
Bills Baar	—	—