William Hill Epic Value Handicap – Ripon

Ripon

15:50

William Hill Epic Value Handicap

Date 2023-08-19

Distance 1m

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,731

Winning Time 1m 41.12s (slow by 4.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Spirit Catcher (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	4/1	Won
2nd	Challet (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	3/1F	5.5
3rd	Freedom Day (IRE) Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	14/1	1.5
4th	Ugo Gregory (GB) Phil Dennis · Tim Easterby	7/1	0.05
5th	Purple Gown (IRE) Paul Hanagan · Adam Nicol	66/1	3
6th	The Turpinator (IRE) Sam James · Grant Tuer	17/2	1.75
7th	Skilled Warrior (IRE) Ben Curtis · Grant Tuer	28/1	2.25
8th	Dungar Glory (IRE) Dougie Costello · Adrian Paul Keatley	9/1	.75
9th	Gis A Sub (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	25/1	4
10th	Garden Oasis (GB) David Allan · Tim Easterby	10/1	3.25
11th	Larado (FR) Theodore Ladd · Michael Appleby	33/1	0.3
12th	Indiana Be (GB) Daniel Tudhope · Edward Bethell	6/1	11

Runners (12)

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
10 (1)	Challet Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	134	—	6-0624	77	93	68	14d	—	—	-9	13.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Front-runner with a good C&D record; bold show likely from a handy inside stall
11 (12)	Indiana Be Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Edward Bethell	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Edward Bethell	133	—	231516	82	91	80	36d	—	—	+9	22.2	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Made all in C&D maiden in June but may struggle to pull off similar tactics from stall 12
1 (6)	Spirit Catcher Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	141	h	-22878	84	93	76	21d	—	—	0	15.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Below best lately but this prominent racer is very capable off this mark if back on song
6 (2)	Ugo Gregory Grey J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	J:Phil Dennis T:Tim Easterby	135	tp	425151	78	87	72	7d	—	—	+16	25.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has won two of last three but a further 6lb rise may find him out
8 (8)	Dungar Glory Chestnut J:Dougie Costello T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Dougie Costello T:Adrian Paul Keatley	134	t	811543	77	90	81	22d	—	—	+9	16.9	2.25/1	10 10%
Course scorer; creditable third over 1m at York latest; should be competitive
4 (7)	The Turpinator Bay J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	J:Sam James T:Grant Tuer	138	—	3-9785	81	90	63	7d	—	—	+4	12.2	2.00/1	9 11%
Patchy form this year but well treated if on a going day
9 (9)	Garden Oasis Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	134	p	721648	77	90	80	10d	—	—	+6	12.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has won this race for the last two years so no surprise if he leaves recent efforts behind
7 (5)	Freedom Day Bay J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	J:Jack Garritty T:Mark Walford	135	—	64-19	84	82	74	7d	—	—	+4	10.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Novice winner for Gosdens; never involved on recent handicap/yard debut but met trouble
5 (10)	Gis A Sub Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	137	—	-80407	80	89	74	14d	—	—	+3	9.1	3.75/1	16 6%
Hasn't been threatening lately and stamina is an unknown stepping up 2f
3 (4)	Skilled Warrior Bay J:Ben Curtis T:Grant Tuer	J:Ben Curtis T:Grant Tuer	139	—	5-1000	82	91	42	21d	—	—	+5	9	8.00/1	33 3%
Winner off only 1lb lower on AW in April but suffered three heavy defeats since
12 (3)	Purple Gown Chestnut J:Paul Hanagan T:Adam Nicol	J:Paul Hanagan T:Adam Nicol	124	—	48-210	67	90	79	104d	—	—	0	5.9	8.00/1	33 3%
1-21 for Jim Bolger, the win coming over 1m on heavy in April; best watched for new yard
2 (11)	Larado Bay J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	J:Theodore Ladd T:Michael Appleby	139	b	554788	82	91	85	17d	—	—	+6	8.6	12.25/1	50 2%
On a winning mark but well beaten on recent return from five months off

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Challet	11/4	3	11/4	5/2	3/1
Indiana Be	11/2	5	11/2	11/2	11/2
Spirit Catcher	9/2	9/2	4	9/2	4/1
Ugo Gregory	8	7/1	15/2	15/2	15/2
Dungar Glory	10	9	9	10	10
The Turpinator	9	9	9	9	9
Garden Oasis	12	12/1	12/1	10	12/1
Freedom Day	12	12	12	11	14
Gis A Sub	14	14	16	16	16
Skilled Warrior	33	28	28	20	33
Purple Gown	33	18	18	18	20
Larado	50	33	33/1	33/1	33

Predictor

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

1st

Ugo Gregory

25.9

OR: 7 Form: 16 Odds: 2.9

15/2

2nd

Indiana Be

22.2

OR: 8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 3.6

11/2

3rd

Dungar Glory

16.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.1

Spirit Catcher

15.4

OR: 8.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Challet

13.4

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Garden Oasis

12.7

OR: 6.8 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

The Turpinator

12.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 2.4

Freedom Day

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Gis A Sub

9.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Skilled Warrior

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Larado

8.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

Purple Gown

5.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spirit Catcher	84	93	76
Freedom Day	84	82	74
Indiana Be	82	91	80
Skilled Warrior	82	91	42
Larado	82	91	85
The Turpinator	81	90	63
Gis A Sub	80	89	74
Ugo Gregory	78	87	72
Challet	77	93	68
Dungar Glory	77	90	81
Garden Oasis	77	90	80
Purple Gown	67	90	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ugo Gregory	7d ago	Quick return
The Turpinator	7d ago	Quick return
Freedom Day	7d ago	Quick return
Garden Oasis	10d ago	Quick return
Challet	14d ago	Fit
Gis A Sub	14d ago	Fit
Larado	17d ago	Fit
Spirit Catcher	21d ago	Fit
Skilled Warrior	21d ago	Fit
Dungar Glory	22d ago	Fit
Indiana Be	36d ago	Fit
Purple Gown	104d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Challet	Front Runner
Larado	Front Runner
Spirit Catcher	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.