RoR horses For Courses British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Ascot

14:00

Date 2023-09-09

Distance 7f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £16,200

Winning Time 1m 26.12s (slow by 0.32s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ghostwriter (IRE) William Buick · Clive Cox	10/11F	Won
2nd	Dark Tornado (IRE) J F Egan · Peter Chapple-Hyam	18/1	1.25
3rd	American Bay (GB) Daniel Muscutt · Harry & Roger Charlton	100/30	4.75
4th	Military Artist (USA) Cameron Noble · Roger Varian	8/1	2.5
5th	Von Baer (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Brian Meehan	50/1	1.25
6th	He's Got Game (IRE) Ross Coakley · Hugo Palmer	150/1	.5
7th	Spun To Gold (USA) David Probert · Andrew Balding	9/1	3
8th	Aramram (IRE) Sam Hitchcott · Richard Hannon	16/1	1.5
9th	Sea The Thunder (GB) Laura Pearson · Ralph Beckett	16/1	1.75

Runners (9)

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
1 (7)	Ghostwriter Bay J:William Buick T:Clive Cox	J:William Buick T:Clive Cox	136	—	1	-	93	78	29d	—	—	-21	25.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Well bred; made winning start at Newmarket; should improve and may well follow up
2 (5)	American Bay Chestnut J:Daniel Muscutt T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Daniel Muscutt T:Harry & Roger Charlton	130	—	92	-	92	50	30d	—	—	-7	9.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Built significantly on low-key debut when beaten nose at Salisbury; commands major respect
8 (1)	Spun To Gold Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	130	—	3	-	90	-	17d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Plenty to like about debut third at Kempton last month when he met trouble; should build
6 (2)	Military Artist Chestnut J:Cameron Noble T:Roger Varian	J:Cameron Noble T:Roger Varian	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	2.75/1	12 8%
360,000gns breeze-up purchase; bred to be useful and represents a bang-in-form stable
7 (4)	Sea The Thunder Bay J:Laura Pearson T:Ralph Beckett	J:Laura Pearson T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	2.75/1	12 8%
By Kingman out of a useful French 1m1f winner; another newcomer to consider
3 (3)	Aramram Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Blue Point half-brother to two winners; worth a market check for in-form yard
4 (9)	Dark Tornado Grey J:J F Egan T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:J F Egan T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	130	—	6	-	82	57	20d	—	—	-4	1.4	3.75/1	16 6%
Hampered when sixth of 11 on Sandown debut; should improve, and perhaps significantly
9 (6)	Von Baer Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Brian Meehan	J:Saffie Osborne T:Brian Meehan	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	8.00/1	33 3%
Quite appealing on breeding and stable had impressive first-time-out 2yo scorer last month
5 (8)	Hes Got Game Bay J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	J:Ross Coakley T:Hugo Palmer	130	t	06	-	59	-	26d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
Out of a useful 6f winner but hasn't shown much in two runs to date

Horse	bet365	Coral
Ghostwriter	10/11	5/6
American Bay	9/2	9/2
Spun To Gold	11/2	6
Military Artist	12	12
Sea The Thunder	12	12
Aramram	14	14
Dark Tornado	16	14
Von Baer	33	33
Hes Got Game	150	125

Predictor

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

1st

Ghostwriter

25.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

American Bay

9.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 4.7

9/2

3rd

Spun To Gold

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Military Artist

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Sea The Thunder

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Aramram

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Dark Tornado

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Von Baer

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Hes Got Game

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ghostwriter	—	93	78
American Bay	—	92	50
Spun To Gold	—	90	—
Military Artist	—	—	—
Sea The Thunder	—	—	—
Aramram	—	—	—
Dark Tornado	—	82	57
Von Baer	—	—	—
Hes Got Game	—	59	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Spun To Gold	17d ago	Fit
Dark Tornado	20d ago	Fit
Hes Got Game	26d ago	Fit
Ghostwriter	29d ago	Fit
American Bay	30d ago	Fit
Military Artist	—	—
Sea The Thunder	—	—
Aramram	—	—
Von Baer	—	—