William Hill Ripon Hornblower EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/IRE Incentive Race)

Ripon

14:10

Date 2024-08-17

Distance 6f

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £12,885

Winning Time 1m 11.13s (slow by 1.43s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Soldier's Heart (GB) Harry Davies · Simon & Ed Crisford	EvensF	Won
2nd	Line Of Force (IRE) Shane Gray · K R Burke	5/2	3.75
3rd	Morte Point (GB) Jack Gilligan · William Muir & Chris Grassick	17/2	1
4th	Jr Climbs (IRE) Dylan Hogan · David Evans	25/1	1
5th	Herb Fennel (IRE) Connor Beasley · Adrian Paul Keatley	25/1	1.25
6th	Lovat Scout (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	13/2	0.3

Runners (6)

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
5 (6)	Soldier's Heart Grey J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	J:Harry Davies T:Simon & Ed Crisford	134	t	218	89	96	86	17d	—	—	-6	31	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Didn't figure in Molecomb but Group entries suggest connections still have faith
1 (2)	Line Of Force Chestnut J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	138	—	116	87	87	80	35d	—	—	+4	28.5	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Faded in 7f Group 2 latest but had won twice over 6f prior to that; bold show likely
4 (1)	Morte Point Bay J:Jack Gilligan T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Jack Gilligan T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	134	—	1	-	88	60	21d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Looked potentially useful when scoring on 6f Salisbury debut three weeks ago
3 (5)	Lovat Scout Chestnut J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	134	—	1	-	84	52	22d	—	—	0	14	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Form of Thirsk debut win has taken a couple of knocks; he could still improve for top yard
2 (3)	Jr Climbs Bay J:Dylan Hogan T:David Evans	J:Dylan Hogan T:David Evans	134	—	71	-	83	76	31d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
All the sharper for debut when winning Bath maiden last month; may do better again
6 (4)	Herb Fennel Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Connor Beasley T:Adrian Paul Keatley	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Yard has some useful 2yos to compare him to, so he's worth a look in the betting

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Soldier's Heart	5/4	5/4	6/5	5/4	5/4
Line Of Force	5/2	5/2	9/4	11/4	5/2
Morte Point	6/1	6/1	6/1	11/2	6/1
Lovat Scout	13/2	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Jr Climbs	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Herb Fennel	33/1	33/1	28/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Soldier's Heart

OR: 9.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 11.8

5/4

2nd

Line Of Force

28.5

OR: 9.3 Form: 12 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Lovat Scout

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4

13/2

Morte Point

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Jr Climbs

11.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Herb Fennel

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Soldier's Heart	89	96	86
Line Of Force	87	87	80
Morte Point	—	88	60
Lovat Scout	—	84	52
Jr Climbs	—	83	76
Herb Fennel	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Soldier's Heart	17d ago	Fit
Morte Point	21d ago	Fit
Lovat Scout	22d ago	Fit
Jr Climbs	31d ago	Fit
Line Of Force	35d ago	Fit
Herb Fennel	—	—