William Hill EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – York

York

16:20

William Hill EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2024-10-11

Distance 6f

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £10,800

Winning Time 1m 15.05s (slow by 4.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fondo Blanco (GB) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	4/5F	Won
2nd	Belgrave (GB) Hector Crouch · Ralph Beckett	3/1	.75
3rd	Apache Green (GB) Adam Farragher · William Haggas	6/1	2.75
4th	The Vital Spark (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	50/1	3.25
5th	Mwafaq (IRE) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	18/1	2
6th	Showstorm (GB) Sam James · K R Burke	33/1	1.25
7th	Jungle King (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	8/1	.5
8th	Oselton (GB) Cam Hardie · Mark Walford	150/1	0.2

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
3 (6)	Fondo Blanco Brown J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	130	—	3	-	93	87	36d	—	—	-29	19.3	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Promise over this trip on soft on debut and is the one to beat on that evidence
2 (3)	Belgrave Grey J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	J:Hector Crouch T:Ralph Beckett	130	—	62	-	84	60	21d	—	—	-10	11.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Stepped up on debut form when switched to turf last time; claims if handling soft ground
1 (4)	Apache Green Black J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	J:Adam Farragher T:William Haggas	136	—	31	-	82	65	22d	—	—	+2	16.1	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Improved form to win at Pontefract last time but still to show this ground suits
4 (5)	Jungle King Chestnut J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Stamina on dam's side but interesting to see how he gets on over this trip on debut
5 (2)	Mwafaq Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	130	—	6	-	55	27	15d	—	1W/1P 1 run	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Lost all chance with a slow start on recent debut; looks one to watch this time
7 (1)	Showstorm Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	130	—	04	-	57	46	66d	—	—	-2	0.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Soundly beate both starts and needs a big step forward to figure on these terms
8 (8)	The Vital Spark Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	130	—	06	-	64	68	56d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Stepped up on debut effort last time but more needed on first run away from good ground.
6 (7)	Oselton Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Mark Walford	J:Cam Hardie T:Mark Walford	130	t	04	-	69	39	17d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-1	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Hinted at ability on both turf and AW but looks more a handicap type

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Fondo Blanco	4/5	8/11	4/5
Belgrave	7/2	10/3	7/2
Apache Green	6/1	6/1	6/1
Jungle King	7/1	15/2	15/2
Mwafaq	20/1	18/1	18/1
Showstorm	33/1	28/1	33/1
The Vital Spark	66/1	40/1	50/1
Oselton	200/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fondo Blanco

19.3

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 16.3

4/5

2nd

Apache Green

16.1

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

Belgrave

11.2

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Jungle King

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Mwafaq

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Showstorm

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

The Vital Spark

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

Oselton

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Fondo Blanco	—	93	87
Belgrave	—	84	60
Apache Green	—	82	65
Jungle King	—	—	—
Mwafaq	—	55	27
Showstorm	—	57	46
The Vital Spark	—	64	68
Oselton	—	69	39

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Mwafaq	15d ago	Fit
Oselton	17d ago	Fit
Belgrave	21d ago	Fit
Apache Green	22d ago	Fit
Fondo Blanco	36d ago	Fit
The Vital Spark	56d ago	Fresh
Showstorm	66d ago	Fresh
Jungle King	—	—