Thank You Richard Hammill Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Pontefract

Pontefract

14:02

Thank You Richard Hammill Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2025-04-08

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,780

Winning Time 1m 16.28s (slow by 1.88s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Strong Warrior (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	8/13F	Won
2nd	Veblen Good (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	4/1	0.2
3rd	U Sure Do (IRE) David Allan · Tim Easterby	100/30	2
4th	Big Apple Jack (GB) Joanna Mason · Michael & David Easterby	40/1	8
5th	Canaria Sun (GB) Sean Kirrane · Tim Easterby	40/1	1.25
6th	William Marshal (GB) Cam Hardie · Kevin Frost	150/1	2.25
7th	Passchendaele (GB) Tom Eaves · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	50/1	1.25
8th	Ey Up He's A Star (GB) David Nolan · Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	33/1	30

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 (5)	Strong Warrior Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	137	—	1-	-	87	74	260d	—	—	-23	27.1	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Comfortable win on debut at Ayr last July; absent since but he could be very promising
7 (6)	U Sure Do Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	130	—	23-	-	93	83	297d	—	—	-13	14.9	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Placed last June on his two starts; major player if reproducing that promise on his return
2 (7)	Veblen Good Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	137	—	21-	-	75	64	176d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Won at Wolverhampton on second 2yo start and he's respected under a penalty
9 (8)	Call Me Betty Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	125	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Faces no easy task against males on debut but trainer has won two of last three runnings
5 (2)	Ey Up He's A Star Bay J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:David Nolan T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	130	—	55-	-	67	35	172d	—	—	-2	0.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
From a family connections have done well with; probably of greater interest when h'capping
3 (3)	Big Apple Jack Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Joanna Mason T:Michael & David Easterby	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	20.00/1	80/1 1%
£8,000 yearling; half-brother to four winners but may be best watched on debut
6 (1)	Passchendaele Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	J:Tom Eaves T:Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Half-brother to 6f winner Hougoumont (RPR 78); makes debut in good race; others preferred
4 (9)	Canaria Sun Bay J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	J:Sean Kirrane T:Tim Easterby	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.3	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Trainer has done well with the family but he may be one for further down the line
8 (4)	William Marshal Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Kevin Frost	J:Cam Hardie T:Kevin Frost	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	0	0.2	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Brother to two winners; he'll need to be useful if he's to make a winning debut in this

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Strong Warrior	4/6	4/5	8/11	8/11	8/11
U Sure Do	11/4	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Veblen Good	4/1	7/2	4/1	9/2	4/1
Call Me Betty	20/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	20/1
Ey Up He's A Star	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Big Apple Jack	80/1	40/1	40/1	28/1	50/1
Passchendaele	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Canaria Sun	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
William Marshal	200/1	150/1	150/1	125/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Strong Warrior

27.1

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Veblen Good

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

U Sure Do

14.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 8.4

11/4

Call Me Betty

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Ey Up He's A Star

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Big Apple Jack

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

80/1

Passchendaele

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Canaria Sun

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

100/1

William Marshal

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Strong Warrior	—	87	74
U Sure Do	—	93	83
Veblen Good	—	75	64
Call Me Betty	—	—	—
Ey Up He's A Star	—	67	35
Big Apple Jack	—	—	—
Passchendaele	—	—	—
Canaria Sun	—	—	—
William Marshal	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ey Up He's A Star	172d ago	Long break
Veblen Good	176d ago	Long break
Strong Warrior	260d ago	Long break
U Sure Do	297d ago	Long break
Call Me Betty	—	—
Big Apple Jack	—	—
Passchendaele	—	—
Canaria Sun	—	—
William Marshal	—	—