Ripon Inn Best Dressed Gentleman EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (IRE Incentive Race)

Ripon

14:40

Date 2025-06-19

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £4,860

Winning Time 1m 11.09s (slow by 1.39s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Front Line Fury (IRE) Darragh Keenan · George Scott	6/4J	Won
2nd	Lucky Hero (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	6/4J	4
3rd	Sporting Light (IRE) Harry Russell · Richard Fahey	14/1	2.25
4th	Ellusive Butterfly (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	9/2	0.3
5th	Isambard Kingdom (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Charlie Johnston	22/1	8
6th	Twilight Dawn (GB) Andrea Pinna · Simon Whitaker	66/1	9.5

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
1 (6)	Front Line Fury Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott	133	—	34	-	85	70	15d	—	—	-28	17.1	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Promise in two 6f novices so far; drawn against the rail; leading contender
3 (2)	Lucky Hero Chestnut J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	133	—	5	-	85	68	5d	—	—	-22	10	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Saturday's debut fifth at Chester (6f, soft) brings him right into the picture; contender
5 (1)	Ellusive Butterfly Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-10	4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
30,000euros half-sister to three winners; dam a useful 2yo winner; likely type on paper
4 (4)	Sporting Light Bay J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey	133	—	46	-	70	61	33d	—	—	-5	1.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Improvement required on his two 5f runs but the new trip could help in that regard
2 (5)	Isambard Kingdom Chestnut J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston	133	—	—	-	61	45	35d	—	—	-3	1.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
66-1, last of 11 at York on debut (6f, good to firm); this is easier but needs a lot more
6 (3)	Twilight Dawn Bay J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Simon Whitaker	J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Simon Whitaker	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
£1,000 yearling; half-sister to fair 5f winner Dothan; yard not known for 2yo success

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Front Line Fury	11/10	5/4	11/10
Lucky Hero	2/1	7/4	15/8
Ellusive Butterfly	5/1	5/1	5/1
Sporting Light	12/1	11/1	12/1
Isambard Kingdom	22/1	20/1	18/1
Twilight Dawn	50/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Front Line Fury

17.1

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 15

5/4

2nd

Lucky Hero

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10

2/1

3rd

Ellusive Butterfly

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Sporting Light

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Isambard Kingdom

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Twilight Dawn

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Front Line Fury	—	85	70
Lucky Hero	—	85	68
Ellusive Butterfly	—	—	—
Sporting Light	—	70	61
Isambard Kingdom	—	61	45
Twilight Dawn	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lucky Hero	5d ago	Quick return
Front Line Fury	15d ago	Fit
Sporting Light	33d ago	Fit
Isambard Kingdom	35d ago	Fit
Ellusive Butterfly	—	—
Twilight Dawn	—	—