Sorvio Insurance Brokers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) – Salisbury

Salisbury

15:25

Sorvio Insurance Brokers Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Date 2025-08-14

Distance 6f213y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,860

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
8 (6)	Merapi Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	125	—	43	-	86	49	26d	—	—	-19	13	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Encouraging start when fourth last month; again showed ability when third latest; player
2 (4)	Asian Journey Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Brian Meehan	J:Billy Loughnane T:Brian Meehan	136	—	32	-	84	68	27d	—	0W/1P 1 run	-14	16.6	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Debut and respectable third in July; up against when second latest; player down in trip
1 (5)	Aspull Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	J:Rossa Ryan T:Clive Cox	137	—	13	82	84	62	15d	—	—	+2	24.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
13-2 when successful debut in a C&D novice last month; creditable run since; respected
6 (9)	Slipper Time Bay J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Henry Candy	J:Rhys Clutterbuck T:Henry Candy	130	—	34	-	78	51	12d	—	—	-7	5.7	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Promising third on debut (C&D); disappointing favourite 12 days ago; still early days
3 (2)	Tenbob Tommy Bay J:Charles Bishop T:Sheena West	J:Charles Bishop T:Sheena West	136	—	72	-	69	64	10d	—	—	0	6.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Signs of life on Flat debut (150-1); stepped up when second ten days ago; drops in trip
5 (1)	Simba's Gift Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Clive Cox	J:Joe Fanning T:Clive Cox	130	—	7	-	54	53	9d	—	—	-2	0.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
28-1, always behind on debut (6f) nine days ago; yard has brighter prospects with Aspull
9 (3)	Study Of Motion Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Rob Hornby T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	125	—	9-	-	44	-	302d	—	—	-2	0.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
14-1, too green on debut (7f, AW) in October; off since and market may help on this return
4 (8)	Road House Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Faye Bramley	J:Jack Mitchell T:Faye Bramley	130	—	40	-	63	-	90d	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Nearly 50l adrift on May's stable debut; vet had plenty to report afterwards; best watched
7 (7)	Maybella Bay J:Sam Hitchcott T:Jimmy Fox	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Jimmy Fox	125	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	50.00/1	200/1 0%
By Due Diligence; would be a surprise winner for this yard on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Merapi	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Asian Journey	2/1	9/4	9/4	9/4	85/40
Aspull	11/4	10/3	3/1	3/1	10/3
Slipper Time	13/2	6/1	6/1	7/1	6/1
Tenbob Tommy	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Simba's Gift	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Study Of Motion	40/1	33/1	33/1	25/1	50/1
Road House	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
Maybella	200/1	125/1	125/1	80/1	125/1

Predictor

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

1st

Aspull

24.7

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.7

10/3

2nd

Asian Journey

16.6

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 9.5

9/4

3rd

Merapi

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 10

2/1

Tenbob Tommy

6.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Slipper Time

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Study Of Motion

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

50/1

Simba's Gift

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Road House

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Maybella

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aspull	82	84	62
Merapi	—	86	49
Asian Journey	—	84	68
Slipper Time	—	78	51
Tenbob Tommy	—	69	64
Simba's Gift	—	54	53
Study Of Motion	—	44	—
Road House	—	63	—
Maybella	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Simba's Gift	9d ago	Quick return
Tenbob Tommy	10d ago	Quick return
Slipper Time	12d ago	Quick return
Aspull	15d ago	Fit
Merapi	26d ago	Fit
Asian Journey	27d ago	Fit
Road House	90d ago	Fresh
Study Of Motion	302d ago	Long break
Maybella	—	—