Army Benevolent Fund EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Thirsk

3:22

Date 2024-07-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,780

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (5)	Bobby Bennu gr Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	137	—	21	-	93	78	18d	—	—	-14	26.8	6/5 45%
Considerable promise on first two starts, winning at Chester last time; leading contender
2 (7)	Germanic ch Tom Marquand · William Haggas	Tom Marquand · William Haggas	137	—	01	-	97	42	19d	—	—	-18	23.3	6/5 45%
Easily made all at Newcastle on second start and could have plenty more to offer
9 (9)	Warrior's Dance b Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	Pat Cosgrave · George Boughey	130	—	32	-	83	64	18d	—	—	+1	9.3	10/1 9%
Promise on both starts but has something to find with Bobby Bennu on Chester form
4 (6)	Barefoot Warrior b Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	20/1 5%
Half-brother to connections' useful 1m/1m2f winner Dora Milaje; could run well on debut
10 (1)	Melon Twist b Clifford Lee · K R Burke	Clifford Lee · K R Burke	125	—	5	-	59	33	64d	—	—	-2	0.8	40/1 2%
Very early days but needs to leave debut form miles behind to threaten this afternoon
7 (3)	Poppy Galore b David Allan · Tim Easterby	David Allan · Tim Easterby	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	66/1 1%
Some potential in pedigree & could have a future but may be one for further down the line
5 (8)	Degale b Paul Mulrennan · David & Nicola Barron	Paul Mulrennan · David & Nicola Barron	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
32,000euros y'ling; closely related to Italian 7f/1m winner; may be best watched on debut
6 (4)	Electric Lightning gr Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	Jack Garritty · Mark Walford	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
10,000gns yearling; dam useful 6f/7f winner; others make greater appeal than this newcomer
8 (10)	Spring Festival b David Nolan · David O'Meara	David Nolan · David O'Meara	130	—	09	-	69	25	12d	—	—	-1	0.2	150/1 1%
Down the field at big odds on both runs; transformation needed
NR (2)	Ten Pounds b Callum Rodriguez · Harry Charlton	Callum Rodriguez · Harry Charlton	137	—	41	-	94	59	19d	—	—	—	10	—
Won comfortably at Newcastle on second start and every chance he's capable of better still

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Bobby Bennu	6/5	11/10	11/10	6/5	11/10
Germanic	evn	6/5	11/10	11/10	11/10
Warrior's Dance	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Barefoot Warrior	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Melon Twist	40/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
Poppy Galore	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Degale	150/1	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1
Electric Lightning	150/1	125/1	100/1	100/1	125/1
Spring Festival	150/1	100/1	80/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bobby Bennu

26.8

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 13.3

6/5

2nd

Germanic

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

6/5

3rd

Ten Pounds

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Warrior's Dance

9.3

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Barefoot Warrior

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Melon Twist

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Poppy Galore

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Degale

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Electric Lightning

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Spring Festival

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bobby Bennu	—	93	78
Germanic	—	97	42
Warrior's Dance	—	83	64
Barefoot Warrior	—	—	—
Melon Twist	—	59	33
Poppy Galore	—	—	—
Degale	—	—	—
Electric Lightning	—	—	—
Spring Festival	—	69	25
Ten Pounds	—	94	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bobby Bennu	18d ago	Fit
Germanic	19d ago	Fit
Warrior's Dance	18d ago	Fit
Barefoot Warrior	—	—
Melon Twist	64d ago	Fresh
Poppy Galore	—	—
Degale	—	—
Electric Lightning	—	—
Spring Festival	12d ago	Quick return
Ten Pounds	19d ago	Fit

Going: Good To Soft

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