2025-06-19 Ripon 14:40
Ripon

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

Distance: 6f

Going: Good

Prize: £4,860

Runners: 6

Winning time: 1m 11.09s (slow by 1.39s)

Age: 2yo

Class: Class 5

1 Front Line Fury

J:Darragh Keenan T:George Scott

Age:2 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:6/4J

Made all - pushed along against near rail 2f out - went clear inside final furlong - unchallenged(op 6/5 tchd 13/8)

2 4

3 Lucky Hero

J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara

Age:2 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:6/4J

In touch with leaders against near rail - switched right and went second over 1f out - no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 15/8 tchd 11/8)

3 2¼ 6¼

4 Sporting Light

J:Harry Russell T:Richard Fahey

Age:2 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:14/1

In touch with leaders - went second halfway - lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 12/1)

4 nk 6½

5 Ellusive Butterfly

J:Sam James T:K R Burke

Age:2 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:- SP:9/2

Swerved sharply right start - soon flashed tail - in rear - detached before halfway - rallied and went fourth over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - did well in the circumstances (jockey said filly ran green)(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

5 8 14½

2 Isambard Kingdom

J:Andrew Mullen T:Charlie Johnston

Age:2 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:- SP:22/1

Awkward start - soon recovered and raced in second - lost position halfway - weakened quickly from 2f out(op 20/1)

6 9½ 24

6 Twilight Dawn

J:Andrea Pinna(7) T:Simon Whitaker

Age:2 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:- SP:66/1

Always behind - detached before halfway - tailed off(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.50

Tote place: £1.30 £1.40

Exacta: £4.60

Trifecta: £14.30

CSF: £3.69