16:00 Ripon

Monday 27 August 2018

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, 2018 Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 1m 12.48s

1^st

(1)

Sporting Chance

29-3

6/1

T: S & E CrisfordJ: S De Sousa

Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on gamely op 11/2 tchd 9/2

2^nd

(4)

Gypsy Spirit

28-12

20/1

T: Tom CloverJ: J Mitchell

Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well, always just held op 18/1 tchd 14/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(5)

Sunsprite

29-3

10/1

T: R HughesJ: S W Kelly

With leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1

4^th

(3)

Life of Riley

29-3

10/3

T: K R BurkeJ: B A Curtis

Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 4/1

5^th

(6)

Barbill

29-3

8/1

T: M R ChannonJ: J F Egan

Led, driven when challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 9/1

6^th

(7)

Kessaar

29-3

10/3

T: J & T GosdenJ: R Havlin

In touch, chased leaders halfway, switched right to challenge over 1f out, never a threat op 5/2 tchd 7/2

7^th

(2)

Neverland Rock

29-3

9/4f

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Held up in rear, switched left and effort over 1f out, no impression op 7/2

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Non-Runners

(8)

No Lippy¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: C & M Johnston J: P J McDonald

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.60Pl:£1.90, £10.60EX:£74.20Trifecta:£749.20SF:£108.13Swingers:£10.10, £6.30, £8.50

Forecasts

Neverland Rock (9/4), Life of Riley (10/3), Kessaar (10/3), Sporting Chance (6/1), Barbill (8/1), Sunsprite (10/1), Gypsy Spirit (20/1), No Lippy (20/1)

With the exception of Bathwick Bear's 16-1 win for David Evans in 2010, nine of the last 10 winners of this have returned an SP of 9-2 or shorter, and we can probably narrow this down to the top five on the racecard. Barbill is entitled to respect, Neverland Rock looks to have the best form on the board so far, which also brings Sporting Chance into the reckoning, while Life Of Riley cannot be ruled out. However, KESSAAR is forgiven his previous attempt at this level in the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot and, after a visually very impressive success at Windsor last time, he looks well up to winning this on route to better things.

Kessaar
Neverland Rock
Sporting Chance

Previous Winners

2017

Enjazaat

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

J: Jim Crowley | T: Owen Burrows

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £17,013.002nd: £6,450.003rd: £3,228.004th: £1,608.005th: £807.006th: £405.00