Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2024 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Preview

A class one Listed race, the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy is as the title suggests open to two-year-old runners and scheduled to take place in August of each year. The race is run over a straight six furlongs with fillies and mares receiving a 5lb allowance whilst previous group winners have to carry a 5lb penalty and listed winners have to carry a 3lb penalty.

Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Information:

• Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Past Winners
• Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trainer Statistics
• Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Ripon then head over to the Ripon tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Ripon Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2004 when the race had an over-round of 109%. The race in 2011 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 118%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy, the over-round has been 114%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £114 which is bet.

Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trends:

• 2024 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trends
• Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 17 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -1.40. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page so you can get easy access to the OLBG racing picks on a daily basis.

The runner that holds the record over the past 20 renewals for the slowest time in the race was set in the 2006 renewal when Stevie Gee from Alan Swinbank under the guidance of Robert Winston, won in a time of 1:15.82, whilst at the other end of the spectrum, Platinum Star, trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Callum Shepherd set the quickest time of 1:10.42 in the 2019 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy over the last 20 renewals:

• 2019 - Platinum Star (1:10.42)
• 2022 - Shouldvebeenaring (1:11.70)
• 2021 - Flotus (1:11.78)

Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Past Winners

Here are the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 24 placings from 137 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trainer Statistics

There are multiple leading trainers in the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy over the last 20 renewals with Richard Fahey, Brian Meehan, Bryan Smart and Simon & Ed Crisford having all won the race two times. Richard Fahey's winners have been Supplicant (2013) and Izzthatright (2014). Brian Meehan winners have been with Hold Your Colour (2009) and Geronimo Meadow (2011). Bryan Smart winners have been with Sir Xaar (2005) and Alicante Dawn (2016). Simon & Ed Crisford winners have been with Bahrain Pride (2020) and Flotus (2021).

Here are some of the top Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Jockey Statistics

There are two leading jockeys in the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy over the last 20 renewals with both Silvestre De Sousa and Tony Hamilton who have both won the race two times. Silvestre De Sousa winners have been with Sporting Chance (2018) and Flotus (2021). Tony Hamilton winners have been with Supplicant (2013) and Izzthatright (2014).

Here are some of the top Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2024 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, (1, 6), 4, 1, (2, 3), 3, 4, 3, 7, 1, 4, 3, 4, 1

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (68%) - Achieved an RPR of 82+ (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 80+ (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Carried 123 - 133lbs (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 9/1 (Last Win)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - Made 1 - 5 starts (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 32+ (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (86%) - Within the first 6 of the market
• 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 16/1
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Furthest ran 6f - 7f
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 9 - 46 days
• 20 / 20 (89%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Career Win)
• 19 / 20 (71%) - Avoid Fillies
• 19 / 20 (82%) - Beaten no more than 6l (LTO)
• 18 / 20 (80%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Debut)
• 18 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 67+ (Last 3)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Ripon racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy. You may want to do your own research into the race, there are times when there are a number of runners who pass the trends so you need to do your own research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.

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Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +17.88 is when runners ran on Good ground last time out. The worst performing factor which has failed to produce a single winner is when runners last win was 3 starts ago, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-25.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2023: Winner in 3 (1) [6 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 2 (1) [6 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 2 (8,5) [11 Runners]
• 2020: Winner in 1 (6,2) [8 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 7 (6) [6 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy is York, there has been a total number of 6 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Goodwood, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 98 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 41 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy, that stallion Kodiac has produced 3 winners (2020,2018,2010).

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Bathwick Bear in 2010, winning for David Evans at odds of 16/1 under the guidance of Richard Evans. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there has been a total of 8 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2024 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy.

Other Principal races at Ripon racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Ripon racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in August

• Great St Wilfrid Handicap
• Ripon Silver Trophy