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2025 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
To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the Ripon tips on the day of the race, do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist or are they predicting other runners? 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 2013 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:
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. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 20 renewals, a time of 1:10.42 was set by Platinum Star in 2019, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Callum Shepherd. The slowest winning time was set in 2006 when Stevie Gee won in a time of 1:15.82, booked to ride was Robert Winston by the trainer Alan Swinbank.
These are the top three quickest-run Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy over the last 20 renewals:
- Platinum Star (1:10.42) in 2019
- Soldiers Heart (1:10.51) in 2024
- Shouldvebeenaring (1:11.70) in 2022
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 horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:10.51 | Soldiers Heart (GB) 2yo 9-5 (5 of 7) 15/8F | Harry Davies Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2023 1:12.53 | Task Force (GB) 2yo 9-5 (3 of 6) 11/8F | Rossa Ryan Ralph Beckett (GB) |
| 2022 1:11.70 | Shouldvebeenaring (GB) 2yo 9-5 (2 of 6) 3/1 | Sean Levey Richard Hannon (GB) |
| 2021 1:11.78 | Flotus (IRE) 2yo 8-12 (2 of 11) 6/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2020 1:13.48 | Bahrain Pride (GB) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 8) 4/1 | James Doyle Simon & Ed Crisford (GB) |
| 2019 1:10.42 | Platinum Star (IRE) 2yo 9-3 (7 of 6) 6/4F | Callum Shepherd Saeed bin Suroor (GB) |
| 2018 1:12.48 | Sporting Chance (GB) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 7) 6/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Simon Crisford (GB) |
| 2017 1:11.79 | Enjazaat (GB) 2yo 9-3 (4 of 7) 7/2 | Jim Crowley Owen Burrows (GB) |
| 2016 1:12.81 | Alicante Dawn (GB) 2yo 9-3 (1 of 6) 7/2 | Connor Beasley Bryan Smart (GB) |
| 2015 1:13.70 | Whitman (GB) 2yo 9-3 (6 of 8) 11/4 | Andrew Elliott Mark Johnston (GB) |
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 23 placings from 137 runners
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 1 placing from 1 runner
- NOR: 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
The leading trainer in the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy over the last 20 renewals is Simon & Ed Crisford who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Bahrain Pride (2020), Flotus (2021) and Soldiers Heart (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy are Richard Fahey (2 wins), Brian Meehan (2 wins) and Bryan Smart (2 wins).
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):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon & Ed Crisford | 3-3-3 | +11.88 | +7.18 |
| Richard Fahey | 11-2-5 | -3.50 | -2.36 |
| Brian Meehan | 4-2-2 | +6.50 | +3.21 |
| Bryan Smart | 3-2-2 | +4.50 | +2.39 |
| Richard Hannon | 4-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.12 |
| Ralph Beckett | 4-1-3 | -1.62 | +0.56 |
| Tom Dascombe | 3-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.12 |
| David Simcock | 3-1-1 | -1.00 | -1.37 |
| David Evans | 2-1-1 | +15.00 | +9.00 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 2-1-2 | +0.50 | +0.99 |
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):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4-2-2 | +10.00 | +5.35 |
| Tony Hamilton | 3-2-2 | +4.50 | +2.44 |
| Sean Levey | 4-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.12 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3-1-1 | +1.00 | -0.12 |
| James Doyle | 2-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.40 |
| Jim Crowley | 2-1-1 | +2.50 | +1.19 |
| Connor Beasley | 1-1-1 | +3.50 | +2.19 |
| Harry Davies | 1-1-1 | +1.88 | +1.18 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1-1-1 | +1.50 | +0.94 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1-1-1 | +1.38 | +0.86 |
2025 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, (1, 6), 4, 1, (2, 3), 3, 4, 3, 7, 1, 4, 3, 4, 1, 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 (81%) - Carried 123 - 134lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - No bigger than 9/1 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (Trip)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Within the first 6 of the market
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 32+ (Trip)
- 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 (79%) - No bigger than 14/1 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 67+ (Last 3)
- 17 / 20 (84%) - Placed within last 2 starts
- 17 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
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. if you are unaware of what trends and statistics are, how they can be used etc then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read this Stats And Trends article which will make everything much clearer.
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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 +4.76 is when runners ran on Good ground last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when the runner's 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:
- 2024: Winner in 5 (6) [7 Runners]
- 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]
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 5 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are Ripon and Goodwood, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 99 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 41 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy:
- Kodiac (3 Wins)
- Havana Grey (2 Wins)
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 have been 9 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Ripon Champion Two Years Old Trophy Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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