You can see below our Great St Wilfrid Handicap trends as Ripon racecourse hosts their biggest day on their calendar this Saturday – a race that jockey Connor Beasley has won three times since 2016.
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Great St Wilfrid Handicap Trends: Ripon Stats To Find Saturday’s Winners
Named after the patron saint of Ripon, this Saturday’s Great St Wilfrid Handicap is the biggest race day for the North Yorkshire venue.
There’s a decent £51,540 first prize on offer in the 6f handicap with leading bookmaker William Hill continuing their long running association with the race.
12 months ago, we saw jockey Connor Beasley win the race for a third time since 2016 as he guided home the Tracy Waggott-trained Intrinsic Bond, while it’s a race that the 5 year-olds have dominated in recent years – winning 5 of the last six.
Being a competitive handicap there are plenty of key Great St Wilfrid trends that have built up over the years – we’ve listed the main ones below so you can put history on your side and find the best profile of past winners.
2023 Great St Wilfrid Handicap Trends
- 18/21 – Previous winners over 6f
- 16/21 – Aged between 4-6 years-old
- 15/21 – Didn’t win last time out
- 14/21 – Carried 8-12 or more
- 14/21 – Winning distance of 1 length or less
- 14/21 – Returned a double-figure price in the betting
- 13/21 – Finished unplaced last time out
- 12/21 – Had run at Ripon before (4 won)
- 12/21 – Unplaced favourites
- 12/21 – Had 5 or more previous runs already that season
- 8/21 – Ran at either Goodwood (5) or Newmarket (3) last time out
- 6/21 – Aged 4 years-old
- 6/21 – Winning favourites (5 in the last 10)
- 3/21 – Trained by David O’Meara (3 of last 12)
- 3/21 – Ridden by Daniel Tudhope
- 3/21 – Ridden by Connor Beasley
- 2/21 – Trained by Richard Fahey (2 of last 10)
- 1/21 – Aged 3 years-old
- Intrinsic Bond won the race in 2022
- Justanotherbottle won the race in 2021
- No winner from stall 1 in the last 17 runnings
- 8 of the last 17 winners came from stalls 8-13 (inc)
- Only 7 winning favourites since 1990
- Since 1986 ALL bar one winner returned 20/1 or less
When Is The 2023 Great St Wilfrid Handicap?
🕙Time: 3:15pm
📅Date: Saturday 19th Aug 2023
🏇Racecourse: Ripon
📺 TV: Sky Racing / ITV4
Our Top Five Great St Wilfrid Handicap Trends To Have On Your Side
1. Look For Horses Aged Between 4-6 Years-old
In terms of age, look no further than horses aged between 4-6 years-old as this age range have won 76% of the last 21 runnings. We’ve also had 5 of the last 6 winners aged 5 and just one winner aged 3 in the last 21.
2. Don’t Worry If Your Fancy DIDN’T Win Last Time Out?
Last year’s winner Intrinsic Bond came into the Great St Wilfrid off the back of a win, but this isn’t essential as 15 of the last 21 successful horses DIDN’T win last time out.
In fact, 62% of the last 21 finished unplaced in their most recent outing.
3. Horses Carrying 8-12 or More Have Won 14 Of The Last 21 Runnings
Being a handicap then weight carried has been a key trend to note too. Yes, in 2 of the last 3 years we’ve seen winners carry just 8-7 and 8-5 but going back further there have been 14 of the last 21 winners go in with 8-12 or more on their backs – including 7 of the last 9 winners.
4. The Great St Wilfrid Favourites Have Done Well Recently
Often a very competitive heat and from 2012 back it wasn’t the best of races for the favourites – just 7 since 1990.
However, the bulk of those winning market leaders came in recent years – with 50% of the last 10 jollies rewarding punters.
5. No Winner From Stall 1 In The Last 17 Years
The draw can often play its part in this 6f sprint too. 8 of the last 17 winners came between stalls 8-13 so this is a good range to look at, but it’s also been a dire race for horses from stall 1 with not a single winner from the inside berth in the last 17 renewals.
Great St Wilfrid Winners (Last 10 Years)
- 2022 – Intrinsic Bond (11/1)
- 2021 – Justanotherbottle (18/1)
- 2020 – Staxton (4/1 fav)
- 2019 – Dakota Gold (5/1 fav)
- 2018 – Gunmetal (10/1)
- 2017 – Mattmu (25/1)
- 2016 – Nameitwhatyoulike (16/1)
- 2015 – Don’t Touch (4/1 fav)
- 2014 – Out Do (7/1 fav)
- 2013 – Baccarat (9/2 fav)
So, Who Was Great St Wilfrid?
Great St Wilfrid race is named after St.Wilfrid, the patron saint of Ripon. The owner of the winning horse is given a silver trophy with St Wilfrid mounted on horseback.
St Wilfrid was born in 633 and became an English bishop and saint that was appointed the Bishop Of York in 664 till 678. He died back in 710.
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