3:45
Epsom
2 Jun 2023
Betfred Handicap
(Class 2) (1m2f17yds) 1m2f Good To Firm
1st
£50,960 2nd
£23,890 3rd
£11,960 4th
£5,970 5th
£2,990 6th
£1,480 7th
£750 8th
£370
Error
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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5 | 911 p1 | 105 | 98 | 114 | – |
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b g
Lope De Vega (IRE) |
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Held up in rear, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden and drifted left from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding benefitted from a firmer surface on this occasion, from good to soft at Newmarket to good to firm today) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||||||||||
5 | 812 | 92 | 81 | 97 | – |
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b g
Conduit (IRE) |
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Took keen hold, prominent, went second over 2f out, briefly disputed lead 1f out, went second again final 110yds, no match for winner | ||||||||||
6 | 83 p | 83 | 71 | 87 | – |
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b g
Free Eagle (IRE) |
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Led, increased tempo over 3f out, faced challenge over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost second but kept on final 110yds (op 40/1) | ||||||||||
5 | 810 | 90 | 75 | 92 | – |
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b h
Galileo (IRE) |
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Held up in rear, still plenty to do when switched right and headway 2f out, edged left and went fourth final 110yds, nearest finish (op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | ||||||||||
5 | 812 | 92 | 71 | 88 | – |
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b g
Belardo (IRE) |
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Dwelt start, towards rear, headway and prominent when short of room against far rail over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||||||||||
4 | 812 t1 | 92 | 62 | 80 | – |
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ch c
Galileo (IRE) |
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Towards rear, outpaced and dropped to last over 2f out, headway inside final furlong, never dangerous (trainer's rep said colt was unsuited by the first-time application of a tongue tie) (op 10/3) | ||||||||||
6 | 92 p | 96 | 62 | 80 | – | |||||
b g
Fast Company (IRE) |
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Midfield, outpaced when bit short of room and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14/1) | ||||||||||
5 | 90 | 94 | 55 | 74 | – |
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bb g
Pastorius (GER) |
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Midfield on outer, outpaced when carried right 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 40/1) | ||||||||||
4 | 95 | 99 | 48 | 67 | – |
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b g
El Kabeir (USA) |
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Blindfold off late, awkward start, towards rear throughout (jockey said that his hand slipped on his first attempt to remove the blindfold) (tchd 7/1) | ||||||||||
4 | 93 | 97 | 40 | 59 | – |
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gr g
Dark Angel (IRE) |
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Raced in second, hung left and lost position over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||||||||||
4 | 912 | 106 | 46 | 66 | – |
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b c
New Bay |
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In touch with leaders, brief headway when hung left over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out (trainer's rep said colt was unsuited by the undulations of the track and the good to firm going and that colt would prefer a softer surface; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities) (op 9/1 tchd 7/1) | ||||||||||
- 11 ran Off time: 3:48:18 Winning time: 2m 5.51s (fast by 0.29s) Total SP: 117%
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1st owner:
Sheikh Abdullah Almalek Alsabah (Cadillac)
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2nd owner:
N J Hitchins (Majestic)
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3rd owner:
Phil Cunningham (The City's Phantom)
- Tote win: £14 PL: £3.50 £1.70 £10.40 Ex: £76.80 CSF: £51.54 Tricast: £1,961.39 Trifecta: £2,303.40
- DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (43%) M [5-7] 67 (27%) H [8-11] 31 (30%)