16:15 Epsom Downs

Monday 27 August 2018

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Walter Nightingall Conditions Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 2f 17y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 2m 11.62s
1st
Horse silk
3
(1)
7/2
T: R A FaheyJ: D Nolan
In touch in 5th, headway to join leader approaching final furlong, soon edged left, led final strides tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
2
(6)
9/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Josephine Gordon
Led, ridden 2f out, joined and edged left entering final furlong, headed final strides op 15/2 tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
(3)
6/5f
T: C G CoxJ: A Kirby
Close up, ridden and headway to chase leader 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 11/8 tchd 11/10
4th
Horse silk
nk
1
(2)
10/3
T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong op 3/1 tchd 7/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
(4)
10/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: P Cosgrave
Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong op 12/1

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Non-Runners

6
(5)
Horse silk
Willie John23
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 3
T: R Varian  J: Andrea Atzeni
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.20Pl:£1.20, £3.60EX:£29.50Trifecta:£88.40SF:£30.17Swingers:£14.00

Forecasts

Connect (6/5), Willie John (6/4), Sovereign Debt (10/3), Gabrial (7/2), Dolphin Vista (9/1), Mistiroc (10/1)

Verdict

WILLIE JOHN cost current connections a small fortune, and this Champion Stakes entry can maintain his unbeaten record provided he handles the conditions. Connect revels in the mud and is a C&D handicap winner, so makes most appeal of the others, ahead of Sovereign Debt and Gabrial.
  1. Willie John
  2. Connect
  3. Sovereign Debt

Previous Winners

2017
Midterm
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
7/4

Prize Money

1st: £9,338.002nd: £2,796.003rd: £1,398.004th: £699.005th: £350.006th: £176.00

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