15:45 Epsom Downs

Friday 4 June 2021

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1017:40

Cazoo Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 2f 17y  |   Good to Soft  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:46  |   Winning time: 2m 12.46s
1st
Horse silk
4
(9)
9/2f
T: D MenuisierJ: Oisin Murphy
Steadied rear, good headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
2
(6)
11/2
T: R M BeckettJ: Rob Hornby
Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 3f, led over 1f out, headed and outpaced inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
10
(11)
8/1
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: David Egan
Led but pressed, led field to near side in straight, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 10/1 tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
(1)
25/1
T: George BakerJ: Nicola Currie
Awkwardly away, held up in last trio, good headway entering home straight, soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 28/1 tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
7
(7)
5/1
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: W Buick
Raced keenly, held up off the pace in 6th, pushed along when slightly hampered inside final 2f, plugged on late op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(10)
5/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Hollie Doyle
Held up in last pair, headway 6th and no impression when hung right inside final 2f, ridden and weakened over 1f out
7th
Horse silk
3
6
(5)
15/2
T: C & M JohnstonJ: B A Curtis
Pressed leader and clear of rest, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 6/1
8th
Horse silk
16
8
(4)
15/2
T: M R ChannonJ: David Probert
Held up in 5th, hung left and weakened over 3f out op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
7
1
(8)
11/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton
Tracked leaders out wide, beaten when slightly hampered inside final 2f, eased op 12/1

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Non-Runners

5
(3)
Horse silk
You're Hired212
Weight: 8-11|  Age: 8
T: Mrs A J Perrett  J: James Doyle
NR
9
(2)
Horse silk
Lawn Ranger28
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 6
T: M J Attwater  J: Callum Shepherd
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.80Pl:£1.70, £2.40, £2.40EX:£25.20Trifecta:£196.30Tricast:£190.40SF:£28.68Swingers:£6.20, £9.00, £7.30

Forecasts

Blue Cup (9/2), HMS President (5/1), Strait Of Hormuz (5/1), Victory Chime (11/2), Dream With Me (15/2), Kaleidoscopic (15/2), Data Protection (8/1), Sky Defender (11/1), You're Hired (16/1), Lawn Ranger (20/1), Water's Edge (25/1)

Verdict

A case can be made for most of these but the most persuasive one is for BLUE CUP who figures on a very good mark and is worth forgiving his over-exuberant York seventh now the hood goes on. Dream With Me arrives firmly on the up and is feared most in his hat-trick bid, although both Strait of Hormuz and Victory Chime are two more who bring solid credentials to the table in a cracking handicap.

  1. BLUE CUP (FR)
  2. DREAM WITH ME (IRE)
  3. STRAIT OF HORMUZ (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Sky Defender
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 4
22/1

Prize Money

1st: £25,480.002nd: £11,945.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,985.005th: £1,495.006th: £740.007th: £375.008th: £185.00

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