17:45 Epsom Downs

Friday 3 June 2022

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1017:45

Cazoo Derby Festival Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 2  |   7f 3y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:45  |   Winning time: 1m 22.06s
1st
Horse silk
15
(15)
48-12
80/1
T: Mrs L J MonganJ: William Carson
Prominent out wide, led 5f out, pushed clear halfway, reduced lead and ridden inside final furlong, ran on and always doing enough op 50/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
11
(11)
25/1
T: S C WilliamsJ: Marco Ghiani
Prominent out wide, led 6f out until 5f out, chased winner, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(3)
79-3
15/2
T: D O'MearaJ: Andrea Atzeni
Held up towards rear, headway between horses and ran on inside final furlong, kept on into 3rd inside final 100 yards, never able to challenge op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(2)
9/2c
T: T D BarronJ: S M Levey
Soon towards rear, headway in centre chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, weakened into 4th inside final 100 yards op 11/2
5th
Horse silk
½
1
(12)
410-2
9/2c
T: S & E CrisfordJ: Harry Burns (5)
Chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 4/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
16
(14)
14/1
T: G BougheyJ: Hayley Turner
Started very slowly, outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never on terms with leaders op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
2
2
(10)
11/1
T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope
Dwelt and switched left start, held up and behind, some late minor headway, never on terms
8th
Horse silk
nse
17
(7)
11/2
T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: J Fanning
Wore hood to post, slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, headway centre chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
9th
Horse silk
sh
10
(5)
25/1
T: P PhelanJ: J F Egan
Quickly away, pulled hard and led for 1f, chased leaders on inside, switched right inside final 3f, hung left on camber and weakened final furlong op 28/1
10th
Horse silk
4
4
(8)
9/2c
T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: Hollie Doyle
Off the pace and always towards rear
11th
Horse silk
sh
5
(4)
69-4
25/1
T: R A FaheyJ: O J Orr
Soon off the pace towards rear, never on terms op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
½
9
(6)
28/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis
Slowly into stride, outpaced and always towards rear
13th
Horse silk
1
14
(1)
16/1
T: R SpencerJ: Jim Crowley
Mid-division on inside, pushed along and closer 3f out, hung left and weakened quickly over 2f out op 20/1
14th
Horse silk
nk
12
(16)
14/1
T: S DixonJ: Jack Duern (3)
Slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear op 16/1
15th
Horse silk
2 ½
13
(9)
50/1
T: T WardJ: Tom Marquand
Tracked leaders in 5th, pushed along in mid-division halfway, ridden and weakened quickly inside final 3f, soon behind op 40/1

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Non-Runners

6
(13)
Horse silk
Tadreeb14
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 4
T: M J Attwater  J: David Probert
NR
8
(17)
Horse silk
Natural Path6
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 5
T: M L W Bell  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£81.00Pl:£14.65, £10.70, £3.25EX:£1,182.20Trifecta:£14,820.90Tricast:£15,881.07SF:£1,467.89Swingers:£131.20, £98.40, £37.25

Forecasts

On A Session (9/2), Saleymm (9/2), Top Secret (9/2), Nuvolari (11/2), Orbaan (15/2), Darkness (11/1), Pocket The Profit (14/1), Mykonos St John (14/1), Natural Path (14/1), Big Narstie (16/1), Lord Rapscallion (25/1), Epsom Faithfull (25/1), Zip (25/1), Tadreeb (25/1), Eldrickjones (28/1), Tintoretto (50/1), Bowman (80/1)

Verdict

A highly-competitive handicap with the tentative vote going to NUVOLARI. He took a step forward at Goodwood 2 weeks ago, despite having a less-than-ideal position, and looks interesting back at the scene of his debut success, especially now taking on his elders for the first time. Saleymm proved better than ever when runner-up at Newmarket recently and has strong claims if reproducing that form, while Top Secret and Orbaan are others to take seriously.

  1. NUVOLARI
  2. SALEYMM (IRE)
  3. TOP SECRET

Previous Winners

2021
Rhoscolyn
Weight: 8-10  |Age: 3
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £30,924.002nd: £14,502.003rd: £7,254.004th: £3,624.005th: £1,812.006th: £906.00

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