15:35 Epsom Downs

Tuesday 25 April 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:45

Betfred Nifty Fifty Great Metropolitan Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 2m 54.83s
1st
Horse silk
1
(5)
11/2
T: R HannonJ: W Buick
Raced wide, led early, steadied back to be in touch, headway to grab stand side rail 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
1
3
(13)
10/3
T: D MenuisierJ: Rossa Ryan
Towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(9)
69-5
14/1
T: T WardJ: Tom Marquand
In touch, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd towards finish op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
12
(2)
15/2
T: G & J MooreJ: Jason Watson
Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace op 7/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(7)
15/2
T: A KingJ: Hollie Doyle
In rear, ridden and headway stand side over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer op 7/1 tchd 13/2
6th
Horse silk
5 ½
10
(1)
11/1
T: C JohnstonJ: R Kingscote
Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong tchd 12/1
7th
Horse silk
½
13
(10)
14/1
T: J R BoyleJ: Mohammed Tabti (7)
Wide and headway to go close up after 2f, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
½
9
(3)
11/4f
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong op 10/3
9th
Horse silk
nk
7
(14)
11/1
T: A KingJ: James Doyle
In touch, pushed along and outpaced 3f out op 9/1
10th
Horse silk
25
8
(4)
100/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Ben Sanderson (3)
Keen tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out op 80/1

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11
(11)
Horse silk
Wonder Starelzaam48
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 5
T: D J Coakley  J: George Bass
NR
2
(8)
Horse silk
Dark Pine71
Weight: 9-9|  Age: 6
T: D Loughnane  J: David Egan
NR
6
(6)
Horse silk
Captain Kane59
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: George Scott  J: Benoit D L Sayette
NR
14
(12)
Horse silk
Alpine Stroll18
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 5
T: E De Giles  J: T E Whelan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£1.80, £1.80, £3.80EX:£30.40Trifecta:£233.40Tricast:£249.59SF:£24.87Swingers:£4.10, £14.80, £10.20

Forecasts

Neandra (11/4), Flyin' Solo (10/3), Sir Rumi (11/2), Wonder Starelzaam (13/2), Saligo Bay (15/2), Haseefah (15/2), Madame Ambassador (11/1), Open Champion (11/1), Captain Kane (12/1), Alpine Stroll (12/1), Tashi (14/1), The Conqueror (14/1), Dark Pine (16/1), State Legend (100/1)

Verdict

A dual winner on all-weather last year, NEANDRA shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when finishing midfield in a stronger race over further at York in October and, from what rates a workable mark, she earns the vote to come out on top returned to action. Kempton eye-catcher Open Champion similarly remains low-mileage and he's feared, along with Lingfield-scorer Wonder Starelzaam and Sir Rumi.

  1. NEANDRA (GER)
  2. OPEN CHAMPION (IRE)
  3. WONDER STARELZAAM (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Going Gone
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 4
J: P Cosgrave  |  T: J R Boyle
10/3

Prize Money

1st: £10,308.002nd: £4,834.003rd: £2,418.004th: £1,208.005th: £604.006th: £302.00

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