17:20 Epsom Downs

Monday 28 August 2023

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Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 4  |   7f 3y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:25  |   Winning time: 1m 22.67s
1st
Horse silk
3
(8)
7/4f
T: D O'MearaJ: Oisin Murphy
Held up in 4th place, good headway out wide over 1f out, led final 150 yards, well on top towards finish op 13/8
2nd
Horse silk
1
1
(5)
59-13
6/1
T: M ApplebyJ: Theodore Ladd
Stumbled start, led briefly, chased leader, led over 1f out, ridden headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards, kept on for clear 2nd tchd 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(9)
9/1
T: Harry EustaceJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin
Off the pace in last trio, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd inside final 100 yards op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(6)
7/1
T: R BrislandJ: David Egan
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd and every chance over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(4)
9/4
T: Sir Mark PrescottJ: Hollie Doyle
Soon led, brought field centre in home straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 5/2 tchd 11/4
5th
Horse silk
dh
6
(3)
12/1
T: J R BoyleJ: Luke Catton (5)
Awkwardly away, off the pace in last pair, never involved op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
12
9
(1)
99-0
40/1
T: L CarterJ: D C Costello
Held up in last trio, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, soon behind op 25/1

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7
(7)
Horse silk
Restrict13
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 3
T: D M Simcock  J: Hayley Turner
NR
8
(2)
Horse silk
Amathus16
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 6
T: P R Chamings  J: Cieren Fallon
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.60, £2.70EX:£12.50Trifecta:£72.20Tricast:£72.88SF:£12.84Swingers:£3.10, £3.80, £7.80

Forecasts

Capital Guarantee (7/4), Desert Falcon (9/4), Larado (6/1), Shoot To Kill (7/1), Restrict (8/1), La Maquina (9/1), Amathus (10/1), Secret Strength (12/1), La Rav (40/1)

Verdict

Three-year-olds DESERT FALCON and Capital Guarantee make the most appeal. Cheekpieces are likely to bring about more improvement from Sir Mark Prescott's progressive charge and he gets the narrow vote over his hat-trick seeking rival. La Maquina and Larado, the latter a winner on this card last year, lurk on tempting marks and could go well.

  1. DESERT FALCON (IRE)
  2. CAPITAL GUARANTEE (IRE)
  3. LA MAQUINA

Previous Winners

2022
Brazen Bolt
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 5
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £7,731.002nd: £3,626.003rd: £1,814.004th: £906.005th: £453.006th: £226.00

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