17:40 Epsom Downs

Friday 31 May 2024

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

Molson Coors Handicap

Off time: 17:41 | Winning time: 1m 25.9s

1^st

(8)

Rhoscolyn

610-2

9/1

T: D O'MearaJ: James Doyle

Chased leaders, hampered over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well op 12/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(11)

Mission To Moon

39-0

5/2f

T: R VarianJ: Oisin Murphy

Held up in mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner

3^rd

(9)

The X O

410-0

28/1

T: J RyanJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 4f out, hanging left from over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home op 25/1

4^th

(5)

Marlay Park

69-1

22/1

T: J R BoyleJ: P Cosgrave

Not much room start, held up in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, stayed on op 14/1 tchd 25/1

5^th

(2)

Earls

79-10

12/1

T: G P CromwellJ: C T Keane

Held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on inside final furlong, never involved op 11/1

6^th

(4)

Spanish Star

99-8

17/2

T: P R ChamingsJ: Tom Marquand

Hampered start, held up in rear, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

7^th

(1)

Hodler

59-0

28/1

T: J R BoyleJ: Luke Catton (5)

Held up rear of mid-division, not much room over 2f out, no impression op 25/1 tchd 33/1

8^th

(3)

Sandy Paradise

59-2

28/1

T: R HughesJ: Finley Marsh

Edged right start, held up rear of mid-division, never involved op 20/1

9^th

1 ¼

(12)

Speeding Bullet

38-5

4/1

T: R HannonJ: S De Sousa

Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon went 2nd, not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

10^th

(6)

Dark Thirty

410-1

5/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place over 1f out

11^th

(7)

Darkness

69-6

9/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson

Led until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 8/1

12^th

6 ½

(10)

Baldomero

69-10

22/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Prominent, lost place and not much room 2f out, well beaten from over 1f out tchd 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.40Pl:£3.30, £1.60, £6.50EX:£47.30Trifecta:£741.60Tricast:£616.43SF:£30.72Swingers:£7.10, £36.90, £19.20

Forecasts

Mission To Moon (5/2), Speeding Bullet (4/1), Dark Thirty (5/1), Spanish Star (17/2), Rhoscolyn (9/1), Darkness (9/1), Earls (12/1), Marlay Park (22/1), Baldomero (22/1), The X O (28/1), Hodler (28/1), Sandy Paradise (28/1)

MISSION TO MOON posted a career best when making a winning return to action at Goodwood 4 weeks ago, defeating a next-time-out winner with a shade more authority than the bare margins imply, and a 4 lb rise is unlikely to prevent him going close again. Darkness, runner-up 12 months ago, comes here in good order and is feared along with Dark Thirty. Last year's winner Spanish Star is another not out of things.