17:15 Epsom Downs

Saturday 1 June 2024

Premier Race Day Text
All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:3017:1517:50

Long Shot Northern Dancer Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   1m 4f 6y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:16  |   Winning time: 2m 40.13s
1st
Horse silk
2
(1)
7/1
T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy
Midfield, switched right 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, ran on well final furlong op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
3
7
(5)
68-13
4/1
T: Harry EustaceJ: R Kingscote
Held up in behind leaders, headway between rivals over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
nk
14
(15)
12/1
T: Dylan CunhaJ: J F Egan
Midfield, prominent 4f out, led briefly over 2f out, soon headed, kept on final furlong op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(2)
20/1
T: H MorrisonJ: Tom Marquand
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, went fourth final strides op 16/1 tchd 22/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
13
(12)
58-8
7/2f
T: G & J MooreJ: Hollie Doyle
Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, kept on final furlong, lost fourth final strides op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
12
(4)
9/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: Saffie Osborne
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra final 50yds op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
11
(7)
25/1
T: D O'MearaJ: Jason Watson
Held up in midfield, ridden when hung left 2f out, no extra 1f out op 20/1 tchd 33/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
(9)
15/2
T: J ChannonJ: David Probert
Midfield, headway to chase leaders after 3f, going okay when short of room 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out op 8/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ½
10
(13)
11/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: David Egan
Towards rear, ridden 3f out, made no impression op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
(10)
49-2
18/1
T: C JohnstonJ: James Doyle
Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 22/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(6)
14/1
T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan
Midfield, nudged along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out op 10/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
1
(11)
33/1
T: George BakerJ: P Cosgrave
Prominent, losing place when short of room over 2f out, soon faded op 25/1
13th
Horse silk
21
15
(3)
40/1
T: M L W BellJ: S D Bowen (5)
Slowly away, always in rear op 33/1 tchd 50/1
14th
Horse silk
3 ¾
9
(8)
28/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: B M Coen
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon faded op 25/1 tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

5
(14)
Horse silk
L'astronome23
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 5
T: H Palmer  J: Jason Hart
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£2.05, £1.75, £4.45EX:£27.40Trifecta:£736.70Tricast:£341.75SF:£33.31Swingers:£5.55, £18.85, £13.75

Forecasts

Kotari (7/2), Ziggy (4/1), Relentless Voyager (7/1), Flash Bardot (15/2), Dream Harder (9/1), Parlando (11/1), Asgard's Captain (12/1), If Not Now (14/1), Struth (18/1), Not So Sleepy (20/1), L'astronome (20/1), Percy Shelley (25/1), Think First (28/1), Lucander (33/1), Maso Bastie (40/1)

Verdict

ZIGGY made a promising return to action from 15 months off when finding his well-handicapped stablemate too strong here over 1¼m just under 6 weeks ago, and with that outing sure to have blown away any cobwebs, Harry Eustace's 6-y-o is taken to notch career victory number 4 at the expense of Dream Harder, who is threatening to come good again soon judged on his recent Chester fourth. Kotari arrives in search of a 4-timer, and he can fight out minor honours with Asgard's Captain.

  1. ZIGGY
  2. DREAM HARDER (IRE)
  3. KOTARI (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Sheer Rocks
Weight: 8-9  |Age: 4
11/2

Prize Money

1st: £38,655.002nd: £18,128.003rd: £9,068.004th: £4,530.005th: £2,265.006th: £1,132.00

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