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16:40 Epsom Downs

Combined Services Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 18y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,528
  • 2nd: £1,348
  • 3rd: £673
  • 4th: £337
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 23.32s
  • Off Time: 16:42:16
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Choral Festival

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Cahala Dancer (IRE)

    10/11

      3(4)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow sash, Emerald Green cap

      Minstrel Lad

      18 D
      5/1
      • Form 8-52770
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 64

      tracked leaders, closed on outside over 5f out, outpaced 3f out, no impression after, plugged on from over 1f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Dark blue, red spots, white sleeves

      Choral Festival

      15 D
      5/1
      • Form 721333
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 63

      always handy, led 4f out, in command final 2f, stayed on well

      5(3)
      Silk - Black, orange cross of lorraine

      Cahala Dancer (IRE)

      8 t
      10/11
      • Form 630/9-11
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 56

      tracked leaders, closed 6f out, ridden 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner

      6(6)
      Silk - White, Orange and Yellow striped sleeves and cap

      Artistic Flight (IRE)

      19 p D
      5/1
      • Form 65-3461
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 64

      held up in 5th, headway on inside over 4f out, went 2nd 3f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong

      7(1)
      Silk - Black, Red disc, Black and White check sleeves, White cap

      Peace Lilly (USA)

      26 h
      20/1
      • Form 8636
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 63

      led, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened from 3f out

      8(5)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Ron Waverly (IRE)

      20 t
      10/1
      • Form 699487
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 49

      took keen hold in last, driven and effort over 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace

      1(7)
      NR

      Next Stop

      20 BFD
      4/1
      • Form 224424
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 68

      Nonrunner

      2(8)
      NR

      Sixties Love

      33
      7/1
      • Form 064274
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 65

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2014
      (2)
      Silk -

      Coincidently

      11/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      2013
      (2)
      Silk -

      Lowther

      20/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-0

      2012
      (8)
      Silk -

      Debating Society (IRE)

      3/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Cahala Dancer is penalised for winning in soft ground over a mile at Brighton and earlier efforts at today's longer trip inspire little confidence. Choral Festival has held her form well since scoring at Windsor in July but is best at that track while Next Stop is hard to catch right and still looks in the handicapper's grip. ARTISTIC FLIGHT won over today's trip at Lingfield last time and has plenty of scope returning to Turf for the first time since last year's debut. Jim Boyle's charge should be thereabouts if handling the underfoot conditions.

      Formwatch

      Minstrel Lad 12-1 (9-10) Always in rear, last of 13, 16 3/4l behind Golden Emerald (10-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

      Choral Festival 10-3 (8-12) Tracked leaders, 3rd over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong until edged left and dropped to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Dalmarella Dancer (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Aug.

      Cahala Dancer (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Close up, headway to track leader 3f out, led 2f out, soon clear, ridden out, won at Brighton 1m hcp (6) sft in Aug beating Byrd In Hand (9-5) by 14l, 9 ran.

      Artistic Flight (IRE) 5-1fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, wide on home turn, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish (hand-timed), won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug beating Understory (9-10) by 3/4l, 12 ran.

      Peace Lilly (USA) 33-1 (9-2) Prominent, outpaced from 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Sands Chorus (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Aug.

      Ron Waverly (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, behind over 1f out, 7th of 8, 13 1/2l behind Mr Fickle (10-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.

      Next Stop 4-1fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Best Boy (8-11) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.

      Sixties Love 5-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside under pressure over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 3/4l behind Pacolita (8-6) at Epsom 7f hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.