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17:50 Epsom Downs

Investec Specialist Bank Handicap (Class 2)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £30,000 added
  • Winner: £18,675
  • 2nd: £5,592
  • 3rd: £2,796
  • 4th: £1,398
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 22.06s
  • Off Time: 17:52:56
  • 9 Ran
1(1)
Silk - white, royal blue hollow box, royal blue and white diabolo on sleeves, royal blue cap
20/1
  • Form 212230
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 97

tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd towards finish

2(5)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop

Make It Up

253 DCD
4/1
  • Form 1217-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 97

in touch, headway when hampered and short of room over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish

3(9)
Silk - yellow, red stars, yellow sleeves, red spots, hooped cap
  • Form 1301-02
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 91

raced wide, in touch, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong

4(6)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
8/1
  • Form 32114-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 90

raced wide, close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, soon eased

5(2)
Silk - black, white seams, black sleeves, white stars, black cap
  • Form 5532-10
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 88

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders

6(4)
Silk - White, Dark Blue armlets and cap
14/1
  • Form 162631-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 86

tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

7(8)
Silk - Orange, Beige epaulets and star on cap
4/1
  • Form 320D-12
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 84

in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong

8(3)
Silk - Orange, dark blue stripe, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form 63-10
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 82

led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

9(7)
Silk - WHITE, EMERALD GREEN epaulets and star on cap
3/1
  • Form 2212-43
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-5
  • Official Rating 81

in rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon led, ran on

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Make It Up was progressing well last season until a poor effort in a Group 3 at Newmarket in September. He should go well on his return but GORING is just preferred. The latter was headed close home when unable to prevent Mutarakez landing a hat-trick over a mile at Haydock but the return to 7f will suit. Ticks The Boxes also has a shout on his second at the same track last time and makes more appeal than the returning Geological while Fieldsman scored over track and trip last year but remains 5lb higher in the weights. Mount Tahan made an impressive return to action at Wetherby but something looked amiss with him at York last month.

Formwatch

Itorio (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 17l behind Time Test (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in May.

Make It Up 5-1 (9-0) With leader until ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 12l behind Maftool (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gd in Sep.

Ticks The Boxes (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Keen early, held up in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Amazour (9-5) at Haydock 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.

Fieldsman (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 7, 18l behind Mutasayyid (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gf in May.

George Bowen (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 17, 10l behind Udododontu (8-7) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.

Geological (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, edged right close home, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) in Oct beating Billyoakes (8-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.

Goring (GER) 20-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, smooth headway to challenge over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Mutarakez (9-1) at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in May.

Mount Tahan (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Led, headed 3f out, soon hung right, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 17, 28l behind Udododontu (8-7) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.

Al Bandar (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, chased leader 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Always Smile (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.