Racecards
20:00 Epsom Downs
Try totequickpick If You're Feeling Lucky Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 114y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £11,000 added
- Winner: £7,116
- 2nd: £2,118
- 3rd: £1,058
- 4th: £529
- Form 241622
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
- Form 410801
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked winner, challenged from 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong
Inef (IRE)
13- Form 1-07201
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey I Mongan
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
- Form 512111
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 70
held up, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
- Form 6-34510
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey S W Kelly
always in rear
Young Dottie
131- Form 5317-28
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer P Phelan
- Jockey Jemma Marshall
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Salient
15- Form 574371
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
made all, ridden and pressed from 2f out, asserted near finish
Verdict
Three-year-olds don't have a particularly good record in this but that shouldn't be a problem for CROWN COUNSEL, who was the only one of that age to contest a strong handicap at Haydock last week which he won with the minimum of fuss. Mark Johnston's colt carries a 6lb penalty here but he should complete a quick double. Jim Boyle has done well to get a hat-trick out of Song To The Moon but the four-year-old was receiving 16lb from Avon River when landing a claimer here last time and this is much tougher. Salient has been raised just 2lb for scoring at Bath and has won from much higher marks in the past while the consistent She's A Character can't be ruled out though she's 9lb higher than when gaining her last success at Doncaster in April.
Formwatch
She's A Character 10-3 (9-7) Switched left after start, soon tracking leaders on inside, chased winner over 3f out until over 2f out, hung left and rallied to 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Amethyst Dawn (9-9) at Thirsk 1m flls hcp 0-130 (3) gd in Jun.
Crown Counsel (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jun beating First Post (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Inef (IRE) 17-2 (9-13) Chased leader over 1f, styed in 3rd, went 2nd again over 3f out, led over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, won at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun beating Sally Friday (8-11) by 2l, 7 ran.
Song To The Moon (IRE) 9-2 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, soon hung left, ran on, won at Epsom Downs 1m clm stks (5) gf in Jun beating Avon River (9-12) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Kentish (USA) 20-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 13l behind Pat's Legacy (9-9) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Young Dottie 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Follow The Flag (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Salient 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leader, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun beating Daneside (8-2) by 1/2l, 7 ran.