Racecards
19:30 Epsom Downs
Attheraces Telebet 0800 083 8383 Claiming Stakes (Class E)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 114y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places

- Form 042030
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
always prominent on inside, went 2nd well over 3f out, led on bit well over 2f out, clear final furlong, ridden out

- Form 140000
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T McCarthy
- Jockey M Henry
pressed leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed well over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner

- Form 002623
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey N Pollard
led 2f, pressed leader until ridden and weakened well over 2f out

Wilom (GER)
42- Form 000051
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer M Ewer-Hoad
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
towards rear, headway on outside 5f out, behind final 2f

- Form 462406
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
slowly into stride, went badly left and lost 20 lengths soon after start, not recover

- Form 440600
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
towards rear, ridden and weakened 2f out

Lucky Archer
17- Form 0-25240
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Ted Durcan
held up, effort and hard ridden 2f out, no impression and soon beaten

- Form 00U-036
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey L P Keniry
dwelt, badly hampered and lost 20 lengths start, stayiong on under pressure when switched left to rails 2f out, kept on

- Form 005200
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey C Catlin
prominent, kept on under pressure 2f out, never able to challenge

- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B Gubby
- Jockey S Whitworth
behind, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

Piccolitia
35- Form 0-00000
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
raced wide in touch, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f

- Form 106-300
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer J Spearing
- Jockey S J Drowne
prominent and raced wide, hard ridden 2f out, soon one pace

- Form 300000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
dwelt, always towards rear
In depth
Verdict
If he could reproduce his best form Ian Semple's Sarraaf would win this claimer with ease. However, despite being well in on official BHB ratings, the son of Perugino has a poor strike-rate but a reproduction of his recent York third would suffice and he has to be the TEAMtalk selection. The main danger looks to be the Ian Williams-trained Lucky Archer, who has some respectable form in handicaps of late. Freecom Net has yet to show the same sort of form on turf as he has on the all-weather, while a market move for Beausejour would be interesting. The others look a pretty moderate bunch with Warwick selling winner Wilom probably the pick of them.