Racecards
13:50 Epsom Downs
Indigenous Handicap (Class 3)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £20,000 added
- Winner: £10,308
- 2nd: £4,834
- 3rd: £2,418
- 4th: £1,208
- Form 844149-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R Hughes
- Jockey Benoit D L Sayette
towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 314542-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer W Muir & C Grassick
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
prominent over 3f
- Form 6510-50
- Age 6
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
prominent over 3f
- Form 4888/17-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer S Hodgson
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
raced wide led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 6006-76
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Harry Davies
soon pushed along in touch, headway under stand side rail, ran on to lead towards finish
- Form 611125-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer S Dixon
- Jockey David Probert
very slowly away, behind, never on terms
- Form 26165-5
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss A Murphy
- Jockey Stefano Cherchi
prominent, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 264977
- Age 9
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D C Griffiths
- Jockey J F Egan
prominent stand side, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 323-313
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer C Allen
- Jockey Harry Burns
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 411235-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Tom Clover
- Jockey Hayley Turner
dwelt towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 740640-
- Age 13
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey F Norton
pushed along in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 864507-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Aidan Keeley
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Verdict
RECON MISSION won this last year from stall three, which he has again. He also scored over 6f here in August and is surprisingly 1lb lower than both of those victories. Mokaatil is 2-3 here and won a Class 2 handicap at Musselburgh from 4lb lower in August and Just That Lord has also won here and the faster the ground the better. The veteran Ornate was winning off an 18lb higher mark just over a year ago and retains his speed but Newyorkstateofmind usually needs his first run back, though holds Electric Love on their run at Wolverhampton in October. Dark Shot is 8lb higher than when completing a hat-trick on soft ground at Catterick the same month but was second in this in 2019 and also last year. Lucky Ava's four victories have all come on Polytrack.
Formwatch
Nelson Gay (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Traced leaders stand side, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Louie de Palma (9-3) at Newbury 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Newyorkstateofmind 10-3 (8-5) Pressed leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led final 150 yards, soon edged left, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, nk behind Mondammej (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Recon Mission (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Chased leaders near side rail for over 2f, soon behind, 12th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Zim Baby (9-7) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Just That Lord 11-2 (9-9) Led, ridden inside final 2f, soon headed and weakened, last of 7, 5 3/4l behind Raasel (8-12) at Goodwood 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Mokaatil 18-1 (8-4) Outpaced in last pair, ridden in rear home turn, never on terms, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Night On Earth (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Dark Shot 9-1 (8-4) Broke quickly and led, headed 2f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Raasel (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Thegreatestshowman 14-1 (9-4) Dwelt leaving stalls, in rear, pushed 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and made some late headway, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Fine Wine (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Ornate 16-1 (8-5) Led, headed over 3f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Twilight Calls (9-6) at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Lucky Ava 5-2fav (8-13) Prominent, pushed along and lost second over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Night On Earth (9-7) at Kempton 5f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Electric Love 6-1 (8-9) Off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Saluti (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Pettochside 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders over 4f, 10th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Ascot Adventure (9-6) at Salisbury 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep.
Pop Dancer (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Keen prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 14l behind Atty's Edge (9-1) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gf in Oct.