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14:15 Epsom Downs

Derby 'Wild Card' EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 2)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 113y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £20,000 added
  • Winner: £10,308
  • 2nd: £4,834
  • 3rd: £2,418
  • 4th: £1,208
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.98s
  • Off Time: 14:15:21
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ndaawi

10/3

    2
    Silk -

    Cite D'Or (FR)

    6/1

      1(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Castle Way

      24
      5/6
      • Form 21
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      close up, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders(not handle track)

      2(3)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Orange star and star on cap

      Ndaawi

      28
      10/3
      • Form 31
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from 2f out, led inside final furlong, just doing enough

      3(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow braces, sleeves and cap

      Struth (IRE)

      47
      5/1
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      led, pushed along and joined from 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home

      4(1)
      Silk - Brown, light blue seams and armlets, light blue and brown hooped cap

      Desfondado (IRE)

      23
      50/1
      • Form 65
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      in touch in rear, headway over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - White, Black seams, White sleeves, Black stars, White cap, Black star

      Cite D'Or (FR)

      5 D
      6/1
      • Form 1421
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 83

      tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to press winner towards finish

      Previous results

      2021
      (3)
      Silk -

      Mr Mccann (IRE)

      4/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      CASTLE WAY landed the odds at Haydock with the minimum of fuss and had a subsequent winner back in third. Palace Pier’s half-brother is entered in next month’s Group 1 Futurity and is preferred to the other recent winners. Of those, Ndaawi is also in the Futurity having got his head in front at Goodwood last time while Struth’s yard has won two of the last four renewals and the Johnstons’ colt scored easily at Nottingham on his debut. Cite D'Or has won two of his four outings so far and is preferred to the maiden Desfondado of the others.

      Formwatch

      Castle Way 4-9fav (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Haydock 1m stks (4) gf in Sep beating King Me (9-2) by 2l, 6 ran.

      Ndaawi 8-13fav (9-7) Tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, effort out wide when edged right and ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd again over 1f out, sustained challenge final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead final strides, won at Goodwood 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Aug beating Night Life (9-0) by hd, 9 ran.

      Struth (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Prominent on outside, pressed leader 3f out, ridden and led 2f out, steadily drew clear inside final furlong, readily, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Aug beating Going To The Moon (9-5) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.

      Desfondado (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 12, 6l behind Theme Park (9-7) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.

      Cite D'Or (FR) 8-11fav (9-5) Tracked leading pair, pushed along 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Beverley 1m fll stks (5) gd in Sep beating Silk Bird (9-0) by shd, 6 ran.