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14:50 Epsom Downs

John Akehurst Handicap (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,500 added
  • Winner: £7,439
  • 2nd: £2,214
  • 3rd: £1,106
  • 4th: £553
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 9.44s
  • Off Time: 14:52:09
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Hopes N Dreams (IRE)

8/1

    2
    Silk -

    Clear Praise (USA)

    8/1

      1(5)
      Silk - BROWN and RED (halved), sleeves reversed, RED cap

      Head Space (IRE)

      10 p D
      8/1
      • Form 231617
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 89

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong

      2(6)
      Silk - White, Navy Blue cap, White spots

      Picture Dealer

      24 D
      Evs
      • Form 232110
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 89

      held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace

      3(1)
      Silk - Purple, yellow seams, yellow sleeves, purple stars, purple cap

      Hopes N Dreams (IRE)

      10 D
      8/1
      • Form 171010
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 87

      made all, clear over 1f out, riden inside final furlong, kept on strongly

      4(3)
      Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves and cap

      Noverre To Go (IRE)

      10 p D
      14/1
      • Form 173019
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 83

      held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace

      6(7)
      Silk - Black, large red spots, armlets and cap

      Fortinbrass (IRE)

      16 DCD
      7/1
      • Form 592416
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 84

      tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      7(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, pink seams, white sleeves, pink seams, white cap

      Clear Praise (USA)

      17 D
      8/1
      • Form 063491
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 76

      tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on and no impression

      8(4)
      Silk - Maroon and Yellow diamonds

      Baldemar

      32 DCD
      8/1
      • Form 820250
      • Age 8
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 73

      chased winner, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      5(8)
      NR

      School Fees

      18 DCD
      • Form 147157
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 82

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2012
      (9)
      Silk -

      Sacrosanctus

      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10

      2011
      (8)
      Silk -

      Baldemar

      4/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      2010
      (6)
      Silk -

      Falasteen (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Baldemar has plenty to find with a couple of these and Clear Praise is upped in class after scoring at Ripon where Head Space, Noverre To Go and Hopes N Dreams were all well beaten. Fortinbrass and School Fees are both recent winners over track and trip but have been beaten in this grade since while PICTURE DEALER ran below par in a Class 2 sprint at Goodwood last time. The latter had recorded a double in good style before that, however, and it would be no surprise to see Gary Moore's charge bounce back in this lesser company.

      Formwatch

      Head Space (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) Raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 20, 5l behind Clear Spring (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd.

      Picture Dealer 6-1 (9-8) Slowly away, in rear centre group, pushed along over 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 11th of 24, 3 1/2l behind Seeking Magic (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd.

      Hopes N Dreams (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Raced near side, chased leader until 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 20, 13l behind Clear Spring (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd.

      Noverre To Go (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Raced near side, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th in group final stides, 9th of 20, 8l behind Clear Spring (9-7) at Ripon 6f hcp (2) gd.

      Fortinbrass (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Brazen (9-7) at Leicester 6f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Clear Praise (USA) 4-1 (9-8) Made all, clear 4f out, pushed out final furlong, unchallenged (new track record), won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fm beating Panther Patrol (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.

      Baldemar 28-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 16th of 20, 10l behind Picture Dealer (9-12) at York 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.

      School Fees 14-1 (9-0) Raced stands' side in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Elusive Flame (9-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.