Racecards
14:50 Epsom Downs
Chantilly Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 459612
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey J F Egan
chased leader, ridden 2f out, chased winner, hanging left entering final furlong, kept on under pressure
- Form 041453
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey K May
held up, ridden, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, no danger
- Form 212363
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
chased winner until entering final furlong, unable to quicken
- Form 542442
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
held up in rear, effort towards centre over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Form 434612
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey L Dettori
raced wide early, made all, taken to stands side rail straight, ridden, hung left from over 1f out, held on well
- Form 679778
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey E Creighton
chased leaders, driven 2f out, soon hung left, weakened
- Form 485207
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J J Bridger
- Jockey M Halford
chased leaders, driven towards centre halfway, soon beaten
Smooch
2- Form 360666
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer R M H Cowell
- Jockey A Quinn
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Patavium Prince has done little wrong of late, without winning, will not mind the underfoot conditions and gets the vote to resume winning ways ahead of Spearit and Sleeping Storm. The last mentioned is still 3lbs higher than when scoring at Newbury last month but has run well off similar marks of late and is entitled to be thereabouts again. Robert Cowell's Overwing showed at Folkestone last time that she handles cut in the ground perfectly well and the daughter of Fasliyev cannot be discounted. Willie Muir has his string in good form so Xaluna Bay has to be considered but she has yet to confirm that she handles a softer surface and of more interest may be Spearit, who has rediscovered some decent form of late. Any further rain would lessen his claims though and a safer bet looks to be the rejuvenated Patavium Prince.
Formwatch
Spearit (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong and closing finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Peter Island (9-4) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Sleeping Storm (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Stanley Goodspeed (9-2) at Newbury 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Xaluna Bay (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Tara Too (9-10) at Goodwood 6f fll hcp (4) gf.
Patavium Prince (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) Held up, chased leader 2f out, ridden to chase winner final furlong but always held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Stanley Goodspeed (9-2) at Newbury 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Overwing (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Tilly's Dream (8-12) at Folkestone 5f fll hcp (5) gs.
Laith (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, riddden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 13, 7l behind Blues In The Night (9-5) at Haydock 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Danny The Dip 16-1 (8-0) In rear of main group, hung left inside final 2f, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 6l behind Tamino (8-6) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Smooch 16-1 (9-1) With leader to halfway, weakening when hampered and checked on inside rail over 1f out, soon eased, last of 6, 9l behind Memphis Man (8-7) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (4) gd.