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17:50 Epsom Downs

Steve Donoghue Apprentice Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 18y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 8.63s
  • Off Time: 17:54:21
  • 8 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Red, Black star, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves, Red cap, Black stars
8/1
  • Form 214443
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 66

steadied start, held up last, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

2(4)
Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

Passover

26 ht D
5/6
  • Form 376/51
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 64

tracked leaders, 2nd over 4f out, led 3f out, ridden and went right 2f out, soon straightened, driven clear over 1f out, kept on strongly

3(8)
Silk - Red, Yellow seams, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap

Attain

12 t D
15/2
  • Form 331041
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 61

in touch, kept on final furlong, no threat

4(7)
Silk - Pink, Black sash, White sleeves
12/1
  • Form 194-363
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

slowly into stride, pushed along in last pair, in touch after 1f, tracked leaders halfway, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd approaching final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd inside final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Black, red braces, red cap

Turnbury

8 p
20/1
  • Form 067026
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 60

tracked leading pair, led inside final mile, headed 3f out, chased winner, well held when lost 2nd approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong

6(3)
Silk - Maroon, emerald green stars, sleeves and star on cap

Bennelong

12 b D
16/1
  • Form 352335
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 57

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and lost place halfway, never on terms after

7(2)
Silk - Maroon and yellow diabolo, quartered cap
8/1
  • Form 544133
  • Age 14
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 54

tracked leader, led briefly 8f out, chased leader until over 4f out, chased leading pair until over 3f out, ridden and one pace inside final 2f, plugged on same pace in 4th

8(1)
Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue cap
  • Form 6994
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 52

led 2f, chased leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Passover has been raised 7lb for winning an amateurs' race at Nottingham last time but Attain can race off a lower mark here having won a lowly seller on the Polytrack at Lingfield recently with Bennelong back in fifth. The veteran Megalala scored on the all-weather last month under today's apprentice but TILSTARR won at Brighton off a 2lb lower mark back in May and he may be good enough in this with Georgia Cox' allowance helping his cause.

Formwatch

Tilstarr (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Ninety Minutes (9-12) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.

Passover 3-1fav (10-7) Took keen hold and prominent, led 7f out, pushed clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Tempuran (11-0) by 4 1/2l, 11 ran.

Attain 10-3fav (9-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul beating Fast Scat (8-5) by hd, 10 ran.

Ela Goog La Mou 8-1 (8-6) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Estibdaad (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun.

Turnbury 33-1 (9-2) Keen, tracked winner until over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Daisy Boy (9-12) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jul.

Bennelong 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Attain (9-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.

Megalala (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Awkwardly away, held up in last pair, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Who'sthedaddy (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jul.

Ron Waverly (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take 4th place towards finish, 4th of 8, 5l behind Arantes (9-12) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Jul.