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16:20 Epsom Downs

Don Churston Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 17y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £7,216
  • 2nd: £3,384
  • 3rd: £1,693
  • 4th: £846
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 10.59s
  • Off Time: 16:21:10
  • 5 Ran
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Silk -

Patient Dream (FR)

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Fast Steps (IRE)

    3/1

      1(1)
      Silk - Purple and Orange diabolo, Orange sleeves, Purple stars, Orange cap, Purple star

      Naval Commander

      38
      4/1
      • Form 416-136
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0
      • Official Rating 90

      soon steadied 3rd on inside, pushed along 3f out, hung left on camber and not clear run 2f out, continued to hang left and kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge

      2(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue and Pink diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Pink armlets, Pink cap

      Wait For The Lord

      10 h D
      8/1
      • Form 484458
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-9
      • Official Rating 85

      raced keenly tracking leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out

      3(4)
      Silk - Light Blue and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Light Blue cap

      Patient Dream (FR)

      32 BFCD
      13/8
      • Form 64-1414
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 86

      held up tracking leaders in 4th out wide, headway into 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on to assert towards finish

      4(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Fast Steps (IRE)

      32 p C
      3/1
      • Form 2-1337
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 83

      raced keenly, led and set steady pace, quickened 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

      5(2)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, royal blue sleeves, dark blue armlets

      Leroy Leroy

      14 D
      13/2
      • Form 562542
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 72

      slowly into stride, held up last in steadily run race, headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge

      In depth

      Verdict

      Leroy Leroy hasn’t done a lot wrong since scoring at Doncaster at the start of the Turf season but Wait For The Lord has a poor strike-rate and Naval Commander was well beaten trying this trip at Ascot last month. Fast Steps made no show on his handicap debut at Goodwood and has more than four lengths to find with PATIENT DREAM, who looks to have a good opportunity to rack up a second course victory this season having won since over this trip at Windsor.

      Formwatch

      Naval Commander 4-1 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened close home, 6th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Garden Oasis (8-6) at York 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.

      Wait For The Lord 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear, last when ridden over 3f out, ran on from over 1f out but never dangerous, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind The Flying Ginger (8-12) at York 1m 2f hcp fll (2) gf in Aug.

      Patient Dream (FR) 9-2jfav (8-0) Mid-division, pushed along and headway chasing leaders over 3f out, every chance 2f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Qaader (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.

      Fast Steps (IRE) 25-1 (8-0) Raced wide early, soon led and disputed, wide on bend halfway, definite lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Qaader (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.

      Leroy Leroy 15-2 (9-10) Steadied start and awkwardly away, held up off the pace in last pair, headway on near side rail over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Noble Masquerade (9-13) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Aug.