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18:55 Epsom Downs

totepool Bet On UK Racing Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 114y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
  • Winner: £6,469
  • 2nd: £1,925
  • 3rd: £962
  • 4th: £481
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.57s
  • Off Time: 18:56:26
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Potentate (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Express Himself (IRE)

    6/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Light Blue, White hoops, White sleeves, Light Blue stars, Black cap

      Al Mukhdam

      19
      7/1
      • Form 500932
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-10
      • Official Rating 76

      led, ridden 2f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, kept on

      2(5)
      Silk - Emerald green, light blue and yellow striped sleeves and cap

      Express Himself (IRE)

      27
      6/1
      • Form 04-341
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 80

      dwelt in touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final strides

      3(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

      Potentate (IRE)

      20
      3/1
      • Form 22-315
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 77

      in touch in rear, ridden 3f out, switched to centre over 1f out, still last entering final furlong, ran on to lead final strides

      4(1)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      King Of Macedon (IRE)

      6 v
      5/2
      • Form 244462
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 75

      tracked leaders, effort when short of room, not recover

      5(3)
      Silk - Maroon, emerald green stars, sleeves and star on cap

      Bayleyf (IRE)

      14 p C
      12/1
      • Form 253733
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 66

      keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong

      6(4)
      Silk - Maroon, Grey armlets, Grey cap

      Mime Dance

      40 C
      3/1
      • Form 24-6644
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 74

      tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish

      Previous results

      2013
      (5)
      Silk -

      Young Dottie

      50/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-12

      2012
      (5)
      Silk -

      Yojimbo (IRE)

      6/5
      • Age 4
      • Weight 10-0

      2011
      (1)
      Silk -

      You've Been Mowed

      8/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-11

      In depth

      Verdict

      POTENTATE may be the one to side with in a tricky contest. He won his maiden at Chepstow before encountering soft ground in a higher grade handicap at Newmarket and today's conditions should prove more favourable. It was also soft going when Express Himself won at Haydock and he makes his handicap debut today while Al Mukhdam will need to step up on his latest second in this grade at Chester to come out best. Bayleyf handles the track well enough but is upped in class while recent Thirsk runner-up King Of Macedon is unproven over this longer trip.

      Formwatch

      Al Mukhdam 7-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Spanish Plume (8-8) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

      Express Himself (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Slow to get away, held up, not much room just inside 2f out, soon switched right and progress, ran on inside final furlong, led close home, won at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) sft beating Potent Embrace (8-12) by hd, 11 ran.

      Potentate (IRE) 10-3 (8-6) Pulled hard, held up in last trio, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 6l behind Glorious Empire (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) sft.

      King Of Macedon (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Keen, tracked leader, led entering final 2f, soon put head in air, headed approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Mr McLaren (9-6) at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.

      Bayleyf (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Mounted on track, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Aqua Ardens (9-4) at Epsom Downs 7f clm stks (5) gf.

      Mime Dance 8-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 7, 6l behind Pretzel (9-2) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.