Racecards
18:35 Epsom Downs
Faucets And Their Suppliers Handicap (Class E)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 10y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 0-00321
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden to chase clear winner approaching final furlong, no impression
- Form 664000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
in touch, ridden & under pressure when hanging left 2f out, soon weakened
Inver Gold
19- Form 122415
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer A Newcombe
- Jockey S Whitworth
mid-division until ridden & weakened 2f out
- Form 30-0500
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
led, ridden when headed approaching 2f out, weakened
Red Lion (FR)
174- Form 42/044-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey D Corby
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden on ins from 2f out, ran on well final furlong
- Form 40/0401
- Age 5
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey I Mongan
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
Sharp Spice
18- Form 2-10503
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Coakley
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up towards rear, ridden & headway approaching 3f out, h.l & no impression from 2f out
Belle Rouge
15- Form 04-1251
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J Quinn
mid-division, ridden for headway 3f out, ran on final furlong , nearest finish
- Form 002230
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer L A Dace
- Jockey G Faulkner
in touch, driven & headway over 3f out, switched right side & ev chance over 2f out, weakened fnl furlong
- Form 041504
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C Morlock
- Jockey L P Keniry
tracked leaders until ridden & weakened approaching 2f out
Lunar Lord
29- Form 350013
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey J Bramhill
towards rear, steady headway 5f out, smooth hwy to lead 2f out, soon driven clear
- Form 306215
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey R Mullen
slowly into stride, always in rear
- Form 000022
- Age 7
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey M Fenton
mid-division, driven 5f out, some headway over 2f out, one-paced
- Form 100-400
- Age 4
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer R Johnson Houghton
- Jockey Gary Bardwell
tracked leaders until ridden approaching 4f out
Achilles Sun
21- Form 002130
- Age 4
- Weight 8-2
mid-division, headway 6f out to go in touch, soon driven along, weakened over 3f out
- Form 240-003
- Age 7
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J F Egan
mid-division, dropped rear final 5f, tailed off
- Form 552000/
- Age 8
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer L Montague Hall
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 6f out to go in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon well behind
Verdict
With 18 runners set to line up for this 1m4f handicap, this is not the easiest of races for backers to solve. Among those with claims are the topweight Elgria, who has a 5lb penalty to carry for his win at Folkestone last week, all-weather winner Belle Rouge, who can race off a 5lb lower mark back on turf and Mary Reveley's Bhutan, who has found one too good in each of his last two starts. He should again be thereabouts. With the likes of recent Newmarket winner Love Bitten (Elgria behind) and Sharp Spice, for who Kieren Fallon is an interesting booking, also in the line up this is a race to be treated with caution.