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17:50 Epsom Downs

Investec Asset Management Handicap (Class 2)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 3y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £40,000 added
  • Winner: £24,900
  • 2nd: £7,456
  • 3rd: £3,728
  • 4th: £1,864
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 7.99s
  • Off Time: 17:51:05
  • 16 Ran
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1
Silk -

Reputation (IRE)

25/1

    2
    Silk -

    Naggers (IRE)

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      George Bowen (IRE)

      15/2

        4
        Silk -

        Watchable

        8/1

          1(8)
          Silk - Yellow, royal blue seams, royal blue sleeves, yellow stars, royal blue cap, yellow star

          Blaine

          15 b DCD
          11/2
          • Form 00020-1
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-7
          • Official Rating 98

          chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

          2(1)
          Silk - Red, black chevron, black sleeves, red armlets, red cap, black diamond

          Suzi's Connoisseur

          28 t D
          20/1
          • Form 09-5160
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-5
          • Official Rating 96

          chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f

          3(3)
          Silk - White, Dark Blue striped sleeves, Dark Blue and Yellow hooped cap

          Naggers (IRE)

          14 D
          5/2
          • Form 1101-41
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 95

          towards rear, effort on outside and hung left from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not quite get up

          4(11)
          Silk - Dark blue, grey chevron

          Sir Ottoman (FR)

          46 t D
          33/1
          • Form 21-2649
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 95

          held up and always towards rear, outpaced and struggling in rear before halfway, never a factor

          6(16)
          Silk - Emerald Green, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves and cap

          Watchable

          7 v D
          8/1
          • Form 504543
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 95

          good speed from wide draw and led for 1f, pressed leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, ran on until headed no extra and lost places towards finish

          7(5)
          Silk - White, brown seams, white sleeves and cap

          Holiday Magic (IRE)

          21
          14/1
          • Form 423076
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-3
          • Official Rating 94

          slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders

          8(7)
          Silk - Grey, Light Blue epaulets, Light Blue cap

          Clear Spring (IRE)

          8 DCD
          20/1
          • Form 070-847
          • Age 9
          • Weight 8-13
          • Official Rating 90

          slowly away, outpaced and always in rear

          9(14)
          Silk - white, dark blue striped sleeves, orange cap

          Ninjago

          17 b D
          12/1
          • Form 6-59360
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 89

          chased leaders on outer, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

          10(17)
          Silk - WHITE, BLACK chevron, BLACK sleeves, WHITE stars, BLACK cap, WHITE star

          Ashpan Sam

          15 p DCD
          16/1
          • Form 54929-8
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 89

          good speed from wide draw to press leader, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased leader until no extra inside final furlong

          11(13)
          Silk - Red, white stripe, red sleeves, white spots and spots on cap

          Pearl Spectre (USA)

          37 D
          40/1
          • Form 143677
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 87

          mid-division on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out

          12(15)
          Silk - Orange and emerald green diabolo, halved sleeves, orange cap, emerald green diamond

          Reputation (IRE)

          17 v D
          25/1
          • Form 120-500
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-10
          • Official Rating 87

          soon crossed over to chase leading pair on inside, switched right and ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish

          13(6)
          Silk - Dark blue, orange star, striped sleeves and star on cap

          George Bowen (IRE)

          17 D
          15/2
          • Form 655-096
          • Age 5
          • Weight 8-9
          • Official Rating 86

          held up towards rear, headway on outside hanging left from 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish

          14(2)
          Silk - Royal blue and white diabolo, royal blue sleeves, red cap

          In The Red (IRE)

          21
          33/1
          • Form 779-106
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-6
          • Official Rating 83

          chased leaders 4f

          15(10)
          Silk - Emerald Green, White triple diamond, Black sleeves, Emerald Green diamonds, White cap, Emerald Green diamonds

          Lucky Beggar (IRE)

          1 D
          10/1
          • Form 243121
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-12
          • Official Rating 83

          chased leaders, edged left 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          16(4)
          Silk - Black, grey stripe

          B Fifty Two (IRE)

          8 t D
          25/1
          • Form 478-005
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-5
          • Official Rating 82

          held up in mid-division on inside, ridden and no impression 2f out

          17(9)
          Silk - black, white seams, black sleeves, white stars, black cap

          Paddy Power (IRE)

          14
          9/1
          • Form 6504-21
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-4
          • Official Rating 81

          held up towards rear, never on terms

          5(12)
          NR

          Scrutineer (IRE)

          15 D
          16/1
          • Form 431-070
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4
          • Official Rating 95

          NonRunner

          Previous results

          2016
          (4)
          Silk -

          Blaine

          8/1
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-8

          2015
          (7)
          Silk -

          Ashpan Sam

          9/2
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-7

          2014
          (6)
          Silk -

          Ashpan Sam

          7/2
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          In depth

          Verdict

          Lucky Beggar could be a serious player here if returning to his best, as could last year’s winner Blaine, but preference is for NAGGERS (NAP). He’s won four of his last six and although he’s gone up 10lb for an eye-catching victory at Thirsk, he’s clearly still improving and can take a weak looking contest for the grade. Watchable ran well in a decent race at York last time out, but his losing run stretches back to 2014, while Paddy Power’s best performances so far have been over 5 furlongs. George Bowen and B Fifty Two are well handicapped on their best form but both appear to be out of sorts at the moment and are best watched, as is Sir Ottoman who won a good three-year-old handicap at Chantilly last year but ran poorly on his UK debut.

          Formwatch

          Blaine 25-1 (9-1) In touch, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden and kept on well towards finish, eased close home, won at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May beating Ice Age (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

          Suzi's Connoisseur 16-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in last pair, never involved, 14th of 15, 13 1/2l behind Gossiping (8-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.

          Naggers (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Raced far side, tracked leaders, led going well over 1f out, clear when drifted right inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (3) sft in May beating Handsome Dude (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 19 ran.

          Sir Ottoman (FR) 40-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along and stumbled over 1f out, never a factor, 9th of 11, 6 1/2l behind El Astronaute (9-0) at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gf in Apr.

          Watchable 33-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and kept on final furlong, held when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 18, 2l behind Copper Knight (8-6) at York 5f hcp (2) gd in May.

          Holiday Magic (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 6th of 24, 1 3/4l behind Fastnet Tempest (8-5) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in May.

          Clear Spring (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden and chance over 1f out, hung right and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Boy In The Bar (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gd in May.

          Ninjago 14-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, never dangerous, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Al Qahwa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in May.

          Ashpan Sam 50-1 (8-12) Led until 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Blaine (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May.

          Pearl Spectre (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked winner until ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 4l behind That Is The Spirit (10-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

          Reputation (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) With leader, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 15th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Al Qahwa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in May.

          George Bowen (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Prominent, driven over 1f out, not quicken entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 16, 3 1/4l behind Al Qahwa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) sft in May.

          In The Red (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Awkward start, in touch, keen, pushed along halfway, soon beaten, last of 6, 14 3/4l behind Shaiyem (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) gd in May.

          Lucky Beggar (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Elysian Flyer (9-4) at Thirsk 5f hcp (4) sft in May.

          B Fifty Two (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on towards finish, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Tumblewind (9-7) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) gd in May.

          Paddy Power (IRE) 11-4fav (8-13) Held up, headway over 1f out, short of room briefly entering final furlong, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 5f hcp (4) gs in May beating Stake Acclaim (9-10) by 3/4l, 9 ran.

          Scrutineer (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 21 1/4l behind Blaine (9-1) at Newbury 6f hcp (2) sft in May.