Racecards
17:05 Epsom Downs
JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap (Class 2)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f 3y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £75,000 added
- Winner: £38,655
- 2nd: £18,128
- 3rd: £9,068
- 4th: £4,530
- Form 87321-3
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
- Jockey R Kingscote
held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd final 110 yards and ran on, just held
- Form 096-121
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 114816
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide under pressure over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
- Form 505-087
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 110 yards
- Form 01158-6
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Cam Hardie
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 892423
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Jason Watson
off the pace and always towards rear
- Form 4153-31
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 4th and no impression final furlong
Spring Bloom
14- Form 0874-21
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer R Eddery
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
outpaced
- Form 981220-
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Tom Marquand
slight stumble start, soon recovered chasing leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 5-62692
- Age 10
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey Connor Beasley
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never on terms
- Form 166-044
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened rapidly, behind and eased inside final furlong
- Form 30-6133
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J Channon
- Jockey Rose Dawes
held up off the pace towards rear on inside, ridden on inside over 1f out, never a factor
- Form 51-7917
- Age 8
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Mrs A J Perrett
- Jockey Saffie Osborne
never closer than mid-division
- Form 9-67234
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer D Steele
- Jockey Mia Nicholls
raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, switched right entering final 3f, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, edged left and weakened inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Another tricky handicap to unravel but PROBE should be able to take up a good position and may prove good enough to defy another 7lb rise. Apollo One, a good third behind the selection in a 21-runner Newmarket handicap last time, seems sure to come on here as that was a first start for 178 days Mr Wagyu has a touch of class and shouldn't encounter traffic problems as he usually breaks well and it wouldn't be a surprise if he'd been prepared with this race in mind. Haymaker and Spring Bloom both came good last time and are preferred in that order.
Formwatch
Apollo One 12-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 21, 3 1/2l behind Probe (8-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Probe 15-2 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May beating Chairmanoftheboard (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 21 ran.
Badri 14-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 21, 2 1/4l behind Bielsa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Mr Wagyu (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 21, 2 3/4l behind Bielsa (8-13) at York 6f hcp (2) gd in May.
Strike Red (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 21, 4 1/2l behind Probe (8-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gs in May.
Baldomero (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Orazio (9-7) at Ascot 6f hcp (3) sft in May.
Haymaker 10-3jfav (8-13) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, won at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in May beating Spanish Star (9-4) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Spring Bloom 7-1 (9-3) Tracked centre leader, chased leader when groups merged 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 5f hcp (3) gd in May beating Isle Of Lismore (9-1) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Many A Star (IRE) 7-2fav (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 14, 8 1/4l behind The Bell Conductor (9-11) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Venturous (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) In touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven to press winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, nk behind Walking On Clouds (9-5) at Ayr 6f hcp (3) gd in May.
Night On Earth (IRE) 5-2 (8-13) Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, last of 4, 1 1/4l behind King Of Bavaria (9-10) at Windsor 5f hcp (3) gf in May.
Indian Creak (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Led until 2f out, switched left over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Haymaker (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
Count Otto (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Haymaker (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in May.
The Defiant 20-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 3/4l behind Angle Land (8-8) at Goodwood 5f hcp (3) gd in May.