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19:00 Epsom Downs

Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 3y
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £14,000 added
  • Winner: £8,715
  • 2nd: £2,610
  • 3rd: £1,305
  • 4th: £652
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 8.56s
  • Off Time: 19:00:11
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Baron Bolt

11/4

    2
    Silk -

    Handytalk (IRE)

    8/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Purple, White stars, White sleeves, Purple stars, Purple cap

      Polybius

      138 D
      2/1
      • Form 285-965
      • Age 7
      • Weight 10-2
      • Official Rating 97

      chased leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to challenge when edged left 1f out, kept on, no extra and held towards finish

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark blue, pink chevron, light blue sleeves, pink armlets, dark blue cap, pink star

      Baron Bolt

      26 p D
      11/4
      • Form 522-220
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 93

      chased leaders, not clear run 2f out, switched outside and headway under pressure over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on inside final furlong, led near finish

      3(1)
      Silk - Beige, Dark Blue armlets, Dark Blue cap

      Watchable

      18 p D
      9/2
      • Form 604-106
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 92

      pressed leader on inside, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards

      4(2)
      Silk - Emerald green, yellow cross belts, emerald green sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap

      Boom The Groom (IRE)

      33 D
      7/2
      • Form 547540
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 92

      stumbled start, soon led narrowly, headed over 3f out, kept on until lost place 1f out, beaten and eased inside final furlong

      5(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, beige chevron, sleeves and star on cap

      Handytalk (IRE)

      18 D
      8/1
      • Form 524-538
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 83

      pressed leader on outside, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final 100 yards, headed near finish

      Previous results

      2017
      (5)
      Silk -

      Ashpan Sam

      8/1
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-6

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      Shanghai Glory (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      2015
      (1)
      Silk -

      Iseemist (IRE)

      11/2
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Polybius and Watchable don’t arrive in the best of form while the remaining trio need to put recent below par efforts behind them. Handytalk ran poorly at Salisbury last time but went close here last season off a higher mark while Boom The Groom struggled in last month’s Epsom Dash but was beaten less than a length here on his penultimate start. BARON BOLT faded badly at Newmarket recently but had rattled-up a string of seconds in decent sprints before that and it’s Paul Cole’s charge that gets another chance today.

      Formwatch

      Polybius 33-1 (8-5) last of 5, 13 1/4l behind Baccarat (9-2) at Meydan 6f hcp gd in Feb.

      Baron Bolt 4-1 (9-8) Keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 11l behind Gunmetal (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) gf in Jun.

      Watchable 9-2 (9-12) Made most until entering final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Brian The Snail (10-0) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.

      Boom The Groom (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Unruly before start, slowly into stride, always behind, 19th of 20, 11 1/4l behind Tanasoq (8-0) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.

      Handytalk (IRE) 11-2 (9-13) Raced keenly, chased leaders until hampered and lost place over 3f out, towards rear and never on terms after, 8th of 9, 9l behind Open Wide (10-1) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.