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15:20 Epsom Downs

Investec Mile (Handicap) (Class 2)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 114y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £35,000 added
  • Winner: £21,788
  • 2nd: £6,524
  • 3rd: £3,262
  • 4th: £1,631
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.35s
  • Off Time: 15:21:36
  • 16 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Light Blue and Red diamonds, Light Blue sleeves, Red cap, Light Blue diamond
  • Form 12250-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 96

held up in mid-division on inside, headway over 2f out, switched left towards inside 2f out, disputing lead when carried left 110 yards out, badly hampered by winner soon after, lost 2nd final 50 yards, held on for 3rd, not recover

2(16)
Silk - Light blue, pink star, sleeves and star on cap
50/1
  • Form 40-0107
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 92

led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakening when hampered and snatched up inside final 100 yards

3(15)
Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

Fury

22 p BF
8/1
  • Form 0/4078-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 92

held up towards rear, switched right and strong run inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, almost snatched 3rd

4(2)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
5/2
  • Form 312
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 92

tracked leaders, travelling well 2f out, led over 1f out, hung badly left final furlong, kept on

5(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, White disc, Royal Blue sleeves, White spots
  • Form 606-302
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 91

slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders

6(9)
Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

Busatto (USA)

15 BFD
25/1
  • Form 756117
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 90

chased ledaers, effort on outside 2f out, keeping on same pace and held when hampered and snatched up inside final 100 yards

7(3)
Silk - Dark blue and red (quartered), white sleeves, dark blue stars, dark blue cap

Farlow (IRE)

17 BF
10/1
  • Form 25-4193
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 90

held up rear of mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, finished well, not reach leaders

8(6)
Silk - Maroon, light blue seams, light blue and maroon halved sleeves, light blue and maroon quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 309-122
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 88

chased leader and clear of rest, every chance well over 1f out, losing place when not much room inside final furlong, eased

9(5)
Silk - ORANGE, EMERALD GREEN stars
  • Form 13310-7
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 88

chased clear leading pair, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out

10(8)
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Green diamonds

Velox

21
12/1
  • Form 51224-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 87

held up rear of mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, every chance when badly hampered on rails final 100 yards, eased, not recover

11(13)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 23/21-01
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 86

held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd final 50 yards and closed, not reach winner

12(10)
Silk - Dark Blue, Red braces, striped sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 5510-67
  • Age 10
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 85

always behind

13(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap
33/1
  • Form 592208
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 85

always towards rear, never a factor

14(4)
Silk - Yellow, Maroon braces and sleeves, Maroon and Yellow hooped cap
  • Form 0318-78
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 84

held up in mid-division, switched left 2f out, weakened over 1f out

15(14)
Silk - Orange, white seams, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 1247-13
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division on outside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, some headway and keeping on same pace when hampered inside final furlong

16(12)
Silk - DARK BLUE, PINK Cross of Lorraine, sleeves and cap

Jacob Cats

21 v
33/1
  • Form 090-056
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-3
  • Official Rating 78

slowly into stride, always towards rear

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Vainglory won this off the same mark last year and is back for another crack. Dance And Dance picked up the 2011 renewal and went close at Newmarket last time with Angelic Upstart not far behind. The lightly-raced Abseil will have his supporters if the ground remains good, though he was still beaten five lengths when runner-up at Chester, while Farlow has so far proved best over 7f. Tigers Tale has decent claims back over a mile and is preferred to Velox, but it's LLANARMON LAD that makes most appeal. The latter is raised in class after scoring at Thirsk but has plenty of scope having only his seventh start and a high draw has not proved a problem in recent runnings of this contest.

Formwatch

Red Avenger (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 16l behind Sennockian Star (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gs in Apr.

Trail Blaze (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Chased winner until ridden well over 1f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 10l behind Capo Rosso (8-12) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gd in May.

Fury 3-1fav (8-12) Keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 10l behind Navajo Chief (9-0) at York 1m listed hcp 0-110 (1) gs in May.

Abseil (USA) 9-2 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up well in rear, good headway on inside well over 1f out, chasing leaders and switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Here Comes When (8-10) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) sft in May.

Dance And Dance (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and joined 2f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, shd behind Tenor (8-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.

Busatto (USA) 9-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 2f out, eased, last of 7, 36l behind Uncle Dermot (8-4) at Ayr 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gs in May.

Farlow (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, stayed on from over 1f out, kept on and held near finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind King Torus (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.

Tigers Tale (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Raced alone in centre overall leader until ridden and headed over 1f out, ridden and edged left approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Groundbreaking (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.

Henry The Aviator (USA) 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders over 3f, 7th of 8, 18l behind Best Of Order (9-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in May.

Velox 7-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 9l behind Groundbreaking (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.

Llanarmon Lad (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, led well over 1f out, held on well, won at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May beating Escape To Glory (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.

Vainglory (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Close up, lost place over 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Dark Emerald (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gd in May.

Brocklebank (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 8, 7l behind So Beloved (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Apr.

Spirit Of The Law (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, 8th of 18, 6l behind Clever Cookie (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in May.

Angelic Upstart (IRE) 6-1 (8-5) In touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Tenor (8-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in May.

Jacob Cats 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 13l behind Groundbreaking (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in May.