Racecards
19:25 Epsom Downs
Pinnacle Direct & Affinity Marketing Classified Stakes (Class D) (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 18y
- Going: None specified
- Form 614661
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer M Usher
- Jockey Hayley Turner
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 103000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, every chance 1f out, not pace of winner
- Form 1415-50
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Akehurst
- Jockey C Catlin
held up final furlong, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on from 2f out
Acomb
36- Form 060110
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
prominent, ridden 3f out, not quickened
- Form 0024-00
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey T Block
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well from 2f out
Analyze (FR)
21- Form 06-2354
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey R L Moore
never better than mid-division
Eton (GER)
11- Form 305123
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Alex Greaves
pulled hard early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 312014
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey Lisa Jones
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Perfidious (USA)
152- Form 01-3253
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon lost touch
- Form 260010
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey W Ryan
towards rear, ridden 4f out, soon no impression
Tidal
6- Form 0-61103
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey Richard Hughes
soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 22-4023
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Ffrench
towards rear, ridden 4f out, no extra
Waziri (IRE)
41- Form 464-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace
- Form 4-20232
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey S Sanders
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, challenged and led 1f out, driven out
- Form 200032
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
tracked leaders, challenged 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Rondelet, Acomb and Scottish River look to be the principles in this classified stakes and the vote is given to the last mentioned. The selection is a course and distance winner who won in convincing fashion when defeating Jacaranda. He is on the same mark here and although he would ideally prefer a bit more cut in the ground, he could still be good enough to take this. Acomb has had a fine season and has been given a break since disappointing when chasing a hat-trick of straight wins at Hamilton last month. He will have conditions to suit here and remains on a fair mark but he is unproven over this trip and for that reason is opposed. Rondelet ran well behind Golden Island at Chester last time and should be capable of making the frame here. However, Golden Island has since disappointed when well beaten at Ascot so the form of that run has been let down, so we are happy to overlook Rondelet on this occasion. Of the remainder, Katiypour has form on this track and he would not be far away if he could get anywhere near his best, but Scottish River won in emphatic style here last time and is taken to go in again.