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16:28 Epsom Downs

Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 113y
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,500 added
  • Winner: £4,449
  • 2nd: £2,088
  • 3rd: £1,043
  • 4th: £522
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 45.90s
  • Off Time: 16:29:36
  • 6 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Light blue, brown seams, brown and light blue striped sleeves, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 120087
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 71

held up in rear, struggling from 3f out, weakened over 1f out

2(3)
Silk - PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
10/3
  • Form 64-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 75

led, edged toward near side home straight, ridden when narrowly headed 2f out, rallied and pressed winner final furlong, kept on but always held final strides

3(4)
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE hollow box, striped sleeves
85/40
  • Form 703055
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 74

close up in second, ridden 3f out, outpaced 2f out, soon weakened

4(2)
Silk - Emerald green, mauve star, sleeves and stars on cap
11/2
  • Form 076319
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 73

prominent, travelling well when went second 3f out, narrowly led 2f out, faced sustained challenge when ridden final furlong, ran on well, won going away

5(5)
Silk - Dark green and yellow stripes, dark green cap
5/2
  • Form 8-31
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 72

held up towards rear, outpaced and struggling from 2f out, soon tailed off (trainer representative said gelding was unsuited by the undulations of the track, gelding was examined by vet during routine testing, vet had nothing to report)

6(6)
Silk - Light blue, yellow epaulets, light blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap

Play Me

10 CD
11/1
  • Form 834361
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 61

towards rear, came near side home straight, headway to go third 2f out, ran on but no impression on leading pair final furlong

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Kitaro Kich (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, going well over 2f out, switched right and headway well over 1f out, no impression, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Maybe Not (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Aug.

Due West (FR) 15-8 (9-4) Led, ridden over 3f out, soon pressed for lead, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Zeus Olympios (9-11) at Thirsk 1m stks (4) gf in Aug.

Eazy On The Eye 11-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Kodi Fire (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) gf in Aug.

Jiff's Army (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Uncle Dick (9-2) at Brighton 1m hcp (4) gd in Aug.

Hachiman 11-2 (9-7) Wore red hood to post, mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 1f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, stayed on strongly final 110 yards, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Aug beating Lord Montague (9-7) by nk, 11 ran.

Play Me 11-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders out wide, headway out wide over 2f out, disputing 2nd inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well, won at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug beating Sonic Pioneer (9-8) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.