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Saturday at Epsom
13:35 Epsom – Redhot Whisper
A competitive handicap to kick things off on Derby day with REDHOT WHISPER fancied to outrun his odds stepping up in trip.
He has some strong two-year-old form to his name having finished second behind God’s Window at Doncaster where he had Deira Mile and and Bellum Justum in behind, and that trio contest the Derby later on the card. He’s pulled too hard on his last two starts but hopefully a big field handicap will help him settle, in which case he can prove himself well handicapped off a mark of 87.
14:00 Epsom – Running Lion
RUNNING LION looks a class apart in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes. She’s 5 lb clear on the Timeform ratings and looked an unlucky loser last time when she just went for home too soon (traded 1.01 in-running) but if Oisin Muphy can hold onto her a bit longer this time and with drying ground in her favour, she’ll take a world of beating.
14:35 Epsom – Royal Scotsman
ROYAL SCOTSMAN is worth another chance dropping in class in the Group 3 Diomed Stakes having raced in Group 1 company on his last five starts. Third in the 2000 Guineas last year, his season tailed off after, but he was reportedly suffering from bone bruising, an issue his trainer says he is over now, and was entitled to need the run when ninth in the Lockinge after 333 days off.
He should be much sharper now with that run under his belt and looks overpriced.
17:50 Epsom – Eminency
A bit of a swing at one at a big price in the last but EMINENCY is a very well handicapped horse based on his fourth at York last year where he finished fourth behind Quinault, Washington Heights and Mill Stream. The winner won twice since and the second and third have both won Group races this year and Eminency finds himself 2 lb lower in the handicap for that fine effort on the Knavesmire.
He pulled to hard when last on his debut for Stuart Williams at Ascot last time but hopefully that’s got the freshness out of him and his new trainer often does well with this type of horse.
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