17:00 Epsom Downs

Wednesday 26 April 2017

All14:1014:4515:1515:5016:2517:00

Investec Private Banking Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 114y  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:03  |   Winning time: 1m 45.69s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(12)
Horse silk
Glorious Power32
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: C Hills| OR:  80
16/1
Very disappointing on debut but made up for that last time with a good win at Lingfield. Did get an easy time of things on the front end that day and set slow fractions so this is likely to be an all together different test and he may struggle from a wide draw.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Vantage Pointp28
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR:  80
7/2
Two wins from two starts at Southwell and no reason why he won't be effective on turf so should go well now he appears to have turned the corner and this jockey booking has to be seen as a positive.
3
(13)
Horse silk
Native Prospect24
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR:  80
9/2
Off the mark at the sixth attempt in a 1m maiden event at Southwell in February but well beaten back in a handicap last time and this mark looks harsh; likely to struggle from this draw.
4
(8)
Horse silk
Procurator172
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR:  80
8/1
Won a Goodwood maiden in August but has struggled a little in three starts since. Has had excuses on a couple of those starts and ran okay at Doncaster last time so may be more to come this year with the yard's seasonal returners in flying form.
5
(11)
Horse silk
Oud Metha Bridge42
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: S De Sousa| T: E A L Dunlop| OR:  79
9/2
Off the mark at Newcastle last time with an easy 6L win, confirming why there was significant market support for him on his prior start returning from a break. Hard to know what that form is worth but handicapper has given him a chance only raising him 3lb and jockey has a good strike-rate around here (23.15%) so should go well.
6
(3)
Horse silk
Emenem12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-4| J: J F Egan| T: S Dow| OR:  77
9/1
May have needed his recent comeback run at Bath and had won three of his previous four starts, all coming on the AW. Drop back in trip unlikely to be an issue and has a good draw to work with so he should go well after a lenient drop in his rating.
8
(1)
Horse silk
Balgair216
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: J G Portman| OR:  76
10/1
Winner on debut at Sandown but has failed to back that up and handicapper may have over estimated him. Raced too keenly last time and hard to fancy despite there being very few miles on the clock.
9
(6)
Horse silk
Northdown231
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: D R Lanigan| OR:  76
33/1
Won a weak looking maiden at Lingfield and has struggled in two starts at Kempton since. Has plenty to prove having finished tailed off in a seven-runner affair last time out and returning from a significant absence.
11
(5)
Horse silk
Masterofdiscoveryb16
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR:  75
7/1
Two wins from his last three starts and appears to have turned the corner since he was fitted with blinkers. Raced a little keenly on return last time but stayed on well and still got his head in front so could well be more to come off a 5lb higher mark and greatly respected here.
12
(2)
Horse silk
Fair Power186
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: Mitch Godwin(5)| T: S Kirk| OR:  73
25/1
Very hit and miss as a two-year-old but ran well here in August when narrowly denied. Trainer's runners often need their comeback runs though so he's best watched this time around.
13
(7)
Horse silk
Quothquan89
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood(5)| T: M Madgwick| OR:  73
12/1
In very good when last seen on the AW in December/January and break will have freshened him up but will need to have improved in a contest as deep as this and others may have more scope from a handicapping perspective.
14
(10)
Horse silk
Star Maker175
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: Finley Marsh(7)| T: S Kirk| OR:  69
16/1
Still a maiden after eight starts and has finished well-beaten on all three starts over a mile. Needs a strong pace to aim at if he is to figure.
15
(16)
Horse silk
Bayston Hill16
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-9| J: L P Keniry| T: M D I Usher| OR:  68
25/1
Came to hand early last season and wasn't out the first two on his first six of his seven starts. Well beaten twice since and looks up against it from the widest draw of all but likely to bounce back at some stage.
16
(9)
Horse silk
Peloton179
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: P Phelan| OR:  67
25/1
Still a maiden after four starts but not devoid of abilty and jockey has a strike-rate of 25% around here (4-16). She may have improved any amount over the off-season so not written off and market can guide.

Non-Runners

7
(15)
Horse silk
On To Victory14
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 3
T: Eve Johnson Houghton  J: Non Runner
NR
10
(14)
Horse silk
Spirit Of Sarwan33
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: Miss J Feilden  J: Shelley Birkett
NR

Forecasts

Vantage Point (7/2), Native Prospect (9/2), Oud Metha Bridge (9/2), Masterofdiscovery (7/1), Procurator (8/1), On To Victory (8/1), Emenem (9/1), Balgair (10/1), Quothquan (12/1), Spirit Of Sarwan (14/1), Star Maker (16/1), Glorious Power (16/1), Fair Power (25/1), Peloton (25/1), Bayston Hill (25/1), Northdown (33/1)

Verdict

MASTEROFDISCOVERY appears to have benefited from the fitting of blinkers and he may not be done improving just yet. Vantage Point is an obvious threat for the Moore team and Oud Metha Bridge proved why he was so well backed on his penultimate start and may have been let in lightly by the handicapper.
  1. Masterofdiscovery
  2. Vantage Point
  3. Oud Metha Bridge

Prize Money

1st: £5,822.002nd: £1,732.003rd: £866.004th: £433.00

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