20:40 Epsom Downs

Thursday 1 July 2021

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Burgh Heath Handicap

Off time: 20:45 | Winning time: 2m 44.37s

(9)

Ascot Day^p³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁷⁾| T: B J Llewellyn| OR: 62| D

50/1

Fit from hurdling when last of 9 in handicap (17/2) at Haydock (11.6f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 92657-9

(4)

Reeceltic^v⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: J F Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 61| BF| D

14/1

Winner at Lingfield in April. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 4/1) 40 days ago, unlucky not to finish closer. Makes turf debut. Remains unexposed and merits consideration.

Form: 903216

(11)

Militry Decoration⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: C Poulton| OR: 60| D

5/1

Respectable third of 14 in handicap at Newbury (11f, good to soft, 13/2) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon. Not one to write off.

Form: 0/415-73

(10)

Esspeegee^v²⁰⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 60| D

33/1

Ended 2020 out of sorts, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f). Off 6 months. Visor back on.

Form: 726798-

(12)

Angels Roc⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J R Boyle| OR: 58

16/1

11/1, tailed-off last of 13 to Reeceltic in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 65 days ago, reported to have bled.

Form: 6554-80

(6)

Cold Harbour^p,t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: R Brisland| OR: 56| D

80/1

Latest win at Southwell in April. Creditable third of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Chelmsford City (14f) 28 days ago.

Form: 501853

(2)

Bay May⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: William Cox⁽³⁾| T: B R Johnson| OR: 50

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 11/1) 65 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip.

Form: 006-797

(14)

Dark Motive²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 59

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden. 6/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (14f, good) 20 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 350-54

(8)

Scarborough Castle²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 46

9/1

First run since leaving Ed Vaughan when very good third of 14 in handicap at Kempton (11f, 8/1) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes turf debut and one to be interested in.

Form: 07359-3

(5)

Hesperis²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: H Morrison| OR: 58

10/3

Promising sort. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (5/1) at Yarmouth (11.5f, good) 21 days ago, just failing (second past the post but subsequently promoted). Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 9-671

(1)

Tanglewood Tales¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 57

9/2

Fair maiden.10/3, second of 4 in handicap at Brighton (11.9f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form but clearly vulnerable to anything progressive.

Form: 73-7532

Non-Runners

(13)

Tigray²⁶

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: M Appleby J: George Rooke

(7)

Soramond⁴³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: Miss A Murphy J: Stefano Cherchi

(3)

Weardiditallgorong²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 9

T: P Phelan J: Aidan Keeley

Forecasts

Dark Motive (11/4), Hesperis (10/3), Tanglewood Tales (9/2), Militry Decoration (5/1), Scarborough Castle (9/1), Soramond (10/1), Reeceltic (14/1), Angels Roc (16/1), Tigray (16/1), Weardiditallgorong (25/1), Esspeegee (33/1), Ascot Day (50/1), Bay May (50/1), Cold Harbour (80/1)

HESPERIS showed improved form upped in trip for her handicap debut at Yarmouth for all she needed the stewards' help to claim her first win, and she should have more to offer after just 4 career starts. Scarborough Castle and Reeceltic both caught the eye last time so also need considering.