20:50 Epsom Downs

Thursday 15 July 2021

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Epsom Common Handicap

Off time: 20:50 | Winning time: 1m 24.79s

(5)

Ventura Vision¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 67| D

4/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in June. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (7/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 11 days ago. Needs to raise her game back on turf.

Form: 766413

(7)

Gosnay Gold^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 67| BF| D

11/10

Winner at Chepstow in June. Below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good, 9/4) 14 days ago, finding test too much. Dropping back in trip on this sharp course could be just the ticket.

Form: 00-4215

(2)

Mellys Flyer^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: George Scott| OR: 65

16/5

8/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, good to firm) 13 days ago, doing too much too soon. This appears to be his optimum trip and should be on the premises.

Form: 348239

(1)

Split Elevens^p⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: J Butler| OR: 61

20/1

Temperamental sort. Last of 8 in handicap (7/2) at Brighton (6f, good to firm) 48 days ago, missing break. Opposable.

Form: 15-4338

(6)

Soyuz⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S Dow| OR: 59

10/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 51 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 85-7500

(4)

Rainbow Sign³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Charlie Bennett| T: M Pattinson| OR: 50

16/1

10/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Salisbury (7f, good) 32 days ago, not ideally placed. Minor place claims if he puts his best foot forward here.

Form: 54-3840

(3)

Able Love⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Anna Gibson⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 45

150/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 80/1) 5 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0090-00

Forecasts

Gosnay Gold (11/10), Mellys Flyer (16/5), Ventura Vision (4/1), Soyuz (10/1), Rainbow Sign (16/1), Split Elevens (20/1), Able Love (150/1)

The most appealing of these by some way is GOSNAY GOLD, who ran out of petrol in the closing stages over a mile at Newbury a fortnight ago and will benefit from the return to this trip. Ventura Vision appears to be more of a force on the all-weather and the selection may have most to fear from Mellys Flyer, who did too much too soon at Doncaster and will also appreciate dropping back to 7f.