17:00 Epsom Downs

Thursday 9 September 2021

All13:5014:2014:5515:2515:5516:2517:00

SupaLite Stretch Handicap

Off time: 17:04 | Winning time: 1m 46.56s

(2)

Dark Company¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 74

5/1

Unreliable type. Not disgraced when third of 4 in handicap at Brighton (1m) 18 days ago, but again carrying head a little awkwardly. 1 lb lower now but others make greater appeal.

Form: 3-66623

(4)

Mutaraafeq^h1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Levey| T: I Furtado| OR: 74

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 18/1, first run since leaving Charles Hills when good third of 9 in handicap at this C&D (good) 10 days ago, keeping on gradually final 1f. Hood reached for now.

Form: 933-93

(7)

Mercurius Power^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: A M Balding| OR: 73| BF

13/8

Winner at Chepstow (1m) in July. Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Salisbury (8f, good, 10/3) 20 days ago. Expected to be in the mix in an open-looking affair.

Form: 032162

(6)

Mummy's Boy¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills| OR: 73

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in handicap (5/1) at Newbury (7f) 16 days ago. That was his first start for 4 months and he may well be sharper here from 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 524-35

(3)

Sun Festival¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 73

80/1

First run since leaving Michael Bell when last of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 12 days ago, not handling turn very well. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 23-2539

(1)

Goodwood Glen^v²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Knight| OR: 71

7/2

Winner at Newbury (1m) in July. 11/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 29 days ago, weakening final 1f having raced wide. Form is rather up and down but better showing not ruled out.

Form: 2-40187

(8)

Model Actress⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon| OR: 70| BF

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11 lengths sixth of 8 to Cosmos Raj in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm) 48 days ago, her effort proving short lived. Mark has eased and could bounce back.

Form: 2-276

Non-Runners

(5)

Cosmos Raj¹³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: P Cosgrave

Forecasts

Mercurius Power (13/8), Cosmos Raj (5/2), Goodwood Glen (7/2), Mutaraafeq (4/1), Dark Company (5/1), Mummy's Boy (10/1), Model Actress (18/1), Sun Festival (80/1)

A winner at Chepstow in July, MERCURIUS POWER ran to a similar level when runner-up in a Salisbury handicap 3 weeks ago and a repeat here should see him in the shake-up. Cosmos Raj is enjoying a good campaign and can also feature, whilst Model Actress and Mummy's Boy may yet have more to offer.