13:50 Epsom Downs

Tuesday 19 April 2022

All13:5014:2014:5515:3016:0016:30

Indigenous Handicap

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 54.89s

(12)

Nelson Gay¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 89| D

4/1

Useful sort who wasn't at his best when last seen but can't be completely dismissed with a useful claimer on board for his return.

Form: 844149-

(2)

Newyorkstateofmind^p¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 83| D

22/1

Likeable sort who finished last season with a couple of creditable efforts and may well make his presence felt if he's fully tuned up for this return.

Form: 314542-

(3)

Recon Mission¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A W Carroll| OR: 83| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 40/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (6f, good) 15 days ago. Won this from a higher mark last year, so dangerous to dismiss.

Form: 6510-50

(1)

Just That Lord²⁰⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S Hodgson| OR: 82| CD

6/1

First run since leaving Michael Attwater and a career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Windsor in September then perhaps found the race coming too soon when last at Goodwood later in the month. Considered.

Form: 4888/17-

(11)

Mokaatil^t,v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Davies⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 82| CD

6/1

Landed 3 handicaps in 2021, including the Dash over C&D so, while he's yet to fire this year, he looks a major player with headgear back on and a promising apprentice booked.

Form: 6006-76

(6)

Dark Shot^b¹⁶⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: S Dixon| OR: 80| D

18/1

Thrived last autumn but signed off with a lesser effort and now requires a big effort on his comeback if he's to take this. Others preferred.

Form: 611125-

(5)

Thegreatestshowman^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽³⁾| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 80| D

14/1

Well capable from this sort of mark and should strip fitter for his fifth at Southwell 18 days ago, so not a forlorn hope with cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 26165-5

(9)

Ornate⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: J F Egan| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 79| CD

7/1

Trailblazer who was kept busy on AW earlier this year, finding only a progressive 4-y-o too good at Wolverhampton (5f) in January. Proved more miss than hit since though and others make greater appeal.

Form: 264977

(8)

Lucky Ava³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 77| BF| D

16/1

Posted career best when winning 10-runner handicap (13/2) at Chelmsford City in February and not disgraced when third at Kempton last month. SHould give another good account back on turf.

Form: 323-313

(10)

Electric Love²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Hayley Turner| T: Tom Clover| OR: 74| D

4/1

Scored twice at Yarmouth last year and ended the campaign in reasonable form. Should do better still as a 4yo, so makes plenty of appeal on reappearance.

Form: 411235-

(7)

Pettochside²⁰¹

Age: 13| Weight: 8-3| J: F Norton| T: J J Bridger| OR: 71| C| D

50/1

Veteran who lost his way towards the end of last season. Returns on a handy mark as a result, though, and he's gone well fresh the past two seasons.

Form: 740640-

(4)

Pop Dancer¹⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 69| D

40/1

Out of sorts when last seen and hard to fancy returning from 6 months off.

Form: 864507-

Forecasts

Nelson Gay (4/1), Electric Love (4/1), Mokaatil (6/1), Just That Lord (6/1), Recon Mission (6/1), Ornate (7/1), Thegreatestshowman (14/1), Lucky Ava (16/1), Dark Shot (18/1), Newyorkstateofmind (22/1), Pop Dancer (40/1), Pettochside (50/1)

ELECTRIC LOVE scored twice in her first season and likely has more to come as a 4yo, so she is preferred to Mokaatil and Recon Mission, who could both potentially revive back over this C&D. Several others have claims in an open race.