20:23 Epsom Downs

Thursday 7 July 2022

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Coral Play 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 2m 9.16s

(9)

John O'Groats^h1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: M L W Bell| OR: 65

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 15/2) 20 days ago. Up in trip and hood on 1st time. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 094-48

(1)

Ask Peter¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 63

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, last of 4 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) when last seen 129 days ago. Opposable on turf debut.

Form: 87-424

(4)

Nonsuch Lad^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle| OR: 62

10/3

14/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Good second on fast ground at Salisbury on penultimate start, and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 66-4525

(5)

Mrembo⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 61| D

10/1

Winner at Bath in May. 17/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Perhaps a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 00-6126

(2)

Egoiste¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nicola Currie| T: D Menuisier| OR: 61

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, seventh of 8 in maiden at Chepstow (8.1f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Up in trip for this handicap debut and needs to raise his game.

Form: 097

(3)

Rochebrune³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: George Baker| OR: 58

4/1

Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 5/1) 31 days ago. 2 lb lower back on turf and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 15-9343

(8)

Rita Rana⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: William Carson| T: A West| OR: 50

2/1

Good second of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Brighton (9.9f, good) 9 days ago. Though record stands at 0-12, she's likely to make a bold bid to go one better here.

Form: 432472

(6)

Eddy May³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 45

10/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to soft, 17/2) 31 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip and looks vulnerable.

Form: 750375

Non-Runners

(7)

Kinrarra⁵¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: M R Channon J: David Probert

Forecasts

Rita Rana (2/1), Nonsuch Lad (10/3), Rochebrune (4/1), Ask Peter (7/1), Kinrarra (8/1), Mrembo (10/1), Eddy May (10/1), John O'Groats (18/1), Egoiste (33/1)

RITA RANA and Rochebrune could be the pair to concentrate on. Marginal preference is for Adam West's charge, who pulled nicely clear of the rest when hitting the crossbar at Brighton last week and she is due to go up 2 lb for that effort. The majority of the others either have something to prove or need to find improvement from somewhere, but Nonsuch Lad arrives here on the back of a couple of creditable efforts and he is third choice.