15:25 Epsom Downs

Thursday 8 September 2022

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Going's Good With Emplas Handicap

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 2m 53.64s

(1)

Warhol²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: George Baker| OR: 67

8/1

Mark is sliding but hasn't been firing of late and this trip stretches him.

Form: 3-95970

(6)

Greatness Awaits⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S Hitchcott| T: M R Channon| OR: 67

9/4

7/2 and visored for 1st time, creditable second of 5 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Should take the beating if he backs up his latest effort.

Form: 642462

(3)

Edinburgh Rock^b1⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J F Egan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 62| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced gelding who left previous form behind when runner-up at Chepstow on handicap debut 72 days ago. Now blinkered, and may do better still.

Form: 6052

(8)

Away Wit Da Fairys¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 60| D

20/1

likeable type who was in good form in the spring, winning at Southwell before a string of solid efforts in third. Back on turf after 4 months off now, but still worthy of consideration.

Form: 441333

(5)

Beebee^h²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 58

33/1

Modest maiden who hasn't been making an impact of late.

Form: 66-6765

(4)

Aurora Papillon^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽⁵⁾| T: B J Meehan| OR: 58

9/2

Winner at Chepstow in July and has held her form subsequently, albeit without leaving the impression that she has anything in hand.

Form: 531273

(7)

Malcolm²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: B A Curtis| T: A West| OR: 55

6/1

Last of 3 but shaped as if still in form at Wolverhampton last time. Needs to up his game if he's to defy this sort of mark, however.

Form: 736423

(9)

Starspangledjama³⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 45

22/1

Hasn't shown much to date and, while this is his handicap debut, he has an 11-month absence to overcome, so it's hard to make a strong case for him.

Form: 079-

(2)

Couldn't Could He^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Theodore Ladd| T: A West| OR: 45

28/1

Poor maiden who looks firmly up against it again.

Form: 0-66958

Non-Runners

(10)

Capla Blue⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Miss Gay Kelleway J: Harry Burns

Forecasts

Greatness Awaits (9/4), Edinburgh Rock (3/1), Aurora Papillon (9/2), Malcolm (6/1), Warhol (8/1), Capla Blue (10/1), Away Wit Da Fairys (20/1), Starspangledjama (22/1), Couldn't Could He (28/1), Beebee (33/1)

GREATNESS AWAITS found improvement when just touched off in a first-time visor over C&D last time and, with an effort of similar merit, he might well be able to go one better for all that Edinburgh Rock and Away Wit Da Fairys both make plenty of appeal in opposition.