14:15 Epsom Downs

Sunday 1 October 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Betfred 'Passionate About Sport' Nursery

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 1m 22.17s

(9)

Rednblue Sovereign³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 82| CD

4/1

C&D winner in August. Seventeenth of 20 in nursery (22/1) at York (7f, good to firm) 38 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 562310

(6)

Pink Satin^t1²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-11| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁵⁾| T: P & O Cole| OR: 82| BF

13/2

Lightly-raced sort who scored at Windsor in June. Not discredited when fourth of 5 in nursery (11/8) at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 1324

(1)

Ebt's Guard⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 80

11/2

Fair maiden. Good second of 5 in nursery (16/5) at Newbury (7f, heavy) 9 days ago. In the picture once more.

Form: 65232

(5)

The Smiling Wolf²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 80| BF

14/1

Winner at Ffos Las in September. 4/1, ninth of 11 in nursery at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago. Needs to return to form.

Form: 676219

(4)

Barg³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 79

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Ripon in June. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixteenth of 20 in nursery (22/1) at York (7f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Headgear is left off now with a bit to prove.

Form: 31480

(3)

Mercian Warrior²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79

3/1

15/2, much improved when second of 12 in minor event at the Curragh (6.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Will stay 7f. Starts off in handicaps on a lenient mark and the one to beat.

Form: 352

(7)

Rating²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: B J Meehan| OR: 76

10/1

16/1, good second of 9 in nursery at Sandown (7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs considering despite taking a 2 lb rise.

Form: 630052

(2)

Mr Baloo¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| D

13/2

13/2, career best when winning 8-runner nursery at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Up 4 lb but he's not taken lightly.

Form: 340391

(10)

Sennockian²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 74

28/1

Fair maiden. Below-par fifth of 6 in nursery (18/1) at York (6f, good) 21 days ago. Can race off a 3 lb lower mark but still needs to step forward.

Form: 23265

Non-Runners

(8)

Crimson Spirit¹⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 2

T: D & C Kubler J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mercian Warrior (3/1), Rednblue Sovereign (4/1), Ebt's Guard (11/2), Mr Baloo (13/2), Pink Satin (13/2), Crimson Spirit (8/1), Rating (10/1), Barg (10/1), The Smiling Wolf (14/1), Sennockian (28/1)

A few with chances but MERCIAN WARRIOR looks to have got in lightly for his nursery bow on the back of a fine recent Curragh second so earns a confident vote. Sandown runner-up Rating heads the list of dangers, although Salisbury-scorer Mr Baloo and in-form maiden Ebt's Guard can have a say too.