20:20 Goodwood

Friday 14 June 2024

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William Hill Epic Value Amateur Jockeys' Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 1m 42.93s

(9)

Repertoire¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr Cian Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Simcock| OR: 81| D

15/2

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Doncaster (8f, good) 14 days ago. Just 1 lb above last winning mark and not without each-way hope.

Form: 710-445

(8)

Alazwar⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Miss Brodie Hampson| T: A Watson| OR: 80| D

8/1

14/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f). Off 97 days. Significantly back up in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 6212-40

(3)

New Heights^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Mr J Harding| T: J G Portman| OR: 79

20/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm, 10/1) 6 days ago, missing break. Remains 4 lb above last winning mark and she's likely to find one or two good.

Form: 2411-45

(1)

Double Time^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Miss Megan Jordan⁽³⁾| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 79| BF| D

9/2

Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap (7/4) at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things off the same mark here.

Form: 337-624

(11)

Magical Merlin^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr Patrick Millman| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 78

14/1

10/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, nearest finish. Shapes as though this step up to a mile will be in his favour and he merits respect.

Form: 2032-03

(2)

Maysong^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Mr Simon Walker| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 76| D

11/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 8/1) 23 days ago, running on. Has fallen to a workable mark and couldn't rule out.

Form: 8-73274

(4)

Dreamrocker²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: Miss M Stratton⁽⁵⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 71

3/1

Promising individual. Good third of 18 in handicap at York (7f, good, 10/1) 20 days ago, nearest finish. Remains open to improvement and she's a big player off the same mark.

Form: 617-83

(6)

Cervetto¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr Fletcher Yarham⁽³⁾| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 70| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Lingfield in January. 4/7, bit below form third of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) but that race may have come too soon. Given a break since and he's one to consider.

Form: 7/5-513

(7)

Verona Star^b,t⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Miss S L Bowen| T: A W Carroll| OR: 63

20/1

4/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 67 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 681665

Non-Runners

(5)

Tintoretto⁷¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 9

T: T Ward J: Mr Ned Sangster

(10)

Global Esteem²¹

Weight: 10-9| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: Tom Broughton

Forecasts

Dreamrocker (3/1), Double Time (9/2), Cervetto (9/2), Maysong (11/2), Repertoire (15/2), Alazwar (8/1), Global Esteem (8/1), Magical Merlin (14/1), Tintoretto (16/1), New Heights (20/1), Verona Star (20/1)

Unexposed 4-y-o DREAMROCKER stepped up on her low-key reappearance effort when a solid third in a big-field 7f handicap at York last month and she should have more to offer back up to a mile. Double Time didn't do much wrong at Newmarket and he is second choice ahead of Magical Merlin and Maysong, while Cervetto could also have a part to play.