15:10 Epsom Downs

Thursday 12 September 2024

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Pilkington Mirai '50% Less Carbon Glass' Handicap

Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 2m 15.07s

(7)

Savanna King^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: J Parr| OR: 67

11/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, good, 8/1) 24 days ago. Would have a chance if able to reproduce the form of his penultimate start at Haydock where third of 11 off a 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 43-5437

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(5)

Mildyjama¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: P R Chamings| OR: 65| D

28/1

Last of 4 in handicap (22/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 13 days ago and she's passed over here, for all that her mark is on the slide.

Form: 5-63544

(6)

Thursday¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: S Dow| OR: 61| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Lingfield in August. Respectable second of 9 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm, evens) 10 days ago. Also placed over this C&D on penultimate start and she's not without hope.

Form: 267132

(9)

Imperial Cult⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Gina Mangan| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 61| BF

10/3

Latest win at Lingfield in July. Respectable eighth of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good, 7/2) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Conditions here won't be a problem and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 781128

(8)

Lawn Ranger⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Bradley| T: M J Attwater| OR: 58| D

20/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (9.9f, good, 22/1) 9 days ago and, though currently 4 lb below his last winning mark, it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 85-5040

(3)

Mrembo^v1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman| OR: 56| BF| D

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 3/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Now tried in a visor and will be a danger to all if coping with conditions (has run fairly well on slow ground once before but largely campaigned on good/good to firm).

Form: 682534

(2)

Dotties Star⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: D Egan| T: P Phelan| OR: 54

13/2

33/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 42 days ago and others make more appeal.

Form: 524-587

(4)

Daphne May¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: Harry Davies| T: G & J Moore| OR: 50| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 9/4, creditable second of 10 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f) 14 days ago. Goes well on an easy surface and she's not discounted.

Form: 667302

(1)

Eljaytee^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: John Berry| OR: 47| D

14/1

Latest win at Brighton in May. Third of 5 in handicap (33/1) at Newmarket (10f, good) 20 days ago. Conditions no problem and he's another with claims in an open-looking race.

Form: 941363

Forecasts

Imperial Cult (10/3), Thursday (4/1), Daphne May (9/2), Savanna King (11/2), Dotties Star (13/2), Mrembo (9/1), Eljaytee (14/1), Lawn Ranger (20/1), Mildyjama (28/1)

The vote goes to IMPERIAL CULT, who was narrowly denied in his hat-trick bid over C&D last month following back-to-back wins on the all-weather at Lingfield. He wasn't disgraced in a pretty competitive Goodwood handicap recently (probably wasn't ideally suited by going right-handed) and remains on a workable mark. Mrembo does most of her racing on quicker ground but she will be a threat if coping with conditions, while Thursday is third choice ahead of Daphne May.